Patience and sheer grit exhibited by India U-19 captain Yash Dhull (110, 10x4, 1x6) and his deputy Shaik Rasheed (94, 8x4, 1x6) helped the Boys in Blue outclass Australia by 96 runs in the World Cup semi-final at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on Wednesday.

Batting first, India were struggling at 37-2 before Dhull and Rasheed put on a 204-run partnership to help the team amass 290-5 in the allotted 50 overs. Left-arm spinners Vickey Ostwal (3-42) and Nishant Sindhu (2-25) and pacer Ravi Kumar (2-37) then helped bundle the Aussies for just 194 in 41.5 overs to ensure India reached their fourth successive U-19 World Cup final. India face England in the summit clash at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday.