Yash Dhull on Wednesday starred with a dazzling century as India defeated Australia in the semi-final of the U-19 World Cup at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. With his knock against Australia, Dhull joined an elite list of India U19 captains with a century in the tournament. Before him, Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chanda had achieved the same feat at the U19 World Cup. Batting on 98, Dhull drove one towards the mid-wicket region, stealing two runs to complete his century.
Watch: VVS Laxman's Reaction In Dugout After India's Yash Dhull Reaches Hundred In U19 World Cup Semi-Final vs Australia
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Former India batter VVS Laxman, the current head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), was seen applauding in the dugout when Yash Dhull reached his hundred . Laxman has accompanied the India U19 team in the Caribbean islands and has been sharing his valuable inputs with the youngsters.
Yash Dhull celebrates after reaching scoring a century in U19 World Cup semi-final
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VVS Laxman applauded Yash Dhull's hundred in U19 World Cup semi-final
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Dhull, India's u19 captain, top-scored with 110 as India beat Australia
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India will face England in the U19 World Up final for their fifth title
India won the match by a convincing margin of 96 runs, cruising to the final of the U19 World Cup for the fourth straight time.
However, India had a sluggish start to the match after winning the toss and opting to bat.
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The four-time champions lost openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh cheaply.
But, Dhull and vice-captain Shaik Rasheed took the matter in their own hands, stitching a fantastic 200-run partnership for the third wicket.
While Dhull was run-out on 110 while backing up, Rasheed was also caught on the next ball, failing to reach three figures by 6 runs.
A later surge from Dinesh Bana (20) took India to a total of 290 for five.
In reply, Australia were rolled over for 191 as Lachlan Shaw top-scored with a fine 51.
India will face England in the final for a record-extending fifth U19 World Cup title.
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