U19 World Cup final 2024 highlights: Deja vu for India as Australia claim 4th ICC title with 79-run win

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Uday Saharan pumps his teammates up with one final speech in the huddle before the Indians break and go to their fielding positions. Raj Limbani comes steaming in for the first over. Harry Dixon facing up for Australia with Sam Konstas at the other end. Here we go then!

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: First comes Australia's national anthem and then India's. Seconds ticking down now.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Right, South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje brings out the trophy first and then come the two teams.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: HD Ackermann says "Slightly overcast, not very warm. The ball might swing a little bit and there is a breeze." Abhinav Mukund adds: "There are a few cracks and there could be variable bounce later on in the day. It could be dry, with very little water on the surface. 200 could be par."

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen(c), Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks(wk), Oliver Peake, Raf MacMilllan, Charlie Anderson, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Murugan Abhishek, Naman Tiwari, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Saharan flips the coin, Weibgen calls it right and Australia are batting first.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: With Benoni being good for the pacers, India will be put to the test today against what is arguably the best attack of the tournament. Callum Vidler and Tom Straker have taken 12 wickets each, while Mahli Beardman has also been excellent with the new ball.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Tom Straker's six-wicket haul helped Australia dismiss Pakistan for a score of 179 in the semi-final and one may have been forgiven for thinking that this match is a foregone conclusion already. Australia ended up being reduced to 59/4 in 16.3 overs and then it looked like they got their act together thanks to stands between Oliver Peake and Tom Campbell and Peake and Harry Dixon. Pakistan's tearaway Ali Raza had other ideas though. He took two wickets in the 46th over in addition to the wicket of Peake that he took in the 42nd and Australia were eventually fighting for a win with a last wicket stand between Raf McMillan and Callum Vider. The pair kept their cool though and Pakistan were left heartbroken.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Musheer's main call to fame for those who hadn't followed his career before this tournament was being prolific Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan's brother but surely, he has carved out a little space for himself now. He has been as reliable as an all-rounder can be. Musheer is the second-highest run scorer in this tournament behind his captain Saharan, compiling 338 runs in six matches with two centuries and a half century. He has also chipped in with six wickets at an average of 23.33.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Naman Tiwari may have had a more difficult time among India's two frontline pacers, the other being Raj Limbani. But the fact remains that he is among those young players with a lot of eyes on him due to the pace he can generate. At just 18 years old, the left-arm pacer draws inspiration from watching videos of legendary fast bowlers while diligently following the guidance provided by India's pace sensation, Jasprit Bumrah. "I have met him several times at the NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler. He explained a lot (of things to me), which have been useful. He told me how to bowl accurate yorkers, and I have worked a lot (on that aspect) following his advice. I have to work hard to bring more aggression in my bowling," he said.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India's highest wicket-taker of this tournament and their vice-captain, Pandey has drawn comparisons with Ravindra Jadeja for his dependance on his shoulder for generating speed and his accuracy. Pandey has taken 17 wickets and his average and economy of 8.47 and 2.44 are the highest for any bowler with a minimum of five wickets in this tournament.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India's captain has shown that he has got ice in his veins a number of times with the bat. With the opening pair not quite working out, Saharan has been in early most times and he has often anchored his side's innings. It was him and Sachin Dhas who led India to victory against South Africa despite being 32/4 at one point chasing 245. Saharan has scored 389 runs in six matches thus far at an average of 64.83 with one century and three half-centuries.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia were arguably as dominant as India but their batting has faltered in the last two matches. In the semi-final against Pakistan they suffered two collapses that made it a struggle for them to chase a target of 180. Before that, they had to dig deep against the West Indies after slumping to 87 for 5.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Despite not being able to register an opening stand of over 50 runs even once, India have arguably been the best batting team in this tournament thus far, with three batters in the top-five run-scorers. Captain Uday Saharan is the tournament's highest run-scorer with 389 runs in six matches, followed by Musheer Khan in third place with 338 in six games. Meanwhile, Sachin Dhas is third with 294 runs in six fixtures. On the other hand, Saumy Pandey is the tournament's third-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets in six matches, including a four-fer.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: The Aussies started off with a four-wicket win against Namibia and then hammered Zimbabwe by 225 runs, followed by a six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka. Then in the Super Six stage, Australia beat England by 110 runs (via DLS method) and then their fixture against West Indies was washed out due to rain. In the semi-finals, a narrow one-wicket win against Pakistan saw them reach the finals.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India began their campaign with an easy 84-run victory against arch-rivals Bangladesh, followed by a massive 201-run win against Ireland. In their final group stage fixture, India thrashed hosts USA by 201 runs.

In the Super Six stage, India cruised past New Zealand (by 214 runs) and Nepal (by 132 runs), to set up a semi-final clash against South Africa, which they won by two wickets.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Arshin Kulkarni is that rare talent in Indian cricket who is a genuine fast bowler and is capable enough to open the batting. He is also one of the few in this teams with senior experience. However, he has largely struggled in this tournament, barring a century against the USA his best score is 32 and hasn't been able to score more than 20 in the rest of his innings. Can he make a big contribution in this final?

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Still too early to get a pitch report but Benoni is where almost all games of this tournament have been conducted and so we can make a few informed guesses. The pitch has had plenty for the fast bowlers and a lot of swing early on with the new ball. Batting sides have often had to build patiently as opposed to swing for the fences and this has led to a lot of scores being around the 250-run region.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India and Australia have met each other eight times in the U19 World Cup. Australia won the first two matches between the two sides but since then, it has been all India. In fact, the last time India lost to Australia in the tournament was all the way back in 1998. This includes two finals in 2012 and 2018.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: The only aspect of this Indian team that has not worked would be the opening partnership between Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni. Both players have had a topsy-turvy time with the bat, with Adarsh scoring one half-century and Kulkarni getting a century. They have not been able to put up a half-century opening stand throughout the tournament.

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Is it fate? Or is it just a fair reflection of the fact that these are the two countries with the best limited overs setup in the world at the moment. Whatever it is, the fact is that these two teams meet each other just a few months after the senior sides met in the final of the 2023 World Cup. At the time, the overwhelming favourites India were absolute stunned and pummeled by Australia. Can the younger versions of the men in blue take some level of revenge today?

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen(c), Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks(w), Oliver Peake, Tom Campbell, Raf MacMilllan, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler, Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Corey Wasley, Aidan O Connor

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan(c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish(w), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla, Ansh Gosai, Dhanush Gowda, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Innesh Mahajan

India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: This is the third time that India and Australia face each other in the final of the Under 19 World Cup. India had won on both previous occasions that the sides faced each other in the title clash. In fact, only three teams have managed to beat India in the final of this tournament. That was Pakistan in 2006, West Indies in 2016 and Bangladesh in 2020. India are the side to beat in this tournament and if they win today, they extend their record to six title wins. Australia are looking to win it a third time and for the first time since 2010.