U19 ICC World Cup Quarterfinal live: India beat Australia by 74 runs to reach semi-finals

The defending champions India are on track to defend their title as they saw off the challenge of Australia in the quarter-finals by beating them by 74 runs. India will now play the winner of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Potchefstroom: Indian pacer Kartik Tyagi blew away the Australian top-order with a sensational spell to power India into the semi-finals of the ICC U-19 World Cup with a comfortable 74-run win here on Tuesday. Kartik's four wickets came after India recovered through Atharva Ankolekar's combative half-century to reach 233 for nine, a modest total that the holders defended in impressive fashion. Riding on Kartik's spell in which he swung the ball at a good speed, India bundled out Australia for 159 with 6.3 overs to spare in their Super League quarterfinal.

After a slow start and losing wickets in quick successions, India earlier posted a total of 233/9 in the Under 19 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Quarterfinal at JB Marks Oval in South Africa's Potchefstroom on Tuesday. Atharva Ankolekar played a brilliant knock of 55 not out, off 54 balls, down the order to help India post a 234-run target for the Aussies. With a six and five boundaries, Ankolekar added the much-needed 61 runs for the seventh wicket with fellow spinner Ravi Bishnoi (30 off 31 balls). 

Earlier, Australia captain Mackenzie Harvey won the toss and asked India to bat in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Quarterfinal in a rerun of 2018 final. India had topped Group A winning all their three matches while Australia were second in Group B after losing to the West Indies and then defeating Nigeria and England.

The two teams between them share seven ICC Cricket World Cup titles with Australia winning the inaugural championship in 1988 followed by triumphs in 2002 and 2010. India, on the other hand, are the most successful team bagging the trophy in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.

In the 2018 match, India won the final to lift the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup trophy for the fourth time to become the most successful team in the tournament's history. Australia had then won the toss and elected to bat. They were bowled out for 216 by India in 47.2 overs. India chased the target in 38.5 overs powered by Manjot Kalra (101 not out), who became the fifth batsman to score a hundred in an U19 World Cup final.

The playing XI of the two teams are as follows:

India U19 Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg (captain), Dhruv Chand Jurel (wicketkeeper), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh

Australia U19 Playing XI: Sam Fanning, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey (captain), Lachlan Hearne, Oliver Davies, Patrick Rowe (wicketkeeper), Corey Kelly, Connor Sully, Tanveer Sangha, Todd Murphy, Matthew Willans

Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Sharfuddoula Saikat, Wayne Knights, Asif Yaqoob. Match Referee: Graeme Labrooy

The complete squad list:

India U19 squad: Priyam Garg (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Vidyadhar Patil, Shubhang Hegde, Shashwat Rawat, Kumar Kushagra.

Australia U19 squad: Mackenzie Harvey (captain), Sam Fanning, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lachlan Hearne, Oliver Davies, Liam Scott, Patrick Rowe (wicketkeeper), Tanveer Sangha, Connor Sully, Todd Murphy, Bradley Simpson, Liam Marshall, Corey Kelly, Matthew Willans, Cooper Connolly.

Follow the live updates here:

28 January 2020

21:04 IST

The defending champions India are on track to defend their title as they saw off the challenge from Australia in the quarter-finals by beating them by 74 runs. India will now play the winner of Pakistan and Bangladesh. 

20:57 IST

Akash Singh takes the final wicket, cleaning up Willans with a fuller one, and India secure a 74-run victory. This was India's toughest test to date, but with Kartik Tyagi leading the bowlers, India have managed to not just rescue the match but also secure victory by a big margin. India reach the semi-finals.