ICC U19 World Cup 2022, 2ND Semi-Final: IN-U19 vs AU-U19 Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and other updates

India is set to face Australia in the penultimate match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022. The setting this time for the much-anticipated IN-U19 vs AU-U19 match will be at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge in Antigua. The Indian side will be arriving at this match in a rich vein of form, with zero losses ahead of their name so far in the tournament.

India has almost outplayed every opposition they’ve faced so far in the tournament and they will be expecting nothing less than a dominating win when they enter the field against the mighty Aussies on 2nd February. Angkrish Raghuvanshi who played a crucial knock of 45 in a low scoring clash with Bangladesh will be expected to replicate his heroics against Uganda, as a lot will be riding on his young shoulders.

Australia on the other hand, have only faced a single defeat in the tournament but would be feeling confident after their comprehensive victory in the last match against Pakistan, where they bundled out the opposition on just 157 runs to register a victory by a huge margin of 119 runs. The onus of the Aussie challenge will be on Teague Wyllie who has collected 264 runs with a not-so-normal average of 132.

Match Details

Date: 2-Feb-2022

Time: 6:30 PM IST

Venue: Stanford Cricket Ground, Antigua, West Indies

Where to watch: Fancode

Pitch report

The deck at Stanford Arena for IN-U19 vs AU-U19 contest has been bowler-friendly lately. And as per the stats of the last five matches played on this track, the team batting first has only scored an average total of 195 runs, apart from 60% wins for the team batting second.

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Weather Forecast

Conditions are predicted to be perfect for the IN-U19 vs AU-U19 contest. The weather will be balmy at around 24°C to 25°C for the match and the sky is reported to remain clear throughout the match.

IN-U19 vs AU-U19: Dream 11 Top Picks

Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the top scorer in the previous encounter against Bangladesh. He looked comfortable in a match where batters struggled to get going and should be a no-brainer for the fantasy squad judging by his gilded 272 runs in four matches at an impressive average of 72.33.

Raj Bawa has been one of the best players of the tournament. He has struck at a scintillating rate of 110.71 and been quite instrumental to India’s success so far with crucial runs in the lower middle order and more than handy 12 wickets.

Vicky Ostwal was at his consistent best in the quarter-final clash against Bangladesh, giving away runs at just 2.8 r.p.o and picking up a couple of wickets to go with it. So far he has picked up 9 wickets in the World Cup and with an impressive tally of wickets under his belt, he is sure to go all guns blazing at the opposition.

Teague Wyllie, the 17-year-old has been the standout player for the Kangaroos. He has in total 268 runs to his name at an astounding average of 132, which includes an unbeaten century and two half-centuries.

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 for IN-U19 vs AU-U19

Batters – Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Teague Wyllie (c), Siddarth Yadav, C Kellaway, Lachlan Shaw
Bowlers – Vicky Ostwal, Vasu Vats, Tom Whitney, W Salzmann
All-Rounders – Raj Bawa (vc)
Wicket Keeper– Dinesh Bana

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 for IN-U19 vs AU-U19

Batters –Shaik Rasheed, Harnoor Singh, Corey Miller, Yash Dhull (vc)
Bowlers – Tom Whitney, Jack Nisbet, Ravi Kumar,
All-Rounders – Aidan Cahill (c), Cooper Connolly, Kaushal Tambe
Wicket Keeper – Tobias Snell

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Probable XI for IN-U19 vs AU-U19

IN-U19 – Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shaik Rasheed, Yash Dhull (c), Raj Bawa, Siddarth Yadav, Kaushal Tambe, Dinesh Bana (wk), Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar

AU-U19 – Campbell Kellaway, Teague Wyllie, Aidan Cahill, Corey Miller, Cooper Connolly (c), Lachlan Shaw, Tobias Snell (wk), William Salzmann, Jack Sinfield, Jack Nisbet, Tom Whitney

Who will Win- Match Prediction

Looking at the recent form and team balance, India is a heavy favourite to win this game and enter the finals. However, IN-U19 vs AU-U19 will be a great contest for spectators as Australia has traditionally been known to turn up best in the knock-outs and judging by their last encounter, we can rest assured of a spicy contest on 2nd February.

Disclaimer: The team is built upon the author’s understanding, analysis, and instincts. You can choose your team by considering the points above and making your own decision accordingly.