Latest Match Report – AUS Below-19 vs IND Below-19 Closing 2023/24
Australia 253 for 7 (Harjas 55, Weibgen 48, Peake 46*, Limbani 3-68) beat India 174 (Adarsh 47, Abishek 42, Beardman 3-15, MacMillan 3-43) by 79 runs
A fearsome four-pronged tempo assault, spearheaded by the thunderous Callum Vidler and Mahli Beardman, who had Anrich Nortje transfixed to the motion, led Australia to Below-19 World Cup glory in Benoni.
The tempo pack snuffed out seven Indian wickets to deliver their unbeaten marketing campaign to a juddering halt after the highest order had no reply to Australia’s warmth and hostility. Beardman inflicted most injury, ending with 3 for 15 off seven overs.
The win was additionally, in no small half, because of an important contribution from middle-order batter Harjas Singh, who injected momentum into Australia’s innings to prime rating with 55. In doing so, Harjas repaid the religion of the crew administration after a lean run had him rating simply 49 runs, together with a highest of 17, in six innings previous to the ultimate.
Most admirable was the style during which he overcame a gradual begin and made up for it along with his excellent takedown of India’s wonderful spinners that powered them to 253 for 7, which was 79 too many for India.
After shedding twice beforehand to India within the finals of the Below-19 World Cup (in 2012 and 2018), Hugh Weibgen’s class of 2024 gained the title for the primary time since Mitchell Marsh’s batch gained in 2010. Australia have now overwhelmed India in three ICC finals back-to-back.
India’s chase hardly acquired out of second gear. Adarsh Singh, the opener, painstakingly made 47 and hung round until the thirty first over within the hope of attempting to drag off a late heist after the highest order that brushed previous assaults within the lead as much as the knockouts folded cheaply.
A miscued pull to a pointy Beardman bouncer, simply an over after he had hooked a brief ball for six, had Adarsh gloving to wicketkeeper Ryan Hicks all however sealed it for Australia as India slumped to 115 for 7.
Murugan Abhishek peppered boundaries in a ninth-wicket stand of 46 with Naman Tiwari to deliver India’s equation into double figures – they wanted 88 off the final 10 overs with two wickets in hand. However there was by no means actually a way that they have been pushing for an unlikely win; they have been merely delaying the inevitable.
The ultimate stamp of victory was achieved within the 44rd over when Tom Straker, their semi-final hero over Pakistan, packed off Tiwari to set off large celebrations within the Australian camp as they lifted their fourth title total.
India’s downfall started within the third over itself when Vidler had Arshin Kulkarni nicking behind with an ideal outswinger. Musheer Khan, India’s highest run-scorer, ought to’ve been out for zero within the very subsequent over by Charlie Anderson however was put down at slip by Harry Dixon.
Murugan Abhishek fought valiantly whilst Australia minimize by way of the Indian prime order•ICC/Getty Photographs
Musheer hung round to duck and weave his approach out of hassle, and had simply begun to open up having performed a rasping on-drive to get going, however performed again to a full supply and was out bowled to Beardman.
Uday Saharan, the captain, got here into the sport with out being dismissed for single figures. His calmness helped India prevail within the semi-final, however he was out gliding one to backward level for 9. When Sachin Dhas, the in-form batter, fell nicking behind to offspinner Raf MacMillan in his very first over, India have been actually on the ropes.
With the ball, nevertheless, issues have been barely totally different. Raj Limbani acquired the ball speaking along with his massive inswing and clear bowled Sam Konstas for an eight-ball duck within the third over. Weibgen and Dixon then repaired the innings with a gradual 78-run stand for the second wicket.
Dixon took the assault early on to Naman Tiwari, pulling him significantly for a six in his very first over, however then knuckled down as India introduced on spin in simply the fourth over. Weibgen, who finally made 48, displayed wonderful footwork in opposition to spin.
Off the pacers, particularly Limbani, he profited from making a fast adjustment by taking a middle-and-off stump guard and getting exterior the road of the stumps to remove lbw shouts. Australia gave the impression to be slowly consolidating till Saharan’s stroke of genius that introduced again Tiwari for under his 2nd over within the twenty first over delivered a double-strike.
Tiwari first had Weibgen hit one straight to Musheer at level after which adopted that up with Dixon looping one to cowl with a spongy bouncer that stopped on him. From 94 for 1, Australia have been 99 for 3 and in want of a severe restore job.
Harjas got here in to bat underneath strain of the scoreboard in addition to his personal poor kind main into this recreation. He pottered round to make 5 off 21 earlier than flicking a swap. Harjas broke the shackles within the twenty eighth over when he launched part-timer Priyanshu Moliya down the bottom after which rapidly sufficient bludgeoned a slog sweep off Murugan for six to get going.
Ryan Hicks was a bit of extra busy, enterprising and used tempo to steer the ball properly behind sq.. The 2 had added 66 when Hicks fell lbw to Limbani. Harjas then raised his half-century however could not fairly kick on. Nonetheless, Australia discovered one other gem in Oliver Peake, who performed the position of a finisher to perfection.
His 43-ball 46 helped add extra gas to Harjas’ surge that finally helped them submit 253, which on this floor with loads of zip and bounce proved far more than they wanted, particularly given the hearth energy Australia had with the ball.
Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
