ICC unveiled its Team of the Tournament a day after Australia's thumping 79-run win over defending champions India. Four Indians, including captain and leading run-scorer Uday Saharan, made the list after an impressive campaign.
It was a very good tournament. I am very proud of the boys, they all played very well. They all showed great fighting spirit from the start, very proud of them. We played a few rash shots, couldn't spend more time at the crease," Saharan said after the final.
The defending champions enter the final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 with an impressive record against Australia in the recent youth ODI matches. Both India and Australia remain unbeaten in this tournament with the former winning all of their six matches.
India and Australia have locked horns with each other in the final of the ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup twice, previously in 2012 and 2018. India emerged victorious on both occasions.
Three Indian players Uday Saharan, Musheer Khan and in-form spinner Saumy Pandey are among eight players shortlisted by ICC for the prestigious U19 World Cup 2024 Player of the Tournament award ahead of the final between India and Australia on Sunday.
The India captain Uday Saharan was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) in the semifinal against South Africa. Saharan led from the front and played a captain's knock of 81 runs of 124 balls.
Fifties from opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Richard Seletswane helped South Africa post a challenging total of 244/7 at Benoni's Willowmoore Park with Raj Limbani and Musheer Khan scalping combined five wickets for India.
Sarfaraz Khan's brother, Musheer Khan, is the leading run-getter at the U19 Men's World Cup 2024, Musheer has already scored 334 runs in five innings at a stellar average of 83.50.
Captain Uday Saharan and middle order batter Sachin Dhan shattered the record by producing 215 runs for the fourth wicket as India posted 297 against Nepal in their last Super Six stage game at Bloemfontein's Mangaung Oval.
Uday Saharan-lead Indian team defeated Ireland by 201 runs in their second Group A game of the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 to take a lead in the points table while the USA remain the only team yet to register a win in Group A.
Musheer Khan top-scored with 118 off 106 balls and captain Uday Saharan scored 75 runs to help India score a total of 301/7 while batting first at Bloemfontein's Mangaunga Oval. With two wins in two games, India entered the Super Six stages as Group A leaders.
Saumy Pandey and Adarsh Singh gave India a dominant win their opening game against Bangladesh U19 team while Ireland suffered a disappointing defeat against Bangladesh after clinching a huge win against USA in their first match of the tournament.
The Indian team beat Bangladesh by 84 runs in their opening game of the Under-19 World Cup in Bloemfontein to kick off their campaign with a win. Saumy Pandey was the pick of the bowlers for India with a four-fer after Adarsh Singh and skipper Uday Saharan laid the foundation with the bat.
Indian captain Uday Saharan led from the front in his side's opening game in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa against Bangladesh on Saturday, January 20 with a 64-run knock. However, during his innings, he got into a massive verbal spat with the Bangladesh player Ariful Islam.
Defending champions India are all set to take on Bangladesh in the third match of the ongoing U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024. Both teams will be playing in their first game of the tournament.
South Africa is set to the 15th edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup starting on January 19 where sixteen teams will clash at six different venues. The defending champions India will kick off their campaign against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein on January 20.
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