U19 World Cup 2022: India reach the final after defeating Australia by 96 runs

India defeated Australia by 96 runs in the ongoing 2022 U19 World Cup in Antigua to enter their fourth consecutive final at their level late on Wednesday. Indian skipper Yash Dhul (110) led from the front with a century and was well supported by his deputy Sheikh Rashid, who scored 94 with 290 on the board.

Australia were bundled out for 194, while Lachlan Shaw (51 scored a half-century for his side. Vicky Ostwal (3/42)), Ravi Kumar and Nishant Sindhu (two wickets each) chased down huge totals. The winning side.

India will now take on England in the final at the North Stand on Saturday.

Chasing 291, Australia were dealt an early blow as Indian pacer Ravi caught in-form opener Teague Wyllie on lbw with a late inswinger from round the wicket. Second opener Campbell Kelaway (30) tried to chase down the target with new-found Corey Miller adding 69 runs for the second wicket. However, the persistence of the line and length of the Indian fast bowlers did not allow the two batsmen to increase the run rate. The innings soon collapsed with the introduction of conservative Indian left-arm spinners in Ostwal, Sindhu, and Angkrisha Raghuvanshi (1 wicket) – who took six wickets for the next 54 runs to leave Australia at 125/7.

Shaw then added Jack Seinfeld (20) and Tom Whitney (19) in the run down order to take Australia close to 200.

Earlier in the first innings, Dhul was able to complete a decent century, but Rashid (94 off 108) fell short of 6 runs as he added 204 runs for the third wicket to make a score that was beyond Australia’s reach. could. ,

He also became the third Indian captain to score a century in the history of the tournament after a stellar performance. Virat Kohli and the eccentric Unmukt Chand, who hails from Delhi.

India won the toss and opted to score runs on the board knowing it was not the easiest pitch to bat on.

The Australian pacers bowled well in the opening powerplay and the fact that Indian openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (6 off 30) and Harnoor Singh (16 off 30) were also openly defensive helped them build pressure.

William Salzman beautifully moves Raghuvanshi’s off-stump which straightens up after pitching.

Harnoor, who has not lived up to the high expectations set for himself, tried to pull a rising ball over Tobia Snell’s leg stump only to bring it back to the wicketkeeper, leaving India at 37 for two in the 13th over .

Two of India’s best batsmen, Dhul and Rashid, then came together to take the team out of trouble.

Playing only their third game of the tournament after missing two due to COVID-19, Rashid and Dhul showed maturity beyond their age to build the innings.

Dhul scored a lot and late-cuts behind the boundary was one of his pet shots with the off-spinners.

Rashid, whose first boundary was an aerial straight drive, hit eight boundaries and a six.

The straight six he hit late in his innings off Jack Nisbett took him into the 90s.

His punch shot through the cover of Salzman was the most captivating shot he played.

High-class Dhul played another scintillating innings.
The pitch was on the slow side, but he swung the strike smoothly, collecting a total of 10 fours and a six, before accelerating to the boundary at will.

He got three points with a two in the 45th over and the next ball was a pull shot off Tom Whitney for the second six of the innings.

Rashid could not reach a qualifying century after being caught at backward point off Nisbett, after being dismissed.

Australia remained weak in the field during the innings. Rashid was dismissed for 24 and missed an easy run out for Dhul to bat on 74.

The flow of the innings was interrupted a bit before Nishant Sindhu (12 not out), Dinesh Bana (20 not out off four balls) and Rajvardhan Hanggekar (13 off 10) took the lead. Big shots in the death overs.

27 runs including three sixes and two fours came off fast bowler Tom Whitney in the last over.

(with inputs from PTI)