U19 world cup 2022: A dominant India brushed aside Australia for a big 96-run win to enter a fourth successive U19 world cup final on Wednesday face England. U19 world cup 2022, India enter final beat Australia by 96 runs. Record four-time champions India face England in the final on Saturday and will be aiming to extend their dominance in the competition.
Chasing 291, Australia were bowled out for 194 in 41.5 overs with Vicky Ostwal taking 3/42 while Nishant Sindhu and Ravi Kumar chipping in with a couple of wickets each. Earlier, a century from captain Yash Dhull and his double-century partnership with deputy Shaik Rasheed who missed out on his hundred by six runs powered India to a challenging 290/5 the world cup semi-final today.
Australia struck early by sending back both the Indian openers cheaply. However, Dhull and Rasheed rebuild the innings nicely before opening up. And then in the final 10 overs, India racked up 108 runs to finish with a flourish. Earlier, India Dhull won the toss and decided his team will bat first at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.
India made the semi-finals unbeaten while Australia bounced back from a loss to Sri Lanka to enter the last-four. India defeated Bangladesh in the quarters while Australia got the better of Pakistan in their quarter-final match. Pacers Rajvardhan Hangargekar (0/26) and Ravi Kumar (2/37) were impressive in the first powerplay before spinners Nishant Sindhu (2/25), Vicky Ostwal (3/42) and Kaushal Tambe (1/32) dominated the opposition in the middle overs.
The professional bowling performance came after a remarkably mature knocks from Dhulll and Rasheed who was unfortunate to miss out on a hundred. Record four-time champions India face England in the final on Saturday and will be aiming to extend their dominance in the competition. Dhull became the third Indian captain to hit a hundred in the tournament history after the illustrious Virat Kohli (2008) and the prodigious Unmukt Chand (2012), who also hail from Delhi.
India, the most successful team in tournament history, were hit by COVID-19 at the start of the competition, losing the likes of Dhull and Rasheed for two games but the depth in the squad ensured that they sailed to the knock-outs. Chasing a record target, Australia lost their in-form opener Teague Wyllie cheaply with Ravi Kumar trapping him in front of his first legitimate ball with a late inswinger into the right-hander.
Campbell Kellaway (30) and Corey Miller (38) forged a fluent 68-run stand before perishing in a space of six balls, leaving Australia at 73 for three. Left-arm spinner Ostwal took a return catch for his second wicket to make it 119 for six in 30 overs, shutting the door on the opposition. Dhull was not just impressive with the bat but also his captaincy.
He introduced part-time offie Raghuvanshi ahead of left-arm spinners. Raghuvanshi delivered the breakthrough by trapping Miller. Earlier, India opted to put runs on the board after winning the toss, knowing it wasn’t the easiest of pitches to bat on. Australian pacers bowled well in the opening powerplay and the fact that Indian openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (6 off 30) and Harnoor Singh (16 off 30) were also overtly cautious, helped them build pressure.
William Salzmann rocked Raghuvanshi’s off-stump with a beauty that straightened after pitching. Harnoor, who has not met the high expectations he set for himself, tried to pull a rising ball on leg stump from Tobia Snell only to glove it back to the wicketkeeper, leaving India at 37 for two in the 13th over.
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India’s two best batters, Dhull and Rasheed, then got together to lift the team out of a spot of bother. Playing only their third game of the tournament after missing two dues to COVID-19, Rasheed and Dhull showed maturity beyond their age to build the innings. Record four-time champions India face England in the final on Saturday.
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