India will face Australia in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final at the Sahara Park Willowmoor Cricket Stadium in Benoni on Sunday. India are also aiming for back-to-back titles and are the most successful team in the tournament with five trophies.
Australia won the semi-final against Pakistan by one wicket and booked their place in the final. Oliver Peek, a bottom hitter, hit the winning hit, 49 RBIs, and contributed to the team's advance to the finals. India, on the other hand, easily defeated South Africa in the semi-finals, winning by two wickets.
Road to the Finals – India
India started the season with a comfortable 84-run win over arch-rivals Bangladesh, followed by a 201-run win over Ireland. In the final match of the group stage, India defeated the hosts USA by 201 points.
In the Super 6 stage, India defeated New Zealand (by 214 runs) and Nepal (by 132 runs), setting themselves up to face South Africa in the semi-finals, where they won by two wickets.
India is the strongest team in this tournament, with three batsmen among the top five scorers. Captain Uday Saharan was the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 389 runs in six matches, while Mushir Khan was third with 338 runs in six matches. Meanwhile, Sachin Das is at the third position with 294 points from six games. Meanwhile, Soumi Pandey has taken 17 wickets in six matches, including four fars, making him the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
Road to the Finals – Australia
Australia started with a four-wicket win against Namibia, defeated Zimbabwe by 225 runs, followed by a six-wicket win against Sri Lanka. Australia then defeated England by 110 runs in the Super 6 stage (according to DLS format). The match against the West Indies was then canceled due to rain. In the semi-finals, they defeated Pakistan by a narrow margin of one wicket and booked their place in the final.
squad
India: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Das, Priyanshu Moriya, Mushir Khan, Uday Saharan (captain), Alaveli Avanish Rao, Saumi Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Inesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari.
Australia: Hugh Weipgen (captain), Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Marli Beardman, Tom Campbell, Harry Dixon, Ryan Hicks, Sam Constas, Raphael Macmillan, Aidan O'Connor, Harjas Singh, Tom Straker, Callum Vidler, Ollie Peake.
Live streaming and TV broadcast
The U19 World Cup final between India and Australia will be broadcast live on Indian television via Star Sports Network and also live on Hotstar.