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India and Australia clashed in the ICC U-19 World Cup final in 2012.
Updated : Feb 02, 2018, 06:02 PM IST
India are all set to take on Australia in the final of ICC U-19 World Cup 2018 on Saturday. India and Australia are the most successful teams in this tournament as they have each lifted the trophy thrice in the past. Prithvi Shaw's team can inspiration from the previous Indian team as they set out to achieve a fourth title for India.
India and Australia have already clashed once in an under-19 world cup final and it was the 'Boys in Blue' who came out on top.
India emerged victorious after chasing down a tricky target of 226 runs in 2012 at Townsville. Unmukt Chand, the Indian skipper, led from the front scoring a wonderful hundred.
Australia batted first and lost the top-order. They were reduced to 38/4, but captain William Bosisto and Travis Head put on 65 runs for the fifth wicket to put the innings back on track.
Ashton Turner then stitched a 93-run stand with the captain helping Australia reach 225/8. For India, Sandeep Sharma took 4/54 in his 10 overs.
In reply, India lost Prashant Chopra for a duck. However, Unmukt Chand and Baba Aparajith put together 74 runs for the second wicket. Chand remained unbeaten at 111 while wicket-keeper batsman Smit Patel chipped in with 62 runs as India chased down the target losing just 4 wickets.
Here is how it happened:
Ahead of tomorrow's #U19CWC final, watch the highlights of the last time Australia and India met in the final, back in 2012! Do you remember the #FutureStars who stood out six years ago to claim the trophy? #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/SwRVMK3UIW
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 2, 2018
India had earlier won the trophy in 2000 and 2008 under Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli respectively.