Highlights, India vs Australia U19 World Cup Final: Australia defeat India by 79 runs to win fourth world title

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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the 2024 U-19 World Cup, which was originally supposed to be hosted in Sri Lanka but had to be moved to South Africa after ICC’s suspension of SLC. And what a tournament it turned out to be, with two of the most deserving teams locking horns in the final and Hugh Weibgen’s Aussies emerging triumphant in dominant fashion to win their fourth title at this level.

On behalf of the sports desk at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!

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South Africa pacer Kwena Maphaka wins the Player of the Tournament award for finishing the leading wicket-taker (21)!

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Australia seamer Mahli Beardman is the Player of the Match for his match-winning haul of 7-2-15-3!

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The curse of India losing the final of ICC events now catches with the Uday Saharan-led U-19 side, who end up suffering a massive defeat in the final after dominating the tournament for the most part. Much like the Rohit Sharma-led side in the ICC World Cup last October and November, the Indians dished out one comprehensive victory after another and won all the matches except the one that matters the most. India were streets ahead of the other teams throughout the tournament, but fail to crack the knockout code that has been haunting Indian teams of late.

Australia have now won each of the last four ICC events across men’s, women’s and U-19 levels and this happens to be their third on the trot where they’ve vanquished India in the final. They remain by far the most consistent team in the sport across formats and levels, and it is a successful system put in place that ensures they keep winning one tournament after another.

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After 43.5 overs, India 174 (Naman Tiwari 14, )

OUT! AUSTRALIA ARE THE U-19 WORLD CHAMPIONS FOR A FOURTH TIME!

Saumy Pandey is the last Indian batter to fall, getting caught-behind off Tom Straker’s bowling as India are bowled out for 174 after being set a challenging 254 to win! He was looking to uppercut a short-of-length delivery from the seamer, but ended up tamely nicking the ball straight to keeper Hicks.

Pandey c Hicks b Straker 2(13)

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After 42 overs, India 171/9 (Naman Tiwari 13, Saumy Pandey 1)

Saumy Pandey joins Naman Tiwari at the centre with Australia needing just one wicket to complete a memorable triumph over the side that had last lost a match at the U-19 World Cup in the 2020 final against Bangladesh. Leg bye added to the Indian total two balls after Vidler gets rid of Abhishek. Two singles collected off MacMillan’s final over of the day, with Pandey getting off the mark in the process.

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OUT! Callum Vidler ends Murugan Abhishek's spirited resistance as the southpaw ends up getting a thick top-edge while attempting to pull a short ball towards square leg, resulting in a simple catch for the fielder standing in the opposite direction. Australia captain Hugh Weibgen had dropped Naman Tiwari in the previous delivery, and gets to redeem himself right after. Australia are one wicket away from victory now! IND 168/9

Abhishek c Weibgen b Vidler 42(46)

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After 40 overs, India 166/8 (Murugan Abhishek 41, Naman Tiwari 11)

Aussie skipper Weibgen brings Vidler and MacMillan back into the attack in place of Anderson and Straker, hoping to break the ninth-wicket stand that is starting to frustrate them. Vidler bowls out a tidy over in which concedes just two singles. SIX! Tiwari gets down on one knee and produces a slog-sweep that sends the ball sailing over the cow corner fence! Eight off MacMillan’s penultimate over as India reach 166/8 at the end of the second powerplay, needing another 88 to win off 60 balls — an equation that wouldn’t have been a near-impossible one were they not eight-down.

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After 38 overs, India 156/8 (Murugan Abhishek 39, Naman Tiwari 3)

FOUR! FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Abhishek off Anderson, moving into the 30s in the process! The southpaw clobbers the ball over the bowler’s head in the second delivery of the over before getting a top-edge off an attempted pull in the next delivery that lands in the vacant square leg region and rolls away for a four. Abhishek decides to attack Straker as well, clearing his front leg and slapping a short-of-length ball over the bowler’s head to collect his third four in two overs. He’s batting on 39 at the moment, and will be setting his sights on a fifty. India, meanwhile, have gone past 150 and their next target will be 200.

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After 36 overs, India 136/8 (Murugan Abhishek 23, Naman Tiwari 2)

Beardman bowls out a maiden, his second in seven overs, with Tiwari blocking his way through the over. Australian skipper Weibgen brings Straker back from the other end as MacMillan gets a breather after bowling eight overs on the trot, in which he collected three wickets for 33 runs. Just two from the over, including a wide in the third delivery.

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After 34 overs, India 134/8 (Murugan Abhishek 22, Naman Tiwari 2)

Four leg byes added to the Indian total in the final delivery of Beardman’s sixth over after the ball brushes Abhishek’s pad and runs away to the fine leg fence, beating the keeper. Abhishek then collects a boundary in the following over, shuffling to his left to make room for a lofted drive over cover off MacMillan, moving into the 20s in the process. Though the prospect of a victory appears well beyond India’s reach at the moment, Abhishek can try and delay Australia’s victory with a cameo.

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After 32 overs, India 122/8 (Murugan Abhishek 17, Naman Tiwari 0)

BOWLED! India are getting absolutely outplayed at the moment! Third wicket for Raf MacMillan as he cleans up Raj Limbani, who departs for a five-ball duck. Limbani looks to drive this inside out in front of square, only to miss the ball completely and get his off pole rattled as a result.

Limbani b MacMillan 0(5)

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OUT! MAHLI BEARDMAN GETS RID OF ADARSH SINGH! And that might just be it as far as India’s hopes of successfully retaining their title is concerned. Beardman squares Adarsh up with a well-directed bouncer that is too close to the body for it to be pulled, resulting in a top-edge that offers keeper Hicks the simplest of catches. IND 115/7

Adarsh c Hicks b Beardman 47(77)

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After 30 overs, India 115/6 (Adarsh Singh 47, Murugan Abhishek 10)

FOUR! SIX! Adarsh decides to take the attack back to the Aussies, smashing Vidler for a four and a six in successive deliveries to close out the 29th over. Goes for an aerial drive over extra cover for a four before pulling the next one over the square leg fence for the first maximum of the innings. MacMillan concedes just two singles in the following over as India reach 115/6 after 30 overs with the 254-run target still a long way off from here.

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After 28 overs, India 100/6 (Adarsh Singh 35, Murugan Abhishek 7)

Callum Vidler, who had removed Arshin Kulkarni early in the chase, returns to the attack replacing Anderson. Concedes four singles at the start of a new spell, with new batter Murugan Abhishek getting off the mark in the process. FOUR! Abhishek highlights his handiness with the bat with a lofted drive over extra cover off MacMillan’s bowling in the following over. He collects a single after the boundary to bring up the 100 for the
‘Boys in Blue’.

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After 26 overs, India 91/6 (Adarsh Singh 33, Murugan Abhishek 0)

OUT! Another batter perishes in a rather tame manner as wicketkeeper-batter Aravelly Avanish ends up getting dismissed for a two-ball duck after chipping the ball back to off-spinner Raf MacMillan, who collects his second wicket in the process.

Aravelly Avanish c and b MacMillan 0(2)

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After 25 overs, India 90/5 (Adarsh Singh 32, Aravelly Avanish 0)

OUT! India are five down now and are staring at the prospect of the trophy slipping out of their grasp for the first time in four years with Priyanshu Moliya getting dismissed in a rather tame manner after getting a top-edge off a short, wide delivery from Anderson that results in a sitter for the man standing at mid on. The ‘Boys in Blue’ have now lost half their side and they haven’t even reached 100.

Moliya c Vidler b Anderson 9(21)

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After 24 overs, India 88/4 (Adarsh Singh 31, Priyanshu Moliya 8)

Adarsh and Moliya continue with their safety-first approach right now with seven runs coming in the last two overs, all of them through singles when scored off the bat.

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After 22 overs, India 81/4 (Adarsh Singh 30, Priyanshu Moliya 5)

A bowling change for the Aussies with Charlie Anderson, who had conceded 17 runs from four overs in the powerplay, replacing Beardman, whose superb four-over spell resulted in the dismissals of Musheer Khan and Uday Saharan. MacMillan, meanwhile, continues from the other end. Seven runs collected in the last two overs, all of them through singles. Adarsh is batting on 30 at the moment, and he will have to play the long innings from here if the Indians are to have a shot at chasing 254 down from here.

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After 20 overs, India 74/4 (Adarsh Singh 27, Priyanshu Moliya 1)

FOUR! Adarsh Singh collects a welcome boundary three balls after MacMillan gets rid of Dhas, getting on the backfoot and pulling a half-tracker through square leg. Priyanshu Moliya, meanwhile, joins Adarsh at the centre and gets off the mark with a single off his second delivery of the day.

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OUT! Raf MacMillan strikes in his very first delivery of the day, and goes into a wild celebration as Sachin Dhas ends up getting caught-behind while looking to defend a delivery that turns sharply and ends up kissing the outside edge! India are four down now with less than 70 on the board, and the trophy is starting to slip out of their grasp at the moment. A wicket falls in the very first delivery of spin in the Indian chase, and both Saharan and Dhas — India's heroes in the semi-final — depart for single-digit scores. IND 68/4

Dhas c Hicks b MacMillan 9(8)

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After 18 overs, India 64/3 (Adarsh Singh 18, Sachin Dhas 8)

Sachin Dhas, who along with Saharan revived India’s hopes in their thrilling semi-final victory over South Africa, joins Adarsh Singh at the centre with the ‘Boys in Blue’ once again in a spot of bother in a tough chase. He gets off the mark right away with a single and collects a brace off Straker in the second delivery of the following over, pushing the ball down the ground. FOUR! First boundary for Dhas as he drives the ball through the covers off an overpitched delivery from Straker. Eight off the 18th over.

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OUT! Uday Saharan is dismissed in a manner that is quite similar to that of his Australian counterpart Hugh Weibgen — steering a wide delivery straight into the hands of backward point. And interestingly enough, it’s Weibgen who grabs the sitter behind square. Mahli Beardman strikes for a second time in as many overs as Saharan is dismissed for a single-digit score for the first time in this World Cup. AUS 55/3

Saharan c Weibgen b Beardman 8(18)

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After 16 overs, India 53/2 (Adarsh Singh 17, Uday Saharan (C) 7)

Straker continues after the drinks interval, conceding just one with Saharan retaining the strike after collecting a single off the last delivery. The Indians are motoring along at a little more than three-an-over at the moment, and are unlikely to take any risks at the moment.

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After 15 overs, India 52/2 (Adarsh Singh 17, Uday Saharan (C) 6)

Tidy second over from Beardman, conceding just two including a wide in the penultimate delivery. The Aussies had appealed for a caught-behind dismissal after Adarsh went for a swivel pull off a short delivery from the seamer, only for the umpire to stretch his arms. Drinks brought to the field at the end of the 15th, with the game nicely poised at the moment.

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After 14 overs, India 50/2 (Adarsh Singh 17, Uday Saharan (C) 5)

Vidler’s been given a breather after all, with Mahli Beardman replacing him in the attack. FOUR! Musheer welcomes Beardman into the attack with a boundary, guiding the ball towards deep midwicket where Sam Konstas puts in a slider in vain. BOWLED! Beardman responds in style by getting Musheer castled in the very next delivery as the batter, who was starting to gain some confidence, ends up getting done in by the variable bounce, chopping the ball onto the stumps off one that stays a touch lower. India skipper Uday Saharan, who along with Sachin Dhas had led India’s turnaround in the semi-final against South Africa, joins Adarsh at the centre. Saharan gets off the mark with a single off Beardman and collects three off Straker’s bowling in the following over after driving through the extra cover region. FOUR! Adarsh collects a streaky boundary in the final ball of the 14th over after getting a thick outside edge that sends the ball wide of Harjas at slip, bringing up the team fifty in the process.

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BOWLED! Beardman strikes in his very first over, right after getting hit for a boundary at that as Musheer Khan departs just when he was starting to gain some confidence! Musheer was expecting this to climb and was looking to defend this on the backfoot. The ball however, stays low and ends up getting a deflection onto the stumps off the bottom edge. IND 40/2

Musheer b Beardman 22(33)

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After 12 overs, India 36/1 (Adarsh Singh 12, Musheer Khan 18)

FOUR! Musheer decides he’s had enough of batting cautiously against Vidler, and decides to play a lovely little straight drive to collect his second boundary of the innings. Musheer opts for a similar shot in the next ball, but it nearly results in a low catch for Vidler. Eight conceded by Vidler in his sixth over on the trot, his most expensive so far today, and the pacer might just be given a breather after this over. Straker collects a maiden in the following over.

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After 10 overs, India 28/1 (Adarsh Singh 10, Musheer Khan 13)

Tom Straker introduced for the first time in the final in the final over of the powerplay, and he starts off with a dot. Musheer then is nearly run-out at the non-striker’s end while attempting to collect a quick single, getting his bat across the line in the nick of time as the fielder at midwicket manages to hit the non-striker’s end. Musheer was taking off his gloves and starting to march back to the dressing room when he looked at the giant screen and decided to head back. Straker oversteps in the third delivery, but does well to bowl a dot in the subsequent Free Hit. Adarsh collects a single off the fifth delivery while Musheer gets enough time to head back for a second after driving the ball through midwicket as India crawl their way to 28/1 at the end of the powerplay.

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After 9 overs, India 23/1 (Adarsh Singh 9, Musheer Khan 10)

A fifth over on the trot for Vidler in what has been a testing powerplay spell so far. Three off the over, including a brace to Adarsh in the third delivery after he pulls a short-of-length delivery towards deep square leg. Musheer, meanwhile, is the first Indian batter to move to double figures, doing so with a single in the second delivery.

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After 8 overs, India 20/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 9)

Tidy over from Anderson with just one coming off it, courtesy Musheer who sets off for a single in the first delivery. Adarsh attempts to keep the strike with a single off the last delivery, but aborts after a sharp piece of fielding at square leg. Tom Straker, meanwhile, is doing some stretches at the moment and will likely be introduced sooner rather than later.

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After 7 overs, India 19/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 8)

Vidler bowls five dots in a row, and is about to collect a third boundary in four overs when Musheer taps the ball towards midwicket and scampers off for a quick single. Musheer had been leaving quite a few of the deliveries alone, especially the ones bowled on the channel outside off, avoiding the risk of getting an outside edge.

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After 6 overs, India 18/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 7)

FOUR! First boundary for Khan as he pushes a full delivery from Anderson down the ground, past the fielder at mid off who has little chance of stopping this one. Four singles collected in the over besides the boundary, with Adarsh and Musheer batting positively at the moment despite losing an early wicket.

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After 5 overs, India 10/1 (Adarsh Singh 5, Musheer Khan 1)

Second maiden for Vidler in three overs and boy is he in the middle of a sensational spell at the moment. The Indians will be happy to see off his powerplay spell for now and steadily accumulate runs after that.

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After 4 overs, India 10/1 (Adarsh Singh 5, Musheer Khan 1)

FOUR! First boundary of the chase and this comes off Adarsh’s bat as he drives an overpitched delivery from Anderson square of the wicket. DROPPED! Musheer’s handed a lifeline on nought, nicking the ball to the slips where Dixon puts down a chance. Musheer uses the opportunity to collect a single and open his account in the process, and will be aiming to make the most of the lifeline from here.

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After 3 overs, India 3/1 (Adarsh Singh 0, Musheer Khan 0)

OUT! Top start for the Australians as Callum Vidler gets Arshin Kulkarni caught-behind with a ripper of a delivery! India once again lose a wicket early in a chase, and will hope to avoid the kind of top-order collapse that they had suffered against the Proteas in the semi-finals. Kulkarni had mishit a short-of-length delivery from Vidler in the previous ball towards midwicket for a brace, and was looking to defend this one that is bowled slightly fuller. Except Vidler gets the ball to nip away late and kiss the outside edge, resulting in a simple catch for keeper Hicks. Musheer Khan walks in next and blocks the next four deliveries.

Kulkarni c Hicks b Vidler 3(6)

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After 2 overs, India 1/0 (Adarsh Singh 0, Arshin Kulkarni 1)

Arshin Kulkarni’s on strike with Adarsh Singh having gone through the first over without scoring a run. He opens the team’s account with a single in the fourth delivery after tapping the ball towards the midwicket region.

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After 1 over, India 0/0 (Adarsh Singh 0, Arshin Kulkarni 0)

And the Indian chase is underway, with Callum Vidler — the joint-highest wicket-taker for Australia in this World Cup alongside Tom Straker, starting off with a maiden.

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Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni walk out to begin India’s chase of a record 254-run target. Callum Vidler to start off with the ball in hand.

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Harjas Singh, Australia’s top-scorer in the final, speaks to the broadcasters at the end of the innings:

“It was good to start off, especially with the pacers and spinners bowling well. When the bad balls were there, I hit it. I’d say spin is my strong point. Definitely happy, especially with our bowling lineup and how well we’ve bowled.”

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After 50 overs, Australia 253/7 (Oliver Peake 46, Tom Straker 8)

FOUR! Oliver Peake ends the Aussie innings with a flourish, ruining what was turning out to be a excellent final over from Naman Tiwari as Australia set India a challenging target of 254 to successfully retain their U-19 world title after opting to bat. The ‘Boys in Blue’ have to pull off a record chase — the highest in U-19 World Cup finals, if they are to emerge winners tonight and lift the trophy for a record-extending sixth consecutive time.

Peake finishes unbeaten on 46, with Harjas Singh (55) the only Aussie batter to go past fifty, while Raj Limbani is the pick of the Australian batters with figures of 3/38.

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After 49 overs, Australia 245/7 (Oliver Peake 40, Tom Straker 6)

Left-arm spinner Musheer bowls the penultimate over. SIX! Peake goes for a switch hit in the second delivery, smacking a quicker delivery that is darted at the stumps for a maximum with the ball landing on the advertising cushion along the backward square leg boundary. Hits the next one towards midwicket for a brace, and attempts another reverse hit in the fourth, this time failing to connect. Leg bye added in the penultimate delivery followed by a dot, as Musheer unsuccessfully appeals for a leg-before. 10 off the over. Australia one hit away from going past 250.

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After 48 overs, Australia 235/7 (Oliver Peake 32, Tom Straker 5)

Tiwari returns in the death overs, set to bowl out his last three overs. Peake and Anderson do well to keep the scoreboard ticking through, with seven added to the Aussie total in the 47th, including a wide and a leg bye. Limbani bowls out his final over from the other end, starting with a couple of dots including one off a slower delivery followed by a single off each of the next three. Peake collects a brace off the final delivery after steering a wide, short-of-length delivery through point. Limbani signs off with figures of 3/38.

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After 46 overs, Australia 223/7 (Oliver Peake 26, Tom Straker 1)

Musheer replaces Pandey after the latter bowls out his quota, and does well to restrict Peake and Anderson to just three singles in his eighth over. Limbani, meanwhile, oversteps in the following over, and follows it up with a wide in the Free Hit after pitching the ball too short. SIX! Another short ball from Limbani and this time Anderson has no problem pulling it over the square leg fence for a maximum! Valuable runs these for the Aussies, and it could be the difference between lifting the trophy and suffering a third defeat against India in an U-19 World Cup final for the Aussies. Limbani, though, composes himself after the expensive start to his penultimate over, trapping Anderson leg-before for 13. Tom Straker joins Peake at the centre, with the Aussies still some way off the 250-mark at the moment with four overs left.

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OUT! Limbani strikes just when he was starting to prove expensive, conceding 11 runs in the first two deliveries of his ninth over. Traps Anderson LBW to collect his third wicket of the day, firing a full delivery along the middle stump after bowling consecutive short-pitched deliveries before this one. AUS 221/7

Anderson LBW Limbani 13(18)
 

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After 44 overs, Australia 207/6 (Oliver Peake 22, Charlie Anderson 4)

Pandey bowls out his quota, conceding four singles in his final over to sign off with figures of 1/41, and he finishes at the second spot on the bowling charts in this tournament with 18 wickets — the same as Pakistan’s Ubaid Shah but with a better average and economy. South Africa’s Kwena Maphaka is set to finish the highest wicket-taker in this edition of the U-19 World Cup unless Australia’s Tom Straker or Callum Vidler end up taking all 10 wickets on offer during the Indian chase. Raj Limbani returns to the attack in the following over, and he’s struggling with his hamstring three deliveries into his eighth over. The Indian physio runs out to the centre to have a quick look, and Limbani’s up and running not long after. Three singles conceded in Limbani’s eighth over.

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After 42 overs, Australia 200/6 (Oliver Peake 18, Charlie Anderson 1)

Change of ends for Pandey as he replaces Tiwari, who has three overs left and will likely bowl them towards the end of the innings. Four leg byes added to the Aussie total in the third delivery of the over after the ball brushes Peake’s bad and runs away to the fine leg fence. Valuable runs these for the Australians and they’ll take them however they come. FOUR! Peake pulls a half-tracker from Musheer in the following over to collect his first boundary. Collects a brace in the next delivery to bring up the 200 for his team.

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After 40 overs, Australia 187/6 (Oliver Peake 10, Charlie Anderson 0)

OUT! And now Musheer Khan gets a wicket for himself as new batter Raf MacMillan tamely chips the ball in his direction for a simple return catch! The ball appeared to have gripped a little and caught MacMillan, who hit the winning runs in the thrilling semi-final win over Pakistan, slightly off guard. Australia are six down now at the end of the second powerplay, and still are 13 short of 200.

MacMillan c and b Khan 2(8)

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After 38 overs, Australia 181/5 (Oliver Peake 6, Raf MacMillan 0)

OUT! Saumy Pandey strikes, netting the big fish in Harjas Singh by trapping him leg-before! Harjas goes for a sweep, only to miss the ball completely as it stays a touch low and goes under the bat, hitting him on the leg right in front of off. The Indians start celebrating even before the umpire raises his finger! Two new batters at the crease once again. Pandey, India’s most successful bowler in the ongoing tournament, finally has a wicket to his name today.

Harjas LBW Pandey 55(64)

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FOUR! Harjas Singh brings up his half-century in style with a boundary off Naman Tiwari, driving a full toss from the left-arm quick straight down the ground to complete the milestone in 59 deliveries! The youngster has repaid the faith the team management has shown in him, retaining him in the XI despite having entered double figures just twice in this tournament with a highest score of 17, and will hope to convert this into a hundred and stay at the crease till the end. AUS 179/4