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India vs England U19 Final: Date, Time, Venue, Probable Playing XI & Match Preview
The Under 19 World Cup final will be played between India and England on Friday. The match will start at 1 PM at the Harare ground. Viewers can watch the live broadcast on Jio Hotstar.
The Indian team, the most successful team in the history of the tournament, will be aiming to win the title for the sixth time. Meanwhile, the English team will take to the field with the intention of becoming champions for the first time this century.
The English team has won the Under 19 World Cup Final only once so far (in 1998). This title match will bring back memories of the 2022 edition of the tournament. In that season too, the final was played between India and England, where India achieved the distinction of becoming champions for a record fifth time.
Under 19 World Cup Final: Team India is playing in the final for a record 10th time.
The Indian team has reached the final without losing a single match in the current edition of the tournament. This will be India’s record 10th final. In the nine finals played so far, India has won the title five times, while they have faced defeat four times.
Interestingly, a pattern has emerged in Team India’s performance in the tournament finals since 2012. India has lost the final in the edition following each of their title wins, only to become champions again in the subsequent tournament.
Since Team India lost in the final of the previous season, there are high hopes that they will become champions this time.
Under 19 World Cup Final: player battel
Vaibhav suryavanshi: The Indian team’s star opener has scored 264 runs in 6 innings of the tournament at an average of 44 and a strike rate of 147.48. He has also hit the most sixes, with 15.
Manny Lumsden : The English team’s pacer has taken the most wickets in the mega event, with 15 wickets in 6 matches. He has taken a wicket every 18 balls at an economy rate of 3.95.
England are in the final for the third time.
England has also reached the final without losing a single match. The team won all three of their group stage matches, two in the Super Six stage, and then defeated defending champions Australia in the semi-final. This will be only England’s third Under 19 World Cup final.
Aaron George’s match-winning century that led India to their tenth Under 19 world cup final.
Probable Playing XI
India U19 (Probable)
- Openers: Aggressive right-left combo
- Middle Order: Technically solid batters
- All-rounders: 2 seam-bowling all-rounders
- Bowlers: 2 fast bowlers + 1 quality spinner
England U19 (Probable)
- Top Order: Strong stroke-makers
- Middle Order: Power hitters + anchor
- All-rounders: Pace-friendly options
- Bowlers: Extra fast-bowling depth
Runs are flowing freely in Harare: the best average run rate.
The pitch in Harare has been helpful for batsmen. In this tournament, teams have scored runs here at an average of 33.27 and a run rate of 5.42, which is the best figure among all 5 venues. India had chased down a record 311 runs against Afghanistan in the semi-final at this very ground.
IND vs ENG head-to-head in Under 19 cricket shows how evenly matched these two youth powerhouses are.
In the head-to-head record, India has a threefold lead.
Matches – 55
India – 41
England – 13
Tie – 1