2nd Semi-Final, Antigua, February 02, 2022, 06:30 PM
India Under-19
290/5(50.0ov)
Australia Under-19
194/10(41.5ov)
India Under-19 beat Australia Under-19 by 96 runs
Best Batsmen
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B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Yash Dhull
Commentry
Right then, two unbeaten teams of the tournament will be fittingly locking horns in the final. Are the English fans already singing 'it's coming home' - for the first time since 1998 or will it be India Under-19 extending their domination and adding the fifth trophy to their cabinet? It promises to be a lip-smacking finale on Saturday, 5th February, at 6.30 pm IST (1 pm GMT). You can join us in advance for the build-up. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!
Cooper Connolly, the skipper of Australia Under-19, says that the Indian batters played really well in the last 10 overs and 290 was a bit too much for them. Adds that they adapted well to the conditions and there are positives to take back home. Mentions that it was a good experience but the only problem was the bubble.
Yash Dhull, the skipper of India Under-19, is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. Says that his stand with Shaik Rasheed was the key as they didn't get a good start. Adds that they spoke about batting till the end as they knew that runs would come towards the end. He praises Rasheed for the way he batted right after recovering from Covid-19 and says that he enjoys batting with him. Dhull further says that the finish was good after the big partnership between him and Rasheed. Mentions that the team played well and there is not much that they would want to change.
Presentation time...
Earlier in the match, the initial defensive batting approach of India Under-19 frustrated and tired the Aussies and then their stunning attack at the backend deflated their morale. It was a very cleverly devised plan from India and the execution was top drawer. The batting of India Under-19 in the last 10 overs proved to be the difference. They amassed 108 runs in that period and propelled their total to 290. Yash Dhull and Shaik Rasheed were the chief architects with the bat, scoring handy individual runs and raising a double century partnership.
If we cheekily modify a famous social media meme, we can say - 'Australia's batting against spin, still a better love story than Twilight!' Their senior team struggles against spin and the youngsters also were below-par. They did fare well against Pakistan Under-19 but against the quality of the Indian spinners, they kept on losing wickets. Out of the 10 wickets to fall, 7 were pocketed by the quartet of Nishant Sindhu, Vicky Ostwal, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Kaushal Tambe as they scripted an easy win in the end.
It's one thing to plan, another thing to execute. India did, Australia didn't - to put it simply. Australia Under-19 did the first part of copying India's batting innings well as they took it slow and steady but the harder part of emulating India's acceleration was nowhere to be found. Instead, the Aussies succumbed under the increasing scoreboard pressure and the Indian boys bowled smartly to not let the intensity drop. Apart from Lachlan Shaw, there wasn't much fight shown by the Aussies and they ended up facing a hefty defeat.
INDIA UNDER-19 ARE IN THE FINAL! A commanding performance from them as they outclassed Australia Under-19 in all the facets of the game. The Boys in Blue advance to their 8th final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, their fourth consecutive appearance in the finale and they continue to stamp their authority.
In over# 42
0W
0
1
0
0
Raj Angad Bawa 20/0(3.5)
41.5
W
OUT! RUN OUT! There it is! There comes the final wicket and India Under-19 are through to the final of the Under-19 World Cup! Shorter and on off. Jack Nisbet miscues his pull to mid off. Tom Whitney wants a single but is sent back by his partner. Rajvardhan Hangargekar though runs in from inside the ring and fires a direct hit at the bowler's end before Whitney can come back in. The on-field umpire raises his finger and India Under-19 win by 96 runs!
41.4
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Length ball, on off. Blocked out to covers.
41.3
1
Back of a length, on off. Heaved off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one.
41.2
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Short and wide outside off. This time, he misses the attempted cut shot.
41.1
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Shorter, outside off. Tom goes for the full-blooded pull but misses.
In over# 41
0
0
1
6
6
0
Ravi Kumar 37/2(6)
40.6
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Length ball, on off. Blocked out.
40.5
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Very full, on off. Pushed to short cover.
40.4
1
Low full toss, outside off. Tom goes for the drive but gets the outside edge towards deep point for one.
40.3
6
SIX! He does it again! Short and on off. Whitney rocks back and heaves it way over the mid-wicket fence. He is having some fun out there.