Highlights, India vs England, U19 World Cup Final, Full cricket score: India clinch record fifth title with thrilling win

Yash Dhull, India captain: Proud moment for India, that we have managed to achieve this. It was difficult at the start to get the combination right. but as time went we became a family and the team atmosphere was good.

Tom Prest, England skipper: We would have liked to bat better after choosing to bat first. But the was James Rew batted was outstanding, deserved a hundred. We definitely got the bowling and we did believe we could defend this. But they batted well.Not only the cricket, but the media exposure we have got is something we will not forget.

South Africa’s Dewald Brevis is the Player of the tournament

Raj Bawa, for his 5/31 and 35, is the Player of the Match

India five U19 World Cup titles wins so far: 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022*

After 47.4 overs, India 195/6 

INDIA ARE CHAMPIONS! What an incredible match, an incredible turnaround! Yash Dhull and Co claim India’s fifth title, a record in the history of U19 World Cups. Dinesh Bana with the winning six that’s smashed over long on.

FIFTY! Fifty for Nishant and it comes at a very crucial match!

After 47 overs, India 178/6 

Aspinwall continues, and delivers again! He gets rid of Kaushal Tambe, who’s caught at backward point. Dinesh Bana is the new batter, two runs from the over.

OUT! Caught by Ahmed and Tambe departs. Aspinwall with the wicket, England still hanging in there! Kaushal Tambe c Rehan Ahmed b Aspinwall 1

After 46 overs, India 176/5 

Victory is in clear sight for India now. Just 14 runs required now, from 24 balls. Two runs from the over.

After 44 overs, India 169/5 

Rehan Ahmed into the attack. A boundary from Nishant Sindhu reduces the deficit to just 21 runs from six overs.

After 43 overs, India 164/5

Joshua ABoyden continues, and he gets rid of Raj Bawa. Maybe, just maybe, there is glimmer of hope for England here. A wicket and four runs. Kaushal Tambe is the new batter.

OUT! Raj Bawa is dismissed, another wicket gifted away to England. Raj Bawa c Tom Prest b Joshua Boyden 35

After 42 overs, India 160/4 

Rehan Ahmed resumes. Raj Bawa with a boundary towards third man fence. England appeal for a catch at slips, the umpires send it upstairs. Replays show the ball hit the ground before going onto the slip fielder.

After 41 overs, India 155/4 (Nishant 31, Raj 28) 

Thomas Aspinwall resumes as the slog overs get underway. Powerplay three is introduced. Raj Bawa begins the over with another maximum, muscling over midwicket. Nine off the over.

After 40 overs, India 146/4 ( Nishant 31, Raj 19) 

Rehan Ahmed is back. Nishant punishes the bowler with a massive six over long-on. India need 44 runs from 60 balls now.

After 39 overs, India 138/4 

Aspinwall continues, three runs from the over including a wide. India need 52 runs to win now.

After 38 overs, India 135/4 

Tom Prest continues after the drinks break. There’s an LBW appeal denied by the umpire. Just a couple of runs from the over.

After 37 overs, India 133/4 

Four runs from Aspinwall’s over. Victory is in sight for India, who need 57 off 78.

After 36  overs, India 129/4 (Nishant 19, Raj 15) 

Six runs come off Prest’s latest over with a boundary from Nishant Sindhu. India are just 61 runs away from victory now.

After 35 overs, 123/4 (Raj 14, Nishant 14) 

Aspinwall continues. Raj Bawa with an exquisite straight drive down the ground for a boundary. Six runs from the over.

After 34 overs, India 117/4 (Nishant 14, Raj 8) 

Tom Prest resumes. England have been good on the field, and the fielder at third man saves a couple of runs in the last ball. Five from the over.

After 32 overs, India 109/4 (Bawa 4, Nishant 10) 

Tom Prest continues. Just a couple of runs from his over. India need 81 more runs to win now.

After 31 overs, India 107/4 (Nishant 9, Raj 3) 

James Sales into the attack again. Nishant with a back foot drive towards deep backward point. Seven runs off the over.

After 30 overs, India 100/4 

So, India have lost the wicket of Yash Dhull, their captain, and it’s two new batters in the middle. Raj Bawa and Nishant Sindhu are the batters. A couple of runs in the 30th to take them to 100. India need 90 runs from 120 balls.

OUT! Skipper Dhull departs, caught by George Bell. Yash Dhull c George Bell b James Sales 17

After 28 overs, India 97/3 ( Dhull 17, Nishant 2) 

Rehan Ahmed continues. A brace from Nishant towards backward square leg to complete the over.

After 27 overs, India 95/3 

James Sales is back into the attack. Shaik Rasheed gets to his fifty, his second in the tournament. India need less than 100 runs. However, they have suffered a setback, with Rasheed finding the fielder at midwicket. Third wicket for England.

OUT! Breakthrough for England, Rasheed departs after scoring his fifty. He’s caught by James Rew at midwicket. Shaik Rasheed c James Rew b James Sales 50

FIFTY! Second half-century for Shaik Rasheed this tournament.

After 26 overs,  India 89/2 (Dhull 14, Rasheed 47) 

Rehan Ahmed continues.It’s a maiden over to begin the second half of the chase.

After 25 overs, India 89/2 (Dhull 14, Rasheed 47) 

Bethell continues. Rasheed begins with a brace, and he follows it up with a single in the next ball. Six runs from the over.

After 24 overs, India 83/2 ( Dhull 12, Rasheed 43) 

Tom Prest is back. Shaik Rasheed with a fine boundary, driven through extra cover. Easy pickings for India at the moment . Seven runs off it.

After 23 overs, India 76/2 ( Dhull 10, Rasheed 38) 

Bethell is back. Rasheed collects a brace courtesy a misfield from Ahmed at point, who hardly gets a grasp on the ball. Six runs coming from the over.

After 22 overs, India 70/2 (Dhull 9, Rasheed 34) 

Aspinwall continues. Yash Dhull with a powerful four towards long-on. Shaik Rasheed, to joins the party, slotting this through backward point for a boundary. Expensive over with 11 runs from it.

After 21 overs, India 59/2 ( Dhull 4, Rasheed 28) 

Jacob Bethell continues. Yash Dhull punches wide of sweeper cover for a brace. Tidy over from Bethell otherwise.

After 20 overs, India 57/2 (Dhull 2, Rasheed 28) 

Aspinwall continues. Width from the bowler in the last ball and Rasheed dispatches this one towards deep backward point for a four. Five off the over.

After 19 overs, India 52/2 (Dhull 1, Rasheed 24) 

Jacob Bethell is introduced to the attack for the first time today. Tidy start for him with just two singles off the over.

After 18 overs, India 49/2 ( Dhull 0, Rasheed 23) 

Thomas Aspinwall resumes after drinks break, and boy does he deliver! Short ball down leg from Aspinwall, the ball takes the glove of Harnoor and onto wide of keeper Horton, who takes a fantastic catch. Yash Dhull is the new batter.

OUT! Post-drinks, and England get their breakthrough! Caught by Alex Horton and Aspinwall strikes. Harnoor Singh departs. Harnoor Singh c Alex Horton b Aspinwall 21

After 17 overs, 48/1 (Rasheed 22, Harnoor 21) 

Rehan Ahmed continues. Rasheed begins the over with a boundary, but he looks in some kind of pain there. He looks good to go though, at least at the moment. Seven runs off the over. Players take a break for drinks break now.

After 16 overs, India 41/1 (Harnoor 20, Rasheed 16) 

England revert to pace now, with Thomas Aspinwall being introduced for the first time today. Just the single off Rasheed in the over.

After 15 overs, India 40/1 (Harnoor 20, Rasheed  15) 

Rehan Ahmed continues. There’s an appeal for LBW in the last ball but the umpire’s not interested. Remember, there’s no DRS in this tournament. Maiden over.

After 14 overs, India 40/1 (Harnoor 20, Rasheed  15) 

Tom Prest continues, and three runs come from it. He’s been good for England so far with the ball, but his team will need wickets before things get out of hand.

After 13 overs, India 37/1 ( Harnoor 18, Rasheed 14) 

Rehan Ahmed continues. Two runs from the over, with a single each from Harnoor and Rasheed in the last two balls.

After 12 overs, India 35/1 (Harnoor 17, Rasheed 13) 

Tom Prest continues, and he goes for just a single off Rasheed in the penultimate ball of the over.

After 11 overs, India 34/1 ( Harnoor 17, Rasheed 12) 

Rehan Ahmed is introduced to the attack. Just a single off Rasheed in this over.

After 10 overs, India 33/1 ( Harnoor 17, Rasheed 11) 

Tom Prest continues. Rasheed retains strike for the next over with a single off the last ball. End of the first powerplay.

After 9 overs, India 32/1 ( Rasheed 10, Harnoor 17) 

Boyden is back. Harnoor with an exquisite flick past the backward square leg fence for a four. Harnoor with another boundary in the fifth ball, beating James Sales at mid-on, who stretches his hands for a possible catch but fails. Eight off the over.

After 8 overs, India 24/1 (Harnoor 9, Rasheed 10) 

Change of bowling as Tom Prest comes into the attack. There’s an appeal for a stumping against Rasheed, the umpire sends it upstairs. But, Rasheed seems to have made his ground and it’s Not Out! Maiden over.

After 7 overs, India 24/1 (Harnoor 9, Rasheed 10) 

Joshua Boyden continues. He starts off with a wide, going down leg, as Harnoor reacts late for a flick. Boyden’s fourth ball just falls short of Rehan Ahmed at backward point. Ahmed dived to his right but narrowly missed out on a chance. Just the wide off the over.

After 6 overs, India 23/1 (Harnoor 9, Rasheed 10) 

James Sales resumes. Harnoor Singh with a pull over square leg fence for a boundary. Five off the over.

After 5 overs, India 18/1 (Harnoor 4, Rasheed 10) 

Boyden continues. Rasheed flicks through the midwicket fence for another boundary. Five runs off the over.

After 4 overs, India 13/1 (Harnoor 3, Rasheed 6) 

Sales continues. Three consecutive wides from Sales this over. Rasheed with India’s first boundary in the chase. Eight runs off the over.

After 3 overs, India 5/1 (Harnoor 2, Rasheed 2) 

Boyden is back into the attack. Just a single off Harnoor in this over.

After 2 overs, India 4/1 ( Harnoor 1, Rasheed 2) 

James Sales is introduced to the attack. Harnoor Singh is off the mark with a single, tucking off the pads towards fine leg. Four runs off the over.

After 1 over, India 0/1 (Harnoor 0, Rasheed 0) 

Joshua Boyden with the ball for England. Dream start for Boyden and his England teammates, as he gets rid of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Angkrish finds the outside edge and onto the keeper Horton. Not the start India wanted. Shaik Rasheed is the new batter. Wicket maiden!

OUT! Dream start for England! Joshua Boyden strikes in just the second ball of the chase Angkrish is caught behind by the keeper. Opening partnership broken. Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Alex Horton b Joshua Boyden 0

Time for the chase. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh walk out to bat. England players form a huddle for some team talk before taking centrestage. Will India claim their fifth title? Let’s find out.

After 44.5 overs, England 189 all out

So, England have been bundled out for 189. James Rew and James Sales showed some resistance with a 93-run partnership, but England stillfall short of 200. Raj Bawa with a five-for. India will need 190 runs to win when they walk out to bat. Do join us for the chase in a few minutes.

OUT! Edged and caught by the keeper and Boyden departs. More important, Raj Bawa gets a five-for. Joshua Boyden c Dinesh Bana b Raj Bawa 1

After 44 overs, England 185/9 (Sales 32, Boyden 0) 

Partnership finally broken. Ravi Kumar with the wicket but credit must be given where it’s due. Rew was looking to clear the boundary with his pull but Tambe at deep square leg hangs on for a brilliant catch. Rew departs for 95. Thomas Aspinwall comes in, but he’s also dismissed, for a duck. India are right back in it now.

OUT! Aspinwall’s caught by Dinesh Bana and Ravi Kumar gets another wicket. Aspinwall c Dinesh Bana b Ravi Kumar 0

OUT! Caught by Kaushal Tambe and James Rew departs after an excellent innings. He’s pulled this one to deep square leg, where the fielder completes a brilliant catch. Heartbreak for Rew. James Rew c Kaushal Tambe b Ravi Kumar 95

After 42 overs, England 184/7 (Rew 95, Sales 31) 

Vicky Ostwal is back into the attack. There’s an appeal for a stumping, and the umpire sends it upstairs. The replay shows that Sales, the batter on-strike, had made his ground. Not Out, the big screen signals. Rew, few balls later, punishes the bowler with two consecutive fours. Rew is into his 90s now. 11 runs coming off an over that’s belonged to England.

After 41 overs, England 173/7 (Rew 85, Sales 30) 

10 overs to go and that means it’s time for the final powerplay. R Hangargekar is back into the attack. Also, Raj Bawa has just one over remaining so India will have to use him carefully, Six runs from the over.

After 40 overs, England 167/7 (Rew 84, Sales 26) 

Ravi Kumar continues. Tidy stuff from Ravi with just three runs off the over.

After 39 overs, England 164/7 (Rew 83, Sales 24) 

Raj Bawa to bowl his penultimate over. Five from the over, including a wide.

After 38 overs, England 159/7 ( Rew 81, Sales 22) 

Ravi Kumar continues. Three runs from the over. The partnership between Rew and Sales is now 68.

After 37 overs, England 156/7 (Rew 80, Sales 21) 

Raj Bawa, with four wickets so far, is back into the attack. There’s shout for a catch against Rew but the ball just falls short of the deep square leg fielder. Three runs off the over.

After 36 overs, England 153/7 (Rew 78, Sales 20) 

Ravi Kumar is back into the attack. England bring up their 150 with a brilliant pull from Rew towards deep midwicket fence. Eight off the over.

After 35 overs, England 145/7 (Rew 72, Sales 19) 

Angkrish continues. Rew and Sales bring up their 50-run stand for the eighth wicket. Six runs from the over.

After 34 overs, England 139/7 (Rew 67, Sales 18) 

Kaushal Tambe returns. Rew collects another boundary this over with a sweep towards fine leg fence. The partnershop between Rew and Sales is now worth 48 runs.

After 33 overs, England 131/7 (Rew 61, Sales 16) 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is introduced for the first time today. He goes for just two singles in the over, but India will be looking to break this partnership.

After 32 overs, England 129/7 (Sales 15, Rew 60) 

Vicky Ostwal returns. James Rew with a brilliant pull to find the deep midwicket boundary for a four in the last ball of the over. Six from it.

After 31 overs, England 123/7 (Rew 55, Sales 14) 

Hangargekar continues. Short balls have hurt England today and Rew takes a blow onto his helmet. The physio’s out to have a check and probably a concussion test. That’ll be drinks as well. Play resumes after drinks. Five off the over.

After 30 overs, England 118/7 (Rew 50, Sales 14) 

Nishant continues. It’s a half-century for James Rew, who reaches the milestone in 79 balls. England will be looking for 200 from here but they need a stead partnership. Sales with a boundary towards deep backward point in the last ball of the over.

FIFTY! A gritty half-century for James Rew that comes in a tough time for England. He’s taken 79 balls to reach the milestone.

After 29 overs, England 113/7 (Rew 49, Sales 10) 

Hangargekar is back into the attack. Six runs from the over with Sales flicking through midwicket for a brace. Rew is on 49.

After 28 overs, England 107/7 (Rew 47, Sales 6) 

Nishant resumes. Rew finds the deep midwicket fence for a boundary. He looks in good touch, and has scored most of England’s runs so far. Six runs from the over.

After 27 overs, England 101/7 (Rew 42, Sales 5) 

Tambe continues. Rew with a brilliant reverse sweep behind point region to find a boundary. That brings England’s 100, while Rew is into his 40s.

After 26 overs, England 96/7 (Sales 5, Rew 37) 

Nishant Sindhu returns. It’s a maiden over. India right on top here.

After 25 overs, England 96/7 (Sales 5, Rew 37) 

Kaushal Tambe continues, he gets a wicket, that of Alex Horton. Partnership broken, and the new man in is James Sales. Six runs and a wicket.

OUT! Caught by Yash Dhull and Alex Horton departs. Kaushal Tambe with the wicket. Alex Horton c Yash Dhull b Kaushal Tambe 10

After 24 overs, England 90/6 (Horton 10, Rew 36) 

Vicky Ostwal continues. Kaushal’s over before this went for five runs. Vicky’s latest over goes for three singles.

After 22 overs, England 82/6 ( Rew 33, Horton 5) 

Vicky Ostwal returns. Rew flicks behind square for a boundary. Seven runs off the over.

After 21 overs, England 75/6 (Rew 27, Horton 4) 

Kaushal Tambe continues. James Rew tickles past short third man for a boundary. Five runs from the over.

After 20 overs, England 70/6 (Rew 21, Horton 4) 

Ostwal is back into the attack. Rew with a brace as he sweeps behind square. Three off the over.

After 19 overs, England 67/6 (Rew 19, Horton 4) 

Raj Bawa, with four wickets to his name, returns. Horton finishes the over with a sublime boundary, finding the gap between mid-off and extra cover.

After 18 overs, England 62/6 ( Rew 18, Horton 0) 

Vicky Ostwal is into the attack for the first time today. Excellent start from Ostwal with just a single off the over.

After 17 overs, England 61/6 (Rew 17, Horton 0) 

Raj Bawa continues. He collects his fourth wicket to get rid of Rehan Ahmed, who’s caught by Kaushal Tambe at the slips. Alex Horton, England’s keeper, is the new batter in, and he takes a blow to his helmet right away. Horton is good to go after a concussion test. One run and a wicket.

OUT! Brilliant length from Raj Bawa, Ahmed gifts this one to Tambe at slips. Ahmed attempts to defend, but carries the edge and onto the slip fielder. Rehan Ahmed c Kaushal Tambe b Raj Bawa 10

After 16 overs, England 60/5 ( Ahmed 10, Rew 16) 

Ravi Kumar continues. Brilliant punch off the back foot by Rehan Ahmed in the second ball for a perfectly-timed shot behind point that goes beyond the boundary rope. Eight runs from the over.

After 15 overs, England 52/5 (Rew 15, Ahmed 3) 

Raj Bawa, who took two wickets in his last over, is into the attack again. He’s on a hat-trick in the first ball of the over, but doesn’t get so, with Rew tapping to backward point for a single. Short ball from Raj in the fifth, and Rehan Ahmed takes a blow onto his helmet. It’s a thick top edge that goes onto his helmet. The umpires ask for the physio for a concussion test, and it’s a drinks break for the players as well. Raj finishes the over with a dot ball.

After 14 overs, England 48/5 (Rew 14, Ahmed 0) 

Ravi Kumar continues. James Rew with a single towards mid-wicket for the only run off the over.

After 13 overs, England 47/5 (Rew 13) 

Raj Bawa continues. Big, big over with two wickets from his over. Luxton was the first to depart this over followed by George Bell for a first-ball duck. England have lost half their side.

OUT! Another one! England lose wicket number five, George Bell goes for a first-ball duck. Raj Bawa is at it again. George Bell c Dinesh Bana b Raj Bawa 0

OUT! Edged and a sharp catch by Dinesh Bana. England lose another wicket. Raj Bawa with his second. Luxton departs. Luxton c Dinesh Bana b Raj Bawa 4

After 12 overs, England 44/3 (Rew 11, Luxton 3) 

Nishant Sindhu continues. Just two singles off it to end another good over for India.

After 11 overs, England 42/3 (Rew 10, Luxton 2) 

Raj Bawa is into the attack again. He gets rid of George Thomas (27), who was looking to settle down. Thomas is caught by Dhull at cover. William Luxton is the new batter in at number five. A wicket and five runs off the over.

OUT! Another one bites the dust! Caught by skipper Dhull at cover and Thomas departs. Raj Bawa with the wicket. George Thomas c Yash Dhull b Raj Bawa 27

After 10 overs, England 37/2 ( George 27, Rew 7) 

Nishant continues. George Thomas with a single towards right of mid-wicket. Five dots otherwise in the over. End of powerplay 1.

After 9 overs, England 36/2 (Rew 7, Thomas 26) 

Raj Bawa continues. It’s a maiden over. Just one more over to go before the first powerplay ends.

After 8 overs, England 36/2 (Thomas 26, Rew 7) 

Another change in bowling as left-arm orthodox bowler Nishant Sindhu comes into the attack. Rew collects a boundary in the first ball, finding the extra cover fence. Dinesh Bana faces a slight blow onto the helmet and mandatory concussion tests are carried. He’s good to go though and play resumes. Five tuns from the over.

After 7 overs, England 31/2 (George 26, Rew 2) 

Change of bowling for India as Raj Bawa comes in for Hangargekar. In the last ball of the over, Kaushal Tambe puts a straightforward chance down at the slips. Seems like it was a dropped chance. Nonetheless, it’s a tidy over with just one run from it.

After 6 overs, England 30/2 (George 26, Rew 1) 

Ravi Kumar, with figures of 2/2 from 2 overs so far, is to bowl this over. Easy pickings for Thomas as he flicks this one past the fine leg fence for a four. Thomas seems to be getting into the groove as he collects another boundary a few balls later. Nine from the over.

After 5 overs, England 21/2 ( Thomas 18, Rew 1) 

Hangargekar continues. Rew is off the mark with a single that’s tucked away to backward square leg. Just three runs off the over.

After 4 overs, England 18/2 (George 16, Rew 0) 

Ravi Kumar continues.And he delivers again, alright! He gets rid of the skipper Tom Prest, who gets an inside edge that ricochets onto the stumps, and it’s clean bowled! James Rew is the new batter. A wicket maiden.

OUT! The skipper departs! Inside edge that ricochets onto the stumps, and Tom Prest makes the long way back. Ravi Kumar is at it once again! Tom Prest b Ravi Kumar 0

After 3 overs, England 18/1 (George 16, Prest 0) 

Hangargekar continues. George Thomas with back-to-back fours in the over to bring a smile on England fans. To add to that, Thomas finishes the over with a humungous six over deep square leg. 14 runs from the over.

After 2 overs, England 4/1 (George 2, Prest 0) 

Ravi Kumar is introduced. There’s an appeal for a wicket against ethell, but that’s turned down by the umpire. Bethell finds a brace through towards backward square leg, and he’s off the mark. However, just after a couple of balls, Bethell is struck LBW and has to depart. Ravi Kumar strikes, and that brings in skipper Tom Prest.

OUT! An appeal for an LBW and Bethell departs! Ravi Kumar with the wicket, the on-field umpire had no doubt for this one. 
Bethell lbw b Ravi Kumar 2

After 1 over, England 2/0 (George 2, Bethell 0) 

R Hangargekar with the ball first up for India. George Thomas is facing him.Hangargekar begins with a delivery that’s swinging away from a good length, which George leaves it alone to the keeper. England open their account with a brace from George Thomas.

National anthems of both India and England are complete. Time for LIVE action now. The Indian players form a huddle before heading out onto the field. R Hangargekar set to open the bowling for India. George Thomas and Jacob Bethell the openers for England.

Less than 10 minutes from start of play! 

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Playing XI: 

India: Yash Dhull(Captain),Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dinesh Bana, Kaushal Tambe, Raj Bawa, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar

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

Toss update: England have won the toss in the final and they will bat first. Both England and India name unchanged sides for this contest.

Less than 30 minutes to go for the toss, so let’s take a look at both the squads: 

Squads

India: Yash Dhull (captain), Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Siddarth Yadav, Aneeshwar Gautam, Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Garv Sangwan, Dinesh Bana, Aaradhya Yadav, Raj Bawa, Vasu Vats, Ravi Kumar.

England: Tom Prest (captain), George Bell, Joshua Boyden, Alex Horton, Rehan Ahmed, James Sales, George Thomas, Thomas Aspinwall, Nathan Barnwell, Jacob Bethell , James Coles, William Luxton, James Rew, Fateh Singh, Benjamin Cliff.

Yash Dhull aces the art of soaking up pressure to guide India to fourth successive final

India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar had earlier spoken about how instinctive Dhull is as a leader. And now we know that under pressure he is the crisis man for the team. Here’s Sandipan Banerjee’s piece following India’s win over Australia.

From Yash Dhull to Shaik Rasheed, here are top Indian players to keep an eye on in the final against England. Check them out here

Statistically and historically India have had an upper hand over England in the U-19 World Cups. They have won six out of the eight matches and lost just two.

The early clashes were dominated by India as they won five in a row.

Here’s a look at the head-to-head outcome between the two teams.

England’s road to final: 

Group A, beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets 

Group A, beat Canada by 106 runs 

Group A, beat UAE by 189 runs 

Quarter-final, beat South Africa by 6 wickets 

Semi-final, beat Afghanistan by 15 runs (DLS method)

India road to the final: 

Group B, beat South Africa by 45 runs 

Group B, beat Ireland by 174 runs 

Group B, beat Uganda by 326 runs 

Quarter-final, beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets

Semi-final, beat Australia by 96 runs

Click here to read in detail about each and every match of India’s campaign so far.

Eight finals and four trophies in 14 editions make India the most successful team in the Under-19 World Cup history.

And come Saturday, they look on course for a record-extending fifth title given the depth of talent and form but standing in the way is a driven English team, chasing its own piece of history in what promises to be an enthralling summit clash.

Yash Dull and Co will aim to add to India’s rich legacy when they take on England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. 

Click here to read the match preview

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the ICC U19 World Cup final between India and England set to take place at Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. India are aiming for a record fifth title while England will set sights on just their second trophy. Stay tuned as we build up towards what promises to be an exciting contest.