This is the third time England has qualified for the U19 World Cup final, after 2022 (runners-up) and 1998 (winners).
Australia vs England, U19 World Cup Highlights: England will face either India or Afghanistan in the U19 World Cup 2026 final.
Afghanistan and England joined Australia as the latest entrants in the semifinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Friday, with impressive showings in their Super Six clashes.
14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suyravanshi flourished with 257 runs in five matches across formats, while Vedant Trivedi was the standout performer with 371 runs in six innings.
Harjas Singh, a 20-year-old Australian batter of Indian origin, smashed 314 runs from just 141 balls in a 50-over game.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a breezy fifty and skipper Ayush Mhatre grabbed three wickets with his part-time off-spin as India U19 defeated Australia U19 by 51 runs in the second Youth ODI.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed off his incredible powerhitting on Australian shores with a superb cameo for India U19 against Australia U19.
Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed glimpses of his batting prowess before wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu and Vedant Trivedi's unbeaten half-centuries powered India U19 to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Australia U19.
Young cricketer Anmoljit Singh from Ludhiana has earned a place in the India Under-19 cricket team for the upcoming tour of Australia.
India have retained several key players for the upcoming away Under-19 series against Australia later this year.
England flexed their muscle by chasing down 120 in 14.2 overs with opener Perrin scoring a 45-ball 74, studded with nine boundaries and three sixes.
India lead the youth Test series 1-0 having won the first game by two wickets.
Injured Samit Dravid is likely to miss India Under-19 side's two four-day matches against Australia, which is starting in Chennai from Monday.
India Under-19 brushed aside Australia by nine wickets on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match youth ODI.
Team Australia thrashed India by 79 runs to clinch the Under-19 World Cup 2024 title on Sunday.
India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar is confident that at least couple of players from the 2024 batch will go on to play for the senior team.
India faced a 79-run defeat against Australia in the final of the Under-19 World Cup on Sunday
Gautam Gambhir had criticised Mohammad Kaif after the latter said that the better team lost the India vs Australia ODI World Cup 2023 final.