Highlights, India vs Australia, U19 World Cup 2022 Semi Finals: India through to final with 96-run win

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India will play their fourth consecutive U19 World Cup final when they take on England on Saturday. That should be a cracking contest on the cards as the Boys in Blue set their sights on a record fifth title after missing out on it in 2020. We'll be back with LIVE coverage for the final, but till then, it's goodbye from all of us here! 

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Important matches lineups: 

4 February, third place playoff: Afghanistan U19 vs Australia U19 at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua 

5 February, Final: England U19 vs India U19 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

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Yash Dhull, India captain: The plan from me and Rasheed was to bat till the end, and it worked. It's a proud moment (to be the third Indian captain to score a U19 WC ton after Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand). The idea was to bat steadily, not to try too many shots, and to bat past the 40th over.

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Cooper Connolly, Australia captain: Going into the last ten, we thought we were in a good position, but they scored 100 and thus 290 was a bridge too far. The experience was good but the only problem was the bubble. The way we played spin was good and we just got better with every session.

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Yash Dhull is the Player of the Match for his knock of 110

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After 41.5 overs, Australia 194 all out 

INDIA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! India have done it again, in their bid for a record fifth title, they have advanced to the final, where they will meet England on Saturday. Hangargekar was the man with the direct hit at the non-striker's end, with Whitney already midway down the pitch and attempting to return, but not meant to be. 

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OUT! Run-out! Tom Whitney's been run-out, and India are thriough to the final of the U19 World Cup 2022. Australia are yet to beat India in an U19 World Cup match since 1998. Tom Whitney run out (RS Hangargekar) 19

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After 40 overs, Australia 180/9 (Nisbet 0, Whitney 5) 

Wicket number nine falls for the Aussies as Ravi Kumar gets rid of Lachlan Shaw (51). He played a gritty knock but lacked support from the other end. Jack Nisbet is the last batter in. 

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OUT! Shaw looks for a mighty pull but gets a bottom edge onto the top of off-stump. Ravi Kumar with the wicket. Lachlan Shaw b Ravi Kumar 51

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FIFTY! A gritty fifty for Lachlan Shaw that has not come easy. It's taken 64 balls to reach his milestone, and he's lost several partners during the course of this fifty, so it has not come easy. 

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After 38 overs, Australia 174/8 (Shaw 49, Whitney 2) 

Kaushal Tambe continues and gets the wicket of Jack Sinfield. He's stumped by the keeper Dinesh Bana. Tom Whitney is the new batter for the Aussies. Ostwal continues in the next over, and finishes his spell in this semi-final with figures of 3/42 from 10 overs. Two runs from that over. 

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OUT! Stumped by Dinesh Bana and Jack Sinfield departs. Kaushal Tambe with the wicket for India. Jack Sinfield st Dinesh Bana b Kaushal Tambe 20

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After 36 overs, Australia 158/7 (Shaw 41, Sinfield 14) 

Vicky Ostwal resumes after drinks. Shaw collects a brace with a sweep towards deep midwicket, and Sinfield a few balls later, follows it up with a slog sweep boundary. Nine runs off the over. 

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After 34 overs, Australia 142/7 (Shaw 31, Sinfield 8) 

Nishant Sindhu continues in the 33rd over of the innings and goes for nine runs. A boundary off Shaw coming in that over. Vicky continues, in the next over. Eight runs come off it with two wides, and a four from Jack Sinfield.  

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After 32 overs, Australia 125/7 (Shaw 25) 

Vicky with his third wicket. Length ball around off, Snell was looking to punch this one but missed it, and the ball hit the stumps. It's been brilliant from Vicky so far. India need just three more wickets to win. 

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OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Length ball around off from Vicky, this ball does not turn, Snell goes for the punch but misses, and the ball rattles the stumps. Tobias Snell b Vicky Ostwal 4

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After 30 overs, Australia 119/6 (Shaw 23, Snell 0) 

Another one bites the dust as William Salzmann becomes Ostwal's latest victim. He's caught and bowled by the bowler in what's a very soft dismissal. Tobias Snell is the new batter. 

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OUT! Soft dismissal as Salzmann chips this one to the bowler Vicky Ostwal himself. Another one bites the dust. William Salzmann c and b Vicky Ostwal 

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After 28 overs, Australia 107/5 (Shaw 16, Salzmann 6) 

Nishant Sindhu continues, he gives away just a couple of runs in his over. It's followed by another tidy over from Ostwal, with three singles coming from that one. Salzmann is off the mark. 

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After 26 overs, Australia 102/5 (Shaw 14, Salzmann 0) 

Matters are going from bad to worse for Australia. Nishant Sindhu with the wicket of Radhakrishnan, who's clean bowled. Radhakrishnan was looking to steer it across cover-point but instead took an inside edge that ricocheted onto the stumps. William Salzmann is the new batter. 

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OUT! Chopped on the stumps and Radhakrishnan departs. Length ball outside off, Radhakrishnan was looking to steer towards cover-point region but the spinning ball took the inside edge that bounced onto the stumps. 

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After 24 overs, Australia 96/4 ( Radhakrishnan 8, Shaw 11) 

Kaushal Tambe returns. Meanwhile, Siddarth Yadav is on the field for the vice-captain Shaik Rasheed. Just two runs from the over as the required rate continues to climb. Australia need 195 runs from 26 overs with an asking rate of 7.5 RPO. 

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After 22 overs, Australia 87/4 (Shaw 10, Radhakrishnan 1) 

India are well on top at the moment. Nishant Sindhu with the wicket of Connolly, who looked to sweep but instead got a top edge and onto the fielder at short fine leg. The skipper departs and that brings in Chennai-born Nivethan Radhakrishnan. 

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OUT! Skipper Cooper Connolly departs, falling to the hands of Shaik Rasheed. Connolly tried to sweep this one off Nishant but got the top edge instead and onto the short fine leg fielder. Connolly c Shaik Rasheed b Nishant Sindhu 3

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After 20 overs, Australia 82/3 (Shaw 6, Connolly 3) 

Five singles come off Ostwal's over. Shaw and Connolly will need to build a strong partnership now. 

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After 18 overs, Australia 74/3 (Shaw 1, Cooper 0) 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi has broken a 68-run stand between Kellaway and Miller, with the latter falling to an LBW trap. This has brought skipper Cooper Connolly to the middle. But, guess what? Another India wicket. Soft dismissal, and Kellaway, facing Vicky Ostwal, has gifted this one to Nishant Sindhu at short midwicket. Two new batters as Lachlan Shaw joins his skipper Cooper. 

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OUT! Caught by Nishant Sindhu as Kellaway departs. Double blow for the Aussies now. Vicky Ostwal with the wicket. Campbell Kellaway c Nishant Sindhu b Vicky Ostwal 30

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OUT! Part-time bowler Angkrish Raghuvanshi with the wicket of Corey Miller, who's struck LBW. Miller shuffled across early to play on the leg side, but he missed it and the ball hit middle and leg. Drinks break called. Corey Miller lbw b Angkrish Raghuvanshi 38

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After 16 overs, Australia 69/1 

Angkrish is into the attack. In the third ball, he goes wide down the leg side. Just a few balls later, Kellaway whips away towards the gap at deep mid-wicket for a brace. Kaushal Tambe resumes with the next over and four runs come from that one. 

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After 14 overs, Australia 59/1 (Miller 34,. Kellaway 21) 

Raj Bawa continues. He concedes two fours off Corey Miller, with eight runs coming off that over. Kaushal Tambe continues, and three runs come off his over that follows. 

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After 12 overs, Australia 48/1 (Kellaway 19, Miller 25) 

Raj Bawa bowls the 11th over. In the fifth ball of the over, Miller punches down the ground, findinf the mid-off region as the the ball races towards the boundary for four. Kaushal returns to bowl the next over, four runs come off it. 

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After 10 overs, Australia 37/1 (Kellaway 14, Miller 19) 

Kaushal Tambe is introduced into the attack now. In the fourth ball of the over, Miller punches through the covers for a four. Five runs come off the 10th over of the chase. End of the first powerplay. 

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After 8 overs, Australia 29/1 (Kellaway 10, Miller 15) 

Kellaway and Miller are taking their time in rebuilding Australia's innings. Ravi Kumar bowls the eighth over, and gives away seven runs. India will be looking to keep Australia's run-rate in check while the Aussies look to up the ante. 

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After 6 overs, Australia 19/1 (Kellaway 7, Miller 9) 

Hangargekar continues. Four runs come off his latest over. In the second ball, Miller gets a thick inside edge that goes past mid-wicket to collect a brace eventually. Ravi Kumar continues in the over that follows. Kellaway with a sweetly timed straight drive, using the full face of his bat, to score a boundary. Six runs coming off Ravi's over. 

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After 4 overs, Australia 9/1 (Kellaway 1, Miller 5) 

Ravi Kumar continues. Miller and Kellaway are looking to take the cautious approach following the wicket of Wyllie. Just a single off Miller in the over. 

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After 2 overs, Australia 8/1 ( Kellaway 1, Miller 4) 

Ravi Kumar strikes to see off Teague Wyllie via LBW. Wyllie's wicket is an early blow to Australia, chasing 291, and has brought Corey Miller in at number three. A wicket and six runs from Ravi's first over. 

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OUT! Struck LBW as Teague Wyllie departs. Ravi Kumar with the wicket. Australia in some early trouble. Teague Wyllie lbw b Ravi Kumar 1

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After 1 over, Australia 2/0 (Kellaway 1, Wyllie 1) 

R Hangargekar with the ball for India in the chase. Campbell Kellaway is off the mark with a single, tucking away towards fine leg. Wyllie is off the mark as well with a single towards extra cover. 

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Time for Australia's chase. Openers Teague Wyllie and Campbell Kellaway walk out to bat. R Hangarhekar with the ball for India. Remember, Australia need 291 runs to win and progress to the final, where England are waiting. 

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After 50 overs, India 290/5 (Dinesh 20, Nishant 12)

So, India put up a challenging total of 290/5 on board. Yash Dhull (110) and Shaik Rasheed (94) looked unbeatable, but Rasheed could not register a century. Nevertheless, Hangargekar and Nishant too played pivotal roles with the bat later on to help India finish on a high. Jack Nisbet and William Salzmann with two wickets each. 27 runs come off the last over of the innings. Australia will need 291 runs to win when they come out to bat. Join us in a few minutes for the chase. 

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OUT! Yorker onto the leg stump and Hangargekar departs. Salzmann with the wicket for Australia. RS Hangargekar b William Salzmann 13

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After 48 overs, India 257/4 (Nishant 1, Hangargekar 12) 

Nisbet continues. Expensive over this time as 15 runs come off the 48th over of the match. Another couple of wides in this over. 

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After 47 overs, India 242/4 (Hangargekar 0, Nishant 0) 

Jack Nisbet continues, and it's a fine over for the Aussies. A run-out of Yash Dhull and a catch by Jack Sinfield to get rid of Rasheed. Four runs and a wicket from that one. That's followed by an over by Salzmann, who concedes just one run from it. 

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OUT! Rasheed is caught by the fielder at point, but is he actually caught or is the ball grounded? There's a check that's sent upstairs. It was a length ball outside off, Rasheed smashed it low to the left of the fielder. Soft sgnal is out, and there's nothing conclusive for the umpires to overturn. 

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OUT! Run-out and the bowler's end and Dhull departs. A fine knock, leading his team from the front, by the India skipper. Yash Dhull run out (Jack Nisbet) 110

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CENTURY! It's a Youth ODI century for Yash Dhull, who has led his team from the front, taking India back to safety and now with a strong total in sight. 

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After 44 overs, India 218/2 (Rasheed 91, Dhull 90) 

Salzmannn continues. He gives away three runs in the 43rd over of the innings. Jack Nisbet returns for another spell in the 44th over. Rasheed is into his 90s with a perfectly timed six towards long-on. as is Dhull, with a couple of runs. 10 runs off the over. 

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After 42 overs, India 205/2 (Rasheed 83, Dhull 85) 

Salzmann returns to bowl his latest over. It's a nightmare of sorts for him at the moment. Rasheed goes for three back-to-back fours in the over right away in an over that produces 15 runs. Connolly brings himself back for his final over. India bring up their 200 in the 42nd over. Too many loose deliveries hurting the Aussies. Eight runs from the over. 

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After 40 overs, India 182/2 (Rasheed 68, Dhull 78) 

ack Sinfield continues. He's punished this over by Shaik Rasheed for two fours, eventually concedes 12 runs. A bit of misunderstanding from the Aussie fielders there. Dhull took a couple of steps in a bid to take a single, but the fielder was quick to take the ball. However, a poor, poor throw from Salzmann the fielder costs them. Direct hit, and Dhull would have been out. 

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After 38 overs, India 166/2 ( Rasheed 58, Dhull 72) 

Runs keep flowing for India. Brilliant sweep past behind square region from Rasheed to notch up another boundary in Connolly's over. Seven runs off it.