India win Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the fourth time

E-Paper | April 25, 2026

Opening batsman Manjot Kalra scored an unbeaten 101 and India won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the fourth time with an eight-wicket victory Saturday over Australia.

Australia, choosing to bat after winning the toss, was all out for 216 in 47.2 overs at Bay Oval, Tauranga.

Jonathan Merlo top-scored for Australia with 76 while four Indian bowlers took two wickets each.

India, which lost the 2014 final to the West Indies, cruised in reply to 220-2 and never looked threatened in surpassing Australia's total in the 39th over. Lefthander Kalra's 101 came from 102 balls.

India beat Australia by 100 runs in the tournament opener and was undefeated the rest of the way.

It was India's sixth appearance in the under-19 final. Australia had made the final five times, winning the tournament three times.

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Kumar

Feb 03, 2018 01:36pm

Very well done ..future is bright

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Human first

Feb 03, 2018 01:40pm

Fantastic perfromance in all departments of the game..well deserved victory..hearty congrats..

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prince

Feb 03, 2018 01:41pm

Congratulations.............Wonderful performance

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Mike

Feb 03, 2018 01:43pm

Cricket Cricket Cricket..Promote other games too

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Alwin

Feb 03, 2018 01:45pm

Congarts brothers... Hope our future is bright with these stars.

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Fried Chillies

Feb 03, 2018 01:45pm

When it's 4th.......it's just a number

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PD.

Feb 03, 2018 01:46pm

well done boys in blue....

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Prabhakar

Feb 03, 2018 01:47pm

Credit goes to dravid.

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raja

Feb 03, 2018 01:48pm

World's best team. In all reputed formats.

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Altaf bhai, london

Feb 03, 2018 01:49pm

Test cricket, Odi &world cup (senior and u19) are the proof of talent and energetic blood.T20, bilateral, Champions trophy can't produce real talent.

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A shah

Feb 03, 2018 01:51pm

Australia totally outclassed

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Surya kant

Feb 03, 2018 01:55pm

Fabulous. Totally one way. Aussie simply caved in.

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Jitendra Prasad

Feb 03, 2018 01:57pm

Congratulations! Total dominance

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S Ravindran

Feb 03, 2018 01:57pm

Well done Boys... Congrats... Special thanks to our coach Rakul Dravid.. what a man he is?.. Awe some job done... Try to concentrate your game in the coming years... Don't let your minds outside.....You people should keep your self fit and the nation....

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Neo

Feb 03, 2018 02:09pm

@raja check again.

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Pat

Feb 03, 2018 02:12pm

Who cares!! Pakistan won Champions Trophy 2017

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dr salaria

Feb 03, 2018 02:14pm

no one can deny the fact that green shirts are the CT17 champions and the no 1 team in T20. under swinging conditions, rains, hot weather and poor lights the australian bowling was not able to do as well as they liked but they will come back strongly as it is a much better side. go green shirts. well done australia under 19

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Ravindra

Feb 03, 2018 02:14pm

@Neo Raja said reputed You check again

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chander

Feb 03, 2018 02:18pm

@Neo What to check? You check yourself.You think only T20 is real cricket.

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Gabbar

Feb 03, 2018 02:28pm

@dr salaria well done pakistan for (CT17)^infinite. Best of luck for your previous win in CT17.

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Mak

Feb 03, 2018 02:30pm

Best wishes from Pakistan . Wonderful cricket you played .

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arun

Feb 03, 2018 02:33pm

congrats dravid..

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Kranti Madineni

Feb 03, 2018 02:40pm

@Mike We are world champions in Rapid Chess, Runner up in world Badminton Championship, Reigning world champions in both Snooker and Billiards for quite some time,World Champions in Kabaddi, Lot of Boxers have got silver and Bronze in Boxing, Bronze in Hockey World Championships, Lot of Gold Medals in Shooting...You don't know about them because, Pakistani newspapers don't print any of them...

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Raghavasinhan

Feb 03, 2018 02:41pm

@dr salaria not sure about under 19 wc - to me there are only two cups played at international level - one is World Cup 92 and another is ct 17 - I don’t think any other event took place in this planet

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South Asian

Feb 03, 2018 03:01pm

One of the strongest U-19 teams we have ever seen. Outplaying every opponent they faced . They came, they saw, they conquered. Special mentions to Rahul Dravid for inspiring this solid bunch of youngsters

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Bipul

Feb 03, 2018 03:16pm

Awe inspiring young generation. Shear class with complete confidence.

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Pops

Feb 03, 2018 03:18pm

Well done boys. You made me proud. Congratulations Rahul David

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Pat

Feb 03, 2018 03:55pm

@dr salaria You nailed it!! CT2017 is real cricket.

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Amit Sharma

Feb 03, 2018 04:52pm

Great country...great future..credit goes to Rahul

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Anil Bhadauria

Feb 03, 2018 05:41pm

Great achievement...Dominant performance throughout tournament.

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Harish

Feb 03, 2018 05:42pm

Man of the match - Manjot Kalra Man of the Series - Rahul Dravid

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Vellu

Feb 03, 2018 05:55pm

@Harish Well said HARISH, BIB shown great maturity and composure while playing this final. Good ethics and manners. Congratulations to them

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Dhanya

Feb 03, 2018 06:21pm

I have never seen a team dominate a tournament like this. All victories by large margins. Superb consistency and composure while playing. They were back to being teens after they won.

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ukasha

Feb 03, 2018 07:13pm

congrats

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Ajay Ladkani

Feb 03, 2018 07:19pm

Men in blue played like champions throughout the series with unbeaten record. Kudos to them and their mentor legend Rahul Dravid

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ind

Feb 03, 2018 08:19pm

best in world

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Shy Guy

Feb 03, 2018 08:31pm

They were hardly even challenged throughout the tournament

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Singh.ra

Feb 03, 2018 08:51pm

Overall great team effort. Piller for this performance is Rahul Dravid. A genius.

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Sarah

Feb 03, 2018 08:55pm

@raja Nope Pakistan is Champions Trophy 2017 winner and Number 01 in World ranking in T20I.

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Surgical strike

Feb 03, 2018 10:31pm

4th Tittle , unbeaten great achievement

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krishna

Feb 03, 2018 10:49pm

@dr salaria Are you a Doctor in the first place ! your comments are very retarded. I doubt about your intelligence.

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Mod. Kareem

Feb 04, 2018 01:22am

@Pat you just have only that to live with Bro, before this you guys lived for 30 years with sharjah victory. otherwise a big dummy team. Even your grand kids may not be witnessing the pak legacy in cricket. All the best

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Nightbird

Feb 04, 2018 01:53am

Take a bow Rahul Dravid..A modest and selfless cricketer who took upon this challenge. No better role model for budding youngsters. Fact that the whole U19 team has unconditionally effused praises on him for modelling them and it is indeed him who did mental conditioning and imparted his down to earth behavior. When he speaks, it is purely logical and he has grace and poise. Very few possess that.

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Sarah

Feb 04, 2018 03:13am

@raja Nope not in T20I and ODI.Somebody else occupy World 1 Ranking team from PSL.

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Kamikaz1

Feb 04, 2018 04:52am

@Sarah Keep it champions trophy was our gift to you, We were not motivated enuf to play a team we thrashed in the early stages of the tournament and mutltiple world ups, besides you guys needed something to be cheerful about in cricket or other disciplines

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Desi Bhai

Feb 04, 2018 07:22am

Yes, but we won the champions trophy!

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Divakar

Feb 04, 2018 10:27am

@Ajay Ladkani :Boys in blue.

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Raj

Feb 04, 2018 10:59am

@dr salaria Dummy, Indians won.

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HZR

Feb 04, 2018 05:15pm

@Kranti Madineni ..You don't know about them because, they remain unrewarded and unrecognized nor is there any glamour of winning in these games.Only Cricket largely played and idolized in poor nations is the glamour game!!

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sam verma, usa

Feb 04, 2018 07:44pm

excellent job

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Sachin Magotra

Feb 04, 2018 11:52pm

Men in blue are DESTROYERS

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Raju Patel

Feb 05, 2018 11:11am

All credit goes to "The Wall", great Rahul Dravid.

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