India U19 World Cup 2012: India defeated
defending champions Australia by six wickets to win their third
Under-19 Cricket World Cup title on Sunday. Captain Unmukt Chand scored
an unbeaten 111. Chasing Australia’s 225, India got home in 47.4 overs.
Smit Patel made a valuable 62 not out. Earlier, Australia made 225 runs
for 8 wickets in their alloted 50 overs. India got off to a shaky
start losing opener Prashant Chopra for 0, Baba Aparajith and Hanuma
Vihari. After 20 overs, they were 86/3.
India frittered away the early advantage
as defending champions Australia recovered from a shaky start to post a
competitive 225 for 8 in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World
Cup in Townsville on Sunday.
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