U-19 World Cup Finals: India vs England Match Preview, Pitch Report, Playing XI

U-19 World Cup Finals
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The U-19 World Cup has reached its finals. Two of the strongest teams are outperforming and hence grabbed their spots to win the cup. In a crazy intense tournament, India and England certainly have emerged victorious. They will be facing each other in the final game of the tournament. England U19 outplayed Afghanistan U19 by 15 runs (D/L method) in the Semi-Finals to cement their spot in the Finals. Meanwhile, India thrashed Australia to clinch a 96 run victory. 

Wait Ends: England reach U-19 World Cup Finals after 24 years 

England defeated Afghanistan in an astonishing semi-final by 15 runs to advance to the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final. After a rain delay, England certainly scrambled to a competitive total of 231/6 in 47 overs, thanks to a 95-run partnership for the seventh wicket. However, Afghanistan brought the game to the wire, requiring 19 off the final 12 balls and with wickets in hand, only for Rehan Ahmed to capture three wickets in the penultimate over to leave the run chase 15 short. England reached their first U-19 World Cup final since winning the trophy in South Africa in 1998, thanks to a final over from Boyden. With their victory, England has finally qualified for an ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final after a 24-year wait.

Fourth consecutive U-19 Finals for India 

Leading from the front, India’s captain Yash Dhull smashed 110 runs off 110 balls and formed a strong partnership with Shaik Rasheed, who recorded 94 runs off 108 deliveries. Indian skipper became only the third Indian captain to score a century in the tournament after Virat Kohli in 2008 and Unmukt Chand in 2012. Australia was bowled out for 194 in 41.5 overs while chasing a goal of 291 runs. With Lachlan Shaw top-scoring with a half-century, the Australians certainly faced a surprising batting collapse. India’s Under-19 team, on the other hand, has advanced to the finals for the fourth consecutive year. They were knocked in the finals of the previous edition by Bangladesh U19. However, they will be expecting to go one better this time.

India vs England Match Details:

Head to head:

England Under-19 has won 11 of the 49 matches played between these two sides, while India Under-19 has won 37 of them.

Pitch Report:

It’s an outstanding pitch for the limited-overs style, and it’s yielded some exciting matches in this tournament. In this arena, chasing targets is always a challenge. However, in a high-pressure final, batting first is always a solid option.

Expected playing XI: 

Team India: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, SK Rasheed, Yash Dhull (c), Nishant Sindhu, Dinesh Bana (wk), Rajangad Bawa, Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar

Team England: George Thomas, Jacob Bethell, Tom Prest (c), James Rew, William Luxton, George Bell, Rehan Ahmed, Alex Horton (wk), Thomas Aspinwall, James Sales, Joshua Boyden

U-19 Finals: When is the match scheduled to take place?

The match will begin at 6.30 p.m. IST on February 5. The coin toss will take place half an hour before the game begins.

On which television channels will the U-19 World Cup Finals match be shown live?

This match will be live on Star Sports Network’s various language channels.

Is it possible to watch the match online?

Yes. The match will stream live online through the Disney+Hotstar app. You must also subscribe to this app to watch the online streaming.

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