India win U-19 World Cup cricket 2018

U-19 World Cup Final India vs Australia at Mount Maunganui.

Australia  216/10 (47.2 ov)

Jonathan Merlo 76, Param Uppal 34, Ishan Porel 2/30; Anukul Roy 2/32.

India  220/2 (38.5 ov)

Manjot Kalra 101 not out, Harvik Desai 47, will Sutherland 1/36; Param Uppal 1/38

India won by 8 wickets.

India’s eight-wicket win over Australia in the big final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was sensational to become the only team in history to lift the World Cup title for a record fourth time including 2000, 2008, 2012.

For the first time, an Indian was the top wicket-taker in the tournament after spinner Anukul Roy finished the 2018 edition with joint-highest 14 wickets, with accurate bowling performance saw them restrict Australia to 216 all out.

Indian bowlers managed to remove the last six Australian wickets for just 33 runs and later opener Manjot Kalra, struck a 101-ball century to lead India to victory, with vital batting partnership going with each batsman he batted with – 71 with Shaw, 60 with Shubman Gill and an unbeaten 89 with Harvik Desai/

Indian team captained by teenage wonder Prithvi Shaw coached by Rahul Dravid.

India’s march to the final of the tournament helped by stunning averages from Shubman Gill 341 runs at 170.50 and Shaw 232 runs at 77.33, Anukul Roy 14 wickets and Shiva Mavi 8

India won their first match by 100 runs against Australia in Mount Maunganui, and their second and third matches against Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe respectively on the same venue won by 10 wickets. Quarter Final against Bangladesh at Queenstown was won by 131 runs and Semi-Final against Pakistan at Christchurch won by 203 runs.