Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia, ICC U-19 World Cup 2018, Final: India win by 8 wickets

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of India vs Australia, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018 final. The summit clash will be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. We at CricketCountry will be presenting you all the live proceedings from the match. India are certainly favourites, unbeaten against Australia in the last 7 U-19 ODI between the sides. In addition, India are undefeated in the ongoing edition. They have stormed into the final beating Australia, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The current form and recent past encounters gives edge to Prithvi Shaw-led India. They commenced their campaign by thrashing Australia (by 100 runs). In addition, India defeated Australia in both sides’ previous clash in (2012) U-19 World Cup final. Unmukt Chand’s batch got the better of then hosts by 6 wickets in pursuit of 226. Nonetheless, past records hold no significance in an all-important ICC final.

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Shaw, wary of this fact, stated: “They [Australia] are a good side, it will be challenging for us even though they have lost against us in the first game. They have got a better side right now. We will stick to our process and will try to execute it on the field.”

As of now, India and Australia remain the joint-most successful sides in the history of the tournament — with 3 titles each. Which side will cross the final hurdle, and become the most successful team by virtue of a win on Saturday?

Squads:

India U19: Prithvi Shaw (c), Shubman Gill, Manjot Kalra, Himanshu Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Harvik Desai, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ishan Porel, Anukul Roy, Shiva Singh, Aryan Juyal, Arshdeep Singh, Pankaj Yadav, Aditya Thakare

Australia U19: Jason Sangha (c), Will Sutherland, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Edwards, Zak Evans, Jarrod Freeman, Ryan Hadley, Baxter J Holt, Nathan McSweeney, Jonathan Merlo, Lloyd Pope, Param Uppal, Austin Waugh, Aaron Hardie