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India have reached the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup happening in the Caribbean. The Yash Dhull-led side won the toss and opted to bat first, posting a strong score of 290/5. In response, the Aussie batters did not have many answers to inspiring spells from Indian bowlers led by Vicky Ostwal, Nishant Sindhu and Ravi Kumar. Eventually, the chasing team was bowled out for 194 runs in 41.5 overs.
Skipper Dhull was the Player of the Match for his brilliant hundred while Shaik Rasheed also scored 94, with the two of them adding over 200 runs for the third wicket. India will play England in the U-19 World Cup finals on February 5.
Numbers and Stats from Ind vs Aus U19 WC game:
2 - Yash Dhull & Shaik Rasheed recorded the second 200+run partnership for India in U19 WC overall. Angkrish Raghuvanshi-Raj Bawa had recorded a 206 run partnership earlier in this U19 WC tournament against Uganda.
3 - Yash Dhull became 3rd Indian Captain to smash a century in the U19 WC game after Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand.
4 - For the 4th time Australia have lost the U19 WC game in the semifinals.
Australia losses in U19 WC Semi-finals:
Lost to India in 2000
Lost to Pakistan in 2006
Lost to South Africa in 2014
Lost to India in 2022
5 - Yash Dhull and Shaik Rasheed's 204 run partnership for the 3rd wicket remains the 5th highest overall for India U19 team.
Highest partnership for India U19 team in Youth ODIs:
Mayank Agarwal-Mandeep Singh: 270 vs Aus, 2009
Prithvi Shaw-Shubman Gill: 231 vs Eng, 2017
Ankush Bains-Akhil Herwadkar: 218 vs Zim, 2013
Raj Bawa-Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 206 vs Uganda, 2022
Yash Dhull-Shaik Rasheed: 204 vs Aus U19, 2022
6 - India defeated Australia for the 6th time in U19 WC.
Most wins for India in U19 WC (by opposition team):
8 vs Sri Lanka
7 vs New Zealand
6 vs England
6 vs Australia
8 - India team has entered finals for 8th time (Which remains to be the most for any team) in the U19 WC tour overall. India have made it to the 4th consecutive finals in U19 WC.
India's performance in U19 WC Finals :
Defeated Sri Lanka in 2000
Lost to Pakistan in 2006
Defeated South Africa in 2008
Defeated Australia in 2012
Lost to West Indies in 2016
Defeated Australia in 2018
Lost to Bangladesh in 2020