India lost under 19 World Cup against Australia
India lost under 19 World Cup final against Australia by 79 runs at the Sahara Park Willowmoore Cricket Stadium in Beloni. Indian team never looked settled against the Australian bowling attack, chasing a target of 254 India surrendered at a score of 174.
Australia lifts U-19 WC trophy for 4th time which falls second after India standing top in Under 19 World Cup trophy. India suffered a heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final.
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— ICC (@ICC) February 11, 2024
The Uday Saharan-led side lost the summit clash by 79 runs. Opener Adarsh Singh and Murugan Abhishek contributed with knocks of 47 and 42 respectively, but other Indian batters failed to replicate them in the chase of 254. The side was bowled out for 174 in 43.5 overs. Earlier, fast bowler Raj Limbani returned figures of 3 for 38 in his 10 overs but Australia still posted 253 for 7, the highest total in the history of the tournament’s final. Harjas Singh was the top-scorer for Australia with a 55-run knock.
Scorecard
Match Summary
Australian bowlers dominated the second innings from the very beginning, not letting any Indian batters to settle. Mahli Beardman and Raf MacMillan took three wickets each, while Callum Vidler took 2. Charlie Anderson clinched one wicket.
Mahli Beardman was awarded the Player of the Match for picking 3 wickets by giving only 23 runs. The Player of the Tournament award went to South African pacer Kwena Maphaka.
For India, Raj Limbani took three wickets, while Naman Tiwari picked two wickets. Both Saumy Pandey and Musheer Khan clinched one wicket each.
With India now had to score 254 runs, it had become the highest chasing target in U19 World Cup. Earlier, it was 244 in 1998, when India and New Zealand were playing in the U19 WC finals. India won the World Cup that year.
India under 19 team World Cup Journey
Indian team had record win in whole tournament , even they defeated South Africa who were favourite in their home ground . Looking at the tournament, India defeated Bangladesh, Ireland, and the USA. While in the Super Sixes, India defeated New Zealand by 214 runs and Nepal by 132 runs in the group stage. They remained unbeaten in the Semi-Final when they beat South Africa by two wickets.
While Australia defeated Namibia, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the Group stage. In the Super Sixes, Australia dismantled England by 110 runs (DLS method) and had a no-result match against West Indies due to rain. They managed to beat Pakistan in the Semi-Final.
Australian captain speaks on winning moment
Beardman speaks after getting MOTM award
Pretty surreal, hasn’t sunk it yet. It is something that we have been working for a long time, happy it paid off. They have been incredible, we knew it would be a good battle. I backed my short balls and tried to smash it into the wicket. Through DK, I’ve learnt a lot of mental stuff. Thinking about my bowling, thinking about field settings. He’s been incredible, always a pleasure to bowl alongside him. Future goals will be probably the Big Bash, and go back home and try to play some cricket for my state.
So proud of the boys and our coaches. Everyone was open to batting first, our plan was get a few runs and back ourselves. (On Harjas Singh) He is a quality player, class is permanent. Full credit to the coaches for sticking with him. India are a class side, they dominated the whole tournament, just came the wrong side. I’m sure these guys will do a lot of great things in their career. (On the pacers )They can go so far, as a unit they know their roles so well. I’ll be surprised if the four of them don’t go a long way in their careers.
Indian Captain says