Match mahli beardman

Match Mahli Beardman: Australia captain Hugh Weibgen said his team was ‘absolutely thrilled’ to have won the 2024 U19 Men’s World Cup and bring the trophy back home, after beating India by 79 runs in the title clash on Sunday.

After electing to bat at the Willowmoore Park, Australia made 253/7 with Harjas Singh (55) being the top scorer. They then bowled out India for 174 with Player of the Match Mahli Beardman (3-15) and Raf MacMillan (3-43) playing starring roles with the ball.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have won the final and to be bringing home the World Cup. We knew this was going to be a tough tournament given the standard of some of the teams and to go through undefeated says a lot about the talent we have in our squad and the excellence of our planning and preparation.