Yash Dhull, Shaik Rasheed star as India defeat Aus, enter record 8th final

Yash Dhull and Shaik Rasheeds knocks with the bat were supported by a spirited bowling performance as India defeated Australia by 96 runs in the second semifinal of the ongoing U19 World Cup here at the Coolidge Cricket GroundIndia will now lock horns against England in the final of the tournament on SaturdayShaik Rasheed and Yash Dhull put on the second biggest partnership of the tournament adding 204 runs for the third wicket after a shaky start for the Men in BlueWHAT A PERFORMANCE India U19 beat Australia U19 by 96 runs amp march into the U19CWC 2022 Final BoysInBlue INDvAUS This is India U19s 4th successive amp 8th overall appearance in the U19 World Cup finals Scorecard httpstcotpXk8p6Uw6 pictwittercomtapbrYrIMgmdash BCCI BCCI February 2 2022Australia never got going in their reply to 290 as leading wickettaker Vicky Ostwal took three for 42 with Australia eventually bowled out for 194They will now face Afghanistan in the 3rd4th place playoff on Friday before the grand finale between England and India on SaturdayIndia got off to a slow start having won the toss and chosen to bat openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh added just 16 runs in 74 overs before the former was dismissed by a pearler from William SalzmannThe rightarm seamer deceived Raghuvanshi with a length ball the righthander playing a shot but instead saw the ball uproot his off stumpSingh would follow having made 16 from 28 before Shaik Rasheed and captain Yash Dhull put on a strong thirdwicket stand reaching their fifty partnership off 78 balls one delivery into the second half of the inningsDhull then proceeded to find the boundary with increasing regularity taking advantage of wayward bowling by SalzmannThe skipper was joined on a halfcentury by Rasheed as India passed 150 with just two wickets gone the pair then passed 140 runs between them and as they did Australia missed a golden chance to end the partnershipSalzmann found the ball in his hand with the chance to secure a nearcertain runout the pressure told as the ball ballooned on its way to the stumps and India survivedDhull then brought up his first century for India coming off 106 balls with the 200partnership following soon afterAustralia would then secure their run out as Dhull was forced to go for a runaball 110 before Rasheed was out the very next ball falling six runs short of his own hundredIt did not get much better for Australia however as the final over went for 27 runs to see India post an imposing 290 for fiveThe dangerous Teague Wyllie was out leg before wicket for just one run in the second over to hamper Australias chances further as they emerged from the powerplay only three runs ahead of India who had yet to get going at that pointCorey Miller would fall in the same way as Wyllie but not before putting on 38 from 46 balls to move Australia to 71 for two in the 17th overVicky Ostwal would then add to his tally as Indias leading wickettaker in the tournament now 12 dismissing opener Campbell Kellaway for 30 as he sent a drive straight to Nishant SindhuIt was now up to Australian captain Cooper Connolly to match his opposite number but could add only three runs as he topedged a looping catch to RasheedInstead Lachlan Shaw was the man to try and steer Australia to an increasingly improbable run chase but he could not find a partner as the next three batters fell cheaply to leave Australia on 125 for sevenAustralias first six came sooner than their opponents in the 37th over to Indias 44th but the very next ball broke their eighthwicket partnership which had added 42 runsMilestones continued to bring dismissals Lachlan Shaw going five balls after bringing up his halfcentury as Ravi Kumar took his second wicketTailender Tom Whitney put up some resistance including crashing backtoback sixes but was run out to signal the end of his sides challenge for the titleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever