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India U-19 side will face the mighty Australian U-19 side in the 2024 World Cup finals on Sunday (11th February) at Benoni. India defeated the South African U-19 side by just 2 wickets in a thrilling fashion while Australia also beat Pakistan in a much more thrilling way by just 1 wicket and now the excitement is huge for the 2024 U19 WC finals which is set to happen between these two teams.
India U-19 side have reached the finals for the ninth time, while Australia U-19 side have reached the finals for the sixth time in the World Cup. India won five U-19 WC trophies in the 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 & 2022 editions, while Australia won three U-19 WC trophies in the 1988, 2002 & 2010 editions respectively. India have reached the finals in the last five U-19 World Cup editions consecutively in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 & 2024 respectively.
IND vs AUS in men's U-19 World Cup:
- Played - 8
- India - 6
- Australia - 2
The last time Australia defeated India in a U-19 World Cup game was way back in 1998. Since 2000, India have won six games consecutively against Australia in the U-19 World Cup tournament. India defeated Australia in both the 2012 & 2018 U-19 World Cup finals.
Most finals in U-19 World Cup:
- India - 9 times (2000, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 & 2024)
- Australia - 6 times (1988, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2018 & 2024)
- Pakistan - 5 times (1988, 2004, 2006, 2010 & 2014)
- South Africa - 3 times (2002, 2008 & 2014)
- England - 2 times (1998 & 2022)
