NEW DELHI: Skipper Yash Dhull’s well-paced hundred was aided by some fine bowling performance by his bowlers as India stormed into their fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final on the back of an emphatic 96-run win over Australia in Antigua.
Record four-time champions India face England in the final on Saturday and will be aiming to extend their dominance in the competition, India Today said.
Dhull struck a sublime 110 in as many balls and shared a game-changing 204-run stand with his deputy Shaik Rasheed (94 off 108 balls) to fire India to a formidable 290 for five after opting to bat.
The Indian bowlers then performed their roles to perfection to bowl Australia out for 194 in 41.5 overs. Lachlan Shaw’s fine 51 came too late in the day for Australia.
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.
(India Today)
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