Uday Saharan,Four Indian players make up the 12-person squad, along with three Australians, two South Africans, one each from the West Indies, Scotland, and Pakistan.
The 2024 U19 World Cup Team of the Tournament was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday. Australia won the competition for the fourth time on Sunday. In the top match in Benoni, the Australians won by 79 runs, ending the winning streak of the five-time winners, India.
finalists With a combined total of seven players from the two teams, Australia and India dominate the ICC Team of the Tournament. Four Indian players make up the 12-person squad, along with three Australians, two South Africans, one each from the West Indies, Scotland, and Pakistan.
Hugh Weibgen, the captain of Australia during the World Cup, has been chosen to be the team’s leader.The top run scorer in the tournament and India skipper Uday Saharan, Musheer Khan in second place, batsman Sachin Dhas, and Saumy Pandey, who took the second-most wickets in the U19 World Cup, have all made the cut.
In U19 World Cups, the highest 5-wicket stand for India is held by Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas.
Saharan contributed significantly to India’s overwhelming victory in the tournament by scoring steadily all through the competition and hitting a century against Nepal. However, he was at his best in the semifinal match against South Africa, as he and Sachin shared a record-breaking 171 runs for the fifth wicket, enabling India to overcome a 32-for-4 deficit in the run chase.
The cool-headed right-hander Sachin also deservedly earned his spot on the list after hitting a century in the Super Six match against Nepal. In contrast, Musheer scored two hundreds and one fifty while amassing 360 runs at an average of 60y in seven matches. Pandey, who took the most wickets of any spinner in the tournament with his left-arm spin variety (18), completes the Indian team.
In the early going of the competition, Pandey was outstanding. He picked two four-fers against Bangladesh (four for 24) and New Zealand (four for 19). He also possesses an exceptional ability to bowl economical periods.
In U19 World Cups, the highest 5-wicket stand for India is held by Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas.In U19 World Cups, the highest 5-wicket stand for India is held by Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas.
… And it’s Final Number 9 for Team India!
It took the biggest fifth-wicket partnership in Men’s Under-19 World Cups for the Indian Team to finally make it to D day. Their 9th Final, overall! Well done, boys!
#ICCU19WorldCup #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/eezwflWxNJ— Sports PUNdit (@sportzpundit) February 7, 2024
Australian opener Harry Dixon and captain Weibgen, who both hit forty runs in the team’s last match against India while putting together a 78-run partnership that helped them reach a record-tying 253 for seven, were named Team of the Tournament. Callum Vidler, a fast bowler who took 14 wickets at an average of 11.71 during the tournament, including two in the championship match, joined the pair.
Kwena Maphaka, the Player of the Tournament and top wicket-taker for the U19 World Cup, was also on the team. She finished with 21 wickets at a mere 9.71 after six matches.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (SA) (wk), Harry Dixon (AUS), Musheer Khan (IND), Hugh Weibgen (AUS) (captain), Uday Saharan (IND), Sachin Dhas (IND), Nathan Edward (WI), Callum Vidler (AUS), Ubaid Shah (PAK), Kwena Maphaka (SA), Saumy Pandey (IND), and Jamie Dunk (SCO) as the 12th man comprised the U19 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament
#Australia beat #India by 79 runs to win their fourth #ICCU19WorldCuphttps://t.co/yoEHcWP8XW pic.twitter.com/gXMtgTexr3
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) February 11, 2024