Indian U-19 team will be excited to lift the ICC U-19 World Cup trophy for the fourth time; when they meet the Australia U-19 in the finals on Saturday.
"If we can get the win it'll be one of the best days of my life."
Australia and India's players look forward to tomorrow's #U19CWC Final in Tauranga! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/efC3uSW8mR
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 2, 2018
Ironically it is the same team which India met at the start of the tournament and they have beaten them quite comfortably at that time.
India have lifted the Under-19 World Cup trophy thrice and Prithvi Shaw will join the likes of Mohammad Kaif (2000), Virat Kohli (2008) and Unmukt Chand (2012) to become fourth Indian captain to lift the U-19 World Cup title if India beat Australia in the final.
| Year | Skipper | Winner | Runner up | Host |
| 2000 | Mohammad Kaif | IND | SL | SL |
| 2008 | Virat Kohli | IND | SA | MAL |
| 2012 | Unmukt Chand | IND | AUS | AUS |
The Indian side has shown an extraordinary performance to win all their five matches – one of which also includes a stunner 203-run win against arch-rivals Pakistan in the semifinal.
On the other hand, Australia has won 4 of their 5 matches in the tournament and one loss which they lost against India by 100 runs. After this Australian team has made a terrific come back and won some close encounters to reach the finals
First Encounter between the two teams
Did you miss the first encounter between Australia and India at #U19CWC this year? Catch up with the highlights! pic.twitter.com/y24kjNlra0
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 2, 2018
| Team | Margin of victory | Stage |
| v AUS U19 | Ind U19 won by 100 runs | League |
| v PNG U19 | Ind U19 won by 10 wkts | League |
| v ZIM U19 | Ind U19 won by 10 wkts | League |
| v BAN U19 | Ind U19 won by 131 runs | Quarter Final |
| v PAK U19 | Ind U19 won by 203 runs | Semi Final’s |
Top Scorer of the Tournament
West Indies' Alick Athanaze currently leads the #U19CWC run scorers' table, but will Shubman Gill overtake him at the top with a big score in the final? #AUSvIND #howzstat pic.twitter.com/g6TtNsM3sr
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 2, 2018
Special Message from Rohit Sharma
The #MenInBlue are rooting for the #BoysInBlue all the way from South Africa #U19CWC pic.twitter.com/31ymNcHjAe
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 2, 2018
When & Where
February 3, 2018 (Saturday) and Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Timing
The match starts at 6:30 am Live at Start Sports (India)
Squads:
India Under-19: Prithvi Shaw(captain), Shubman Gill, Manjot Kalra, Himanshu Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Harvik Desai, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ishan Porel, Anukul Roy, Shiva Singh, Aryan Juyal, Arshdeep Singh, Pankaj Yadav
Australia Under-19: Jason Sangha(c), Will Sutherland, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Edwards, Zak Evans, Jarrod Freeman, Ryan Hadley, Baxter J Holt, Nathan McSweeney, Jonathan Merlo, Lloyd Pope, Param Uppal, Austin Waugh, Aaron Hardie
