The Indian team was defeated by Australia by 79 runs in the final clash of the Under-19 World Cup. Chasing a target of 254 runs set by Australia in Benoni on Sunday, the Indian team was all out for 174 runs in 43.5 overs. Opener Adarsh Singh scored the most runs with 47. From the Kangaroos' side, Raf Macmillan and Mahli Beermayne took three wickets each.

Earlier, after winning the toss, the Kangaroo team scored 253 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs while batting. Harjas Singh scored the most with 55 runs. Captain Hughes Weavgen scored 48 runs, and Harry Dixon scored 42 runs before getting out. Raj Limbani took 3 wickets, while Naman Tiwari got 2 successes.

Australia's Game Changer


Australia's Game Changer

Three reasons for India's loss
India lost wickets continuously; no one except Adarsh and Abhishek survived. The Indian team, which came out to chase the target of 254 runs, lost wickets at regular intervals. The team suffered the first blow at a score of 3 runs. After that, there was no significant partnership in the upper-middle order. Adarsh stood alone but succumbed to the pressure of wickets falling. By the time Murugan Abhishek played some big shots, it was too late. India's 7 batsmen could not touch the half-century score.
Didn't give bowling to strike bowler in Powerplay: The Indian team did not bowl specialist bowler Naman Tiwari in Powerplay. Taking advantage of this, Australia lost only one wicket in the initial 10 overs and built a partnership. Naman is a Powerplay specialist bowler; he has 12 wickets in his name in this World Cup.
Failed to stop lower-order batsmen: Indian bowlers completely failed to stop the lower-order batsmen. Despite Harjas Singh's wicket falling in the 38th over, Oliver Peak added 46 runs in the end. This led to Australia setting a big score.

Team effort in Australia's batting
The Australian team showed a team effort in batting. Opening batsman Sam Constant scored 0 runs and got out. From here, Hughes Weavgen came in at number three and formed a partnership of 78 runs with Harry Dixon. Weavgen scored 48 runs, and Dixon scored 42 runs before getting out. Harjas Singh came in at number four and stayed for a long time. He formed a partnership of 66 runs with Ryan Hicks. Hicks scored 20 runs before getting out. After Hicks got out, Harjas completed his half-century. Adarsh Singh also scored 47 runs.

Oliver Peak's innings boosted
After Australia lost five wickets, Oliver Peak came in. He played an unbeaten innings with 46 runs in the death overs. Apart from him, Raf Macmillan scored 2 runs, and Charlie Anderson scored 13 runs before getting out. Tom Straker remained unbeaten with eight runs on the crease. On the last ball of the 50th over, Oliver Peak hit a boundary and took the team's score to 253 runs. Australia set the highest score of the Under-19 World Cup final here.

Limbaani took three wickets.
From India's side, Raj Limbani took three wickets. He dismissed Constant, Hicks, and Anderson. Apart from them, Naman Tiwari got two wickets. Meanwhile, Saumya Pandey and Musheer Khan got 1-1 success.

India's wickets are scattered.
India's top order was completely scattered as they went to chase Australia's huge score of 254 runs. Only Adarsh Singh played a decent inning. Apart from him, opening batsman Arshin Kulkarni scored 3 runs, Musheer Khan scored 22 runs, captain Saharan scored 8 runs, Sachin Dhas scored 9 runs, and Priyanshu Moliya scored 9 runs before getting out. After Moliya in the 25th over, Araveli Avanish came in but got out for 0 runs on the third ball of the 26th over. Australia completely dominated the game from here.

The biggest partnership of the innings between Naman and Abhishek
For India, the biggest partnership of the innings was between lower-order batsmen Naman Tiwari and Abhishek. Both added 46 runs together for the ninth wicket. Abhishek scored 42 runs before getting out. Meanwhile, Naman remained unbeaten by 14 runs. Raj Limbani got out for 0 runs. Meanwhile, Australia won the World Cup with the wicket of Soumya Pandey.

Beermayne-Macmillan's spin-pace combo shines
Australia's paceman Mahli Beermayne and spinner Raf Macmillan took 3–3 wickets each. Beermayne took the crucial wickets of Musheer, Adarsh, and Saharan. Meanwhile, Macmillan dismissed Dhas, Avanish, and Limbani. Apart from these two, Callum Vidler got two wickets. Meanwhile, Charlie Anderson and Tom Straker had 1-1 success.

Australia's fourth World Cup
Australia won their first and overall fourth Under-19 World Cup after 2010. Before 2024, Australia had won the World Cup in 1988, 2002, and 2010. Meanwhile, India lost in the final for the fourth time. Before this, five-time champion India lost in the finals in 2006, 2016, and 2020.
Playing eleven of both teams

India: Uday Saharan (captain), Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Araveli Avanish (wicketkeeper), Murugan Abhishek, Naman Tiwari, Raj Limbani, and Saumya Pandey.
Australia: Hughes Weavgen (captain), Sam Constant, Harry Dixon, Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks (wicketkeeper), Oliver Peak, Raf Macmillan, Charlie Anderson, Tom Straker, Mahli Beermayne, and Callum Vidler.