Heavyweights India and Australia will face off in a blockbuster Super League semifinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Wednesday (February 2), having beaten their opponents on the field and COVID-19 off it, on way to the last four stage.


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India's preparations for the age-group showpiece were impacted heavily by the virus, with hardly any national camps or tournaments in the last two years except the recent Asia Cup. The four-time champions started the tournament on the right note, overcoming a good South Africa side by 45 runs, but soon ran into a situation where they were struggling to field a playing XI after multiple players were found to have contracted COVID-19 hours before their match against Ireland.


Five members of the squad were unavailable for their second group clash, against Ireland on January 19 after a COVID outbreak. Captain Yash Dhull, his deputy Shaik Rasheed, Aaradhya Yadav, Manav Parakh and Siddarth Yadav were part of that group and missed both the Ireland and Uganda fixtures, forcing the BCCI to fly in reinforcements.


Match Details


India Under 19 vs Australia Under 19, Super League Semi-final 2


Venue: Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua


Date & Time: Febuary 2nd, at 6:30 PM IST


Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar


IND-U19 vs AUS-U19 Dream 11 Team


Wicket-keeper- Dinesh Bana


Batters- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (c), SK Rasheed, Campbell Kellaway, Teague Wyllie


All-Rounders- Rajangad Bawa, Aidan Cahill


Bowlers- Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar (vc), Tom Whitney, William Salzmann


IND-U19 vs AUS-U19 Probable Playing XIs


India Under 19: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, SK Rasheed, Yash Dhull (c), Siddarth Yadav, Rajangad Bawa, Kaushal Tambe, Dinesh Bana (wk), Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar


Australia Under 19: Campbell Kellaway, Teague Wyllie, Corey Miller, Cooper Connolly (c), Lachlan Shaw, Aidan Cahill, William Salzmann, Tobias Snell (wk), Tom Whitney, Jack Sinfield, Jack Nisbet