Under-19 ICC World Cup 2022: India through to the final, beat AUS by 96 runs.

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• India defeated Australia by 96 runs to reach the U-19 Cricket World Cup final.
• Skipper Yash Dhull struck a sublime 110 in as many balls and shared a game- changing 204-run stand with his deputy Shaik Rasheed (94 off 108 balls) to fire India to a formidable 290 for five after opting to bat on Wednesday.
• Indian bowlers then performed their roles to perfection to bowl Australia out for 194 in 41.5 overs. Lachlan Shaw’s fine 51 came too late in the day for Australia.
• Four-time champions India face England in the final and will be aiming to extend their dominance in the competition.

ABOUT U- 19 WORLD CUP

• The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international limited-overs cricket tournament that is held in the West Indies with sixteen teams taking part.
• It is the fourteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the first to be held in the West Indies