Australia have once again destroyed India’s dream of winning the ICC title. For the third time in the last 8 months, the Kangaroos defeated Team India in the final. Australia defeated India by 79 runs in the final of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup on Sunday. This is how the Kangaroos won the U19 World Cup after 14 years. Australia defeated India in the final of the inaugural Under-19 World Cup.
Australia, batting first, posted a challenging score of 253 runs for seven wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. However, this was the highest final score in the history of the U19 World Cup. In response, the Indian team was exhausted after scoring 174 runs in 43.5 overs.
The Australian senior team had extended its wait to win the ICC trophy by defeating India in the final of the ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad on November 19 last year. Now his junior team prevented the last-time champions India from winning the U19 World Cup for the sixth time. Last year, Australia had defeated India in the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
In the final match of the 2024 U19 World Cup, Australia won the toss and batted first. For Australia: Harjas Singh (55 runs in 64 balls, three fours, three sixes), Harry Dixon (42 runs in 56 balls), captain Hugh Wiebgen (48 runs in 66 balls) and Oliver Peak (46 runs not out in 43 balls). ) Played important innings. For India, fast bowler Raj Limbani took three wickets for 38 runs while left-arm fast bowler Naman Tiwari took two wickets for 63 runs.
In this match, the Australian team fielded four fast bowlers. The fast bowlers also got help from the field. The ball didn’t swing much, but there was a lot of bounce. In such a situation, Australia’s decision to rely on four fast bowlers proved right. Indian batsmen failed to adapt to the conditions. Only four India batsmen reached double figures, including opener Adarsh ​​​​Singh (47) and lower-order batsman Murugan Abhishek (42).
For Australia, fast bowler Mahali Beardman took three wickets for 15 runs while Callum Vidler took two wickets for 35 runs. On the other hand, off-spinner Rafe McMillan made a good contribution to the win by taking three wickets for 43 runs.