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LIVE Cricket Score, ICC Under-19 World Cup Final 2018, India vs Australia: Jason Sangha wins toss, Oz bat first
Date: Saturday, 03 February, 2018 06:43 IST
Match Status: Play in Progress
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018,Live Cricket Score and Updates
HIGHLIGHTS
Australia have won the toss and have elected to bat first
FOUR! Unlike Edwards, Bryant is holding it back. That was hit hard down the ground past the mid off fielder. Gets off the mark with a boundary.
Ishan Porel from other end
After 1 over, Australia 1/0 (Jack Edwards 0, Max Bryant 0) Some swing straight away for Mavi. Mavi tries to compensate for the wide by targetting the wickets ends up sliding towards leg stump, but Edwards isn't able to take any advantage. He is happy to leave the ball too as he does a couple of times. Mavi completes the over giving just the wide off the first ball.
Jack Edwards and Max Bryant are at the crease
Shivam Mavi takes the new ball.
Here we go. Players take the field with Australian openers sauntering out.
It will be the sixth occasion for the an India U-19, most by any side to take part in the finals of Under-19 World Cup
Aaron Finch rallying up the Aussie boys!
Less than 10 minutes away...
Here is senior team limited overs, vice-captain Rohit Sharma, sharing some advice and cheering the younger lot
Australia U-19 XI : Jack Edwards, Max Bryant, Jason Sangha(c), Jonathan Merlo, Param Uppal, Nathan McSweeney, Will Sutherland, Baxter J Holt(w), Zak Evans, Ryan Hadley, Lloyd Pope
India U-19 XI : Prithvi Shaw (c), Manjot Kalra, Shubman Gill, Harvik Desai(w), Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Anukul Roy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Shiva Singh, Ishan Porel
So Australia win the toss and India will chase in the final, the first big chase for them. Both teams unchanged. This might actually be a good toss to lose for India, with the cloud cover, their fast bowlers might get a bit more swing. Pressure will be on Aussie opener Max Bryant, who has had a lean tournament.
Get runs on the board and put the pressure of chasing on the Indians in the big final. Smart thing to do.
Australia have won the toss and have elected to bat first
Welcome to the Firstpost live blog for the final of the U-19 World Cup. There is a bit of atmosphere building up at Bay Oval, both on the ground and in the air. A few hundred people here already, with the number expected to swell later. And there are some clouds in the air, with a bit of rain forecast later in the evening. Unlikely that this will affect the toss though, still a bat first wicket.
Time for toss!! Are you excited!!?
Has been a flawless journey so far for the Indian under-19, who are one step away from capping off a surreal run
India will still go in with an advantage, but it won’t be as significant as most make it out to be. The dominant manner of victories means that the middle-order is a little undercooked. Snehal Pradhan has more in her preview
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Here's what Steve Smith has to tell Australia U-19 boys ahead of the big final.
Time for the Finals! Minutes away...
Hello and welcome to Firstpost 's coverage of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2018 final between India and Australia. Big, big day for both teams today, each vying for a record fourth title.
LIVE Updates: Some swing straight away for Mavi. Mavi tries to compensate for the wide by targetting the wickets ends up sliding towards leg stump, but Edwards isn't able to take any advantage. He is happy to leave the ball too as he does a couple of times. Mavi completes the over giving just the wide off the first ball.
Preview: Unstoppable so far, India would be aiming to rewrite record books with a fourth title when the Rahul Dravid-coached side squares off against an equally formidable Australia in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.
India and Australia are the two most successful teams in the history of the tournament having won the coveted trophy thrice each.
But come Saturday, Dravid's sprightly boys will be desperate to outwit their Australian counterparts and become the first team in the history of the event to lift the trophy for a record fourth time.
India captain Prithvi Shaw and Australia captain Jason Sangha. Agencies
The promising Prithvi Shaw, already being seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket, will be eager to join the likes of Mohammad Kaif (2002), Virat Kohli (2008) and Unmukt Chand (2012) in leading the side to the U-19 World Cup title.
Going by current form, odds are heavily in favour of India. The Indians have put in some impressive performances to win all their five matches – including an emphatic 203-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the semifinal and a 100-run victory over Australia in their tournament-opener.
The massive win over Pakistan in the semifinal will do a world of good to India's confidence. After putting a total of 272 on the board, they dismissed the opposition for a paltry 69.
So far, it has been collective performance from Dravid's boys as every member of the squad has contributed to the team's success in one or the other way.
India's batting has been at its lethal best. While the openers -- Shaw and Manjot Kalra -- have given the team good starts throughout the tournament, Shubman Gill has been in phenomenal form at the number three position.
In fact, all eyes will be on Gill, who has been the most consistent batsman of the tournament. He scored a scintillating unbeaten century against Pakistan in the semis and would be eager to script one more impactful knock.
In the bowling department, Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have been phenomenal, raking up speeds in excess of 140kmph at their will. But they will have their work cut out against a strong Australian batting line-up.
Abhishek Sharma is another important player in the squad to look up to and he along with fellow spinner Anukul Roy would look to exploit the Australian batsmen's weaknesses against spin.
Besides his spin, Abhishek is also a hard-hitting lower middle-order batsman, who can score some quick runs.
India's fielding has also been exemplary in the tournament so far.
India U-19 teams have had a legacy of producing future Indian stars and this group of players has the potential to make it big.
Australia, on the other hand, would be desperate for revenge after their big loss to the Indians in tournament opener.
After that one bad day in office, the Australians have bounced back strongly and won four games in a row to make it to the final.
The Jason Sangha-led side's last two performances signal that they have upped their game when it has mattered.
Australia's 31-run win over England in the quarterfinal, while defending 127-run total, and a six-wicket win over Afghanistan, who surprised everyone with their semifinal appearance, clearly indicate that they are here to give India a tough fight in the summit clash.
Teams (from):
India U-19: 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.
Australia U-19: 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.
Match starts: 0630hrs (IST).
With inputs from PTI