IND vs AUS final: Never before in 36 years, India register undesired record in U19 World Cup 2024

India wish to defend the U19 World Cup for the primary time as they face Australia in the ultimate of the event at Willowmoore Park, Benoni. Uday Saharan’s boys have been requested to chase a record 254 in the second innings in the showdown conflict. The Indian batting has dominated the oppositions like something in the event to this point, however they’ve registered an undesired record for the primary time in 36 years. 

For the primary time in the 36-year-old historical past of the U19 World Cup, an Indian opening pair has did not submit a 50-run opening stand in a single version of the World Cup. For the defending champions, Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni opened the innings in all of the matches. In the ultimate in opposition to Australia, the Indian group misplaced its first wicket for simply 3 when Callum Vidler obtained Arshin with an excellent outswinger in the third over of the chase. The all-rounder fell for 3 to disclaim India a powerful begin to the run-chase.

Notably, each the batters have had some particular person success. Before the ultimate, Adarsh had two knocks of over 50 with 76 in opposition to Bangladesh in the primary match being his highest. Arshin has a century in the event when he made 108 in opposition to the USA in a Group A match however not a lot other than it. Despite the 2 making a number of notable contributions, they by no means obtained going collectively to supply the perfect of the begins the group would have wished.

Ahead of the ultimate, the highest three highest-run scorers in the event have been all Indians – Uday Saharan, (*36*) Khan and Sachin Das however the openers weren’t in the highest 10. The proven fact that they’ve dominated everybody in the event with the bat goes down majorly to those three making massive scores. 

In the semifinal in opposition to South Africa, the highest order collapsed, making it a frightening activity for the center order to chase 245. Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas’ fifth wicket stand of 171 performed a significant half in getting India over the road on the finish.