Live Score, India vs Australia U19 World Cup Final: AUS 45/1; Dixon, Weibgen build steady partnership

14:16 (IST)

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After 10 overs, Australia 45/1 (Harry Dixon 22, Hugh Weibgen (C) 17)

Saharan keeps rotating his spinners, bringing in offie Abhishek Murugan for the final over of the powerplay. Three singles off it, as Australia reach 45/1 at the end of the 10th over. Steady partnership starting to build between Dixon and Weibgen at the moment, worth 29 at the end of the first powerplay.

14:13 (IST)

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After 9 overs, Australia 42/1 (Harry Dixon 21, Hugh Weibgen (C) 15)

A fifth over on the trot for Limbani in what has been a tidy opening spell so far. Just three singles off the over, including one to Dixon off a thick outside edge that flies towards third man, and could have been a catch had the fielder been placed a little to his left.

14:05 (IST)

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After 8 overs, Australia 39/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 13)

One left-arm spinner replaces another, with skipper Uday Saharan bringing in Musheer Khan in place of Pandey. Musheer starts off with a big appeal for LBW against Weibgen that is turned down by the umpire. The Aussie skipper gets off strike with a single four deliveries later.

14:04 (IST)

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After 7 overs, Australia 38/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 12)

Five runs added to the Aussie total in Limbani’s fourth over, though only one will be credited to the bowler with four leg byes getting added in the fourth delivery after brushing Dixon’s pad and beating the keeper.

14:02 (IST)

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After 6 overs, Australia 33/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 11)

Dixon and Weibgen rotate the strike between themselves in Pandey’s second over, with four singles coming off it. Barring the 15-run second over, it has been a relatively quiet powerplay for the Aussies so far.

13:55 (IST)

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After 5 overs, Australia 29/1 (Harry Dixon 18, Hugh Weibgen (C) 9)

Limbani appeals for LBW against Weibgen at the start of the third over, but umpire Palekar shakes his head. Replays show the ball to be hitting the pad slightly outside the off stump. FOUR! Slightly short outside off from Limbani, and Weibgen plays this late and slaps it square of the wicket.

13:53 (IST)

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After 4 overs, Australia 25/1 (Harry Dixon 18, Hugh Weibgen (C) 5)

Left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey introduced in the fourth over in place of Tiwari, who has been replaced after a 15-run first over. Six off Pandey’s first over, including a treble to Dixon in the third delivery after he gets a thick outside edge past the lone slip, with backward point giving the ball a spirited chase and saving a run for his team.

13:51 (IST)

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After 3 overs, Australia 19/1 (Harry Dixon 16, Hugh Weibgen (C) 3)

Limbani ends the opening stand in the third delivery of his second over, castling Konstas with an inswinging delivery that sneaks through the gap between bat and pad. He would’ve collected a wicket maiden had it not been for skipper Hugh Weibgen, the new batter at the crease, getting off the mark with three off the last delivery after driving the ball through extra cover.

13:46 (IST)

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BOWLED! Raj Limbani draws first blood for Team India as Sam Konstas ends up getting clean bowled for an eight-ball duck! Konstas attempts to play a front-foot shot off a full delivery from the seamer that angles back in sharply, only for the ball to snake through the gap between the inside edge and the pad and crash into the stumps. AUS 16/1

Konstas b Limbani 0(8)

13:41 (IST)

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After 2 overs, Australia 16/0 (Harry Dixon 16, Sam Konstas 0)

FOUR! SIX! Naman Tiwary’s off to an expensive start from the other end as Dixon collects a four and a six off his first two deliveries of the day. While the first one’s off a thick outside edge that flies past the slip fielder and all the way to the boundary, Dixon follows it with a confident pull that clears the square leg fence. FOUR! A second four for Dixon in the over, this time clipping a full delivery through the gap past mid on, with the ball easily winning the race against the chasing fielder. Tiwary attempts to fire back at Dixon with a bouncer, only for it to be called a wide. 15 off Tiwari’s first over of the day.

13:37 (IST)

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After 1 over, Australia 1/0 (Harry Dixon 1, Sam Konstas 0)

Tidy first over from Limbani, conceding just a single off it. In-form opener Harry Dixon gets off the mark right away with a single off the first delivery. Limbani then squares Konstas up with a rising delivery that goes narrowly past his outside edge. Limbani later appeals for LBW against Konstas that is turned down by the umpire, with the ball angling back in and hitting him between middle and leg.

13:32 (IST)

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The national anthems have been sung and it’s time for some cricketing action to take centre-stage. Harry Dixon and Sam Konstas open the Australian innings and skipper Hugh Weibgen opts to bat, with seamer Raj Limbani bowling the first over of the day.

13:21 (IST)

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Willowmoore Park pitch report: "Slightly overcast and not very warm. The ball might swing a little bit as there is breeze," HD Ackermann says. 

Abhinav Mukund: "There area few cracks and there could be variable bounce later on. It could be dry, with very little water on the surface. 200 could be par."

13:10 (IST)

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"We can play only one World Cup so this means a lot to me and the players. All of us want to lift the trophy," says India captain Uday Saharan at the toss. 

No changes for India today.

13:09 (IST)

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One change for Austrlaia: Charlie Anderson comes in for Tom Campbell 

Australia U19 XI: Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen (c), Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks(w), Oliver Peake, Raf MacMilllan, Charlie Anderson, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler

13:07 (IST)

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India U19 XI: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (w), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey

13:06 (IST)

U19 World Cup Final LIVE: Australia have won the toss and Hugh Weibgen has decided to bat first against India. Aussies skipper said he wants to bat first as it's a final and they prefer to bat first and not come under pressure later.

13:02 (IST)

U19 World Cup Final LIVE: Australia reached the final by beating Pakistan by just one wicket in the second semi-final. The Aussies have won the U19 World Cup three times so far with the last trophy coming in 2010. 

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India defeated South Africa by two wickets in the semi-final to reach their fifth straight U19 World Cup final. In a thrilling game, India were asked to chase 245, but were reduced to 32/4 before Sachin Dhas and captain Uday Saharan put together 169 runs to help India turn the tables around. Click here to read how India won the semis in a thrilling way

12:48 (IST)

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Trivia: This is India's ninth straight final and they have won the U19 World Cup trophy five times -- most among all teams. India's first U19 World Cup trophy win came in 2000 and the last one came in 2022 under the captaincy of yash Dhull. Click here to take a look at India's five trophy wins and eight final appearances.

12:45 (IST)

U19 World Cup final LIVE: A look at the squads

India U19 Squad: Uday Saharan (c), Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla, Ansh Gosai, Dhanush Gowda, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Innesh Mahajan

Australia U19 Squad: Hugh Weibgen (c), Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks (wk), Oliver Peake, Tom Campbell, Raf MacMilllan, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler, Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Corey Wasley, Aidan O Connor

12:43 (IST)

Welcome to LIVE coverage of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024 final match between India and Australia which will take place at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni. The match will start at 1.30 PM and toss will take place at 1.10 PM IST. All the latest updates, scores and full scorecard will be available at our blog here.