Live Score, India vs Australia U19 World Cup Final: IND 168/9; Abhishek falls for 42, Aussies 1 wicket away from victory

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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 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 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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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 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

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OUT! And it’s a seamer who delivers the breakthrough yet again, with Limbani trapping Hicks LBW with a ball that nips back in and beats the inside edge, hitting the batter on the pad right in front of middle! Also stayed a touch low to further confound the batter. AUS 165/4

Hicks LBW Limbani 20(25)

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After 32 overs, Australia 152/3 (Harjas Singh 34, Ryan Hicks 18)

FOUR! Harjas collects his second four with a firm sweep behind square, with backward square leg giving the ball a chase in vain. Harjas nearly collects back-to-back fours, getting a thick outside edge in the very next delivery that was too quick for keeper Avanish to grab, with the fielder at short third pulling the ball back inside to save a run and prevent a boundary. SIX! Harjas brings up the 150 for the Aussies as well as fifty of the partnership with Hicks with a powerful slog-sweep off Abhishek over the midwicket fence!

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OUT! Two wickets in as many overs for Naman Tiwari as the left-arm seamer gets rid of the other set batter in Dixon, who ends up chipping the ball towards mid off where Abhishek pulls off an excellent running catch. It was the knuckle ball from Tiwari that deceived Dixon. AUS 99/3

Dixon c Abhishek b Tiwari 42(56)

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OUT! Naman Tiwari with the breakthrough as the set Hugh Weibgen misses out on a half-century after steering the ball straight into the hands of the man standing at backward point! The plan by India skipper Saharan was simple — get a wicket at any cost, even if the defending champions leaked a few runs. And Tiwari, who had been smashed for 15 runs in his first over of the day, has delivered just that. AUS 94/2

Weibgen c Khan b Tiwari 48(66)

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After 16 overs, Australia 66/1 (Harry Dixon 28, Hugh Weibgen (C) 31)

Pandey, India’s leading wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament, returns to the attack replacing Musheer while Abhishek continues from the other end. Four off Pandey’s third over, including a brace to Weibgen in the final delivery as the Aussie skipper guides the ball behind square. Weibgen then brings up fifty of the partnership with Dixon for the second wicket with a single off Abhishek. The pair have taken their time in the second-wicket stand, consuming 85 deliveries along the way.

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BOWLED! Raj Limbani draws first blood for Team India as Sam Konstas ends up getting clean bowled for an eight-ball duck! Konstas attempts to play a front-foot shot off a full delivery from the seamer that angles back in sharply, only for the ball to snake through the gap between the inside edge and the pad and crash into the stumps. AUS 16/1

Konstas b Limbani 0(8)