What's On: Under 19 Cricket

Australia and India face off in the final of the Under 19 World Cup. Photo: Bay Oval Cricket Ground Facebook Page.

Good morning Sunners and welcome to, for some of you, a four day weekend.

If you're following the cricket you will know that the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup final is at our back door today.

Australia and India face off in the final of the Under 19 World Cup at the Bay Oval today with both sides having full confidence coming into the final after completing big wins in the semi-finals.

Australia comfortably beat Afghanistan by six wickets, bowling them out for 181 and chasing the total inside 38 overs, while India thrashed rivals Pakistan, posting 272/9 from their 50 overs before dismantling the opposition, dismissing them for just 69.

While both sides have been impressive throughout the tournament, India is believed to have the edge, being the only unbeaten side in the competition.

Furthermore, Australia's only defeat came against India in the sides' first game of the competition back on 14 January.

The Group B fixture saw India's top-order batting fire excellently, with openers Prithvi Shaw (94) and Manjot Khalra (86) putting on an opening stand of 180.

India made an imposing 328/7 from their 50 overs before their bowlers dismissed the Australians for 228 to secure a 100-run win.

Since then, however, Australia have been ruthless, beating Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, England and Afghanistan, with their bowling attack taking the full 10 wickets in each match.

As well as beating Australia in the first game, India have defeated Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

For more information on the Under 19 World Cup final go to: https://www.icc-cricket.com/

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