Australia 253 for 7 (Harjas 55, Weibgen 48, Peake 46*, Limbani 3-68) beat India 174 (Adarsh 47, Abishek 42, Beardman 3-15, MacMillan 3-43) by 79 runs
The tempo pack snuffed out six Indian wickets to carry their unbeaten marketing campaign to a juddering halt after the highest order had no reply to Australia’s warmth and hostility. Beardman inflicted most harm, ending with 3 for 15 off seven overs.
Most admirable was the way through which he overcame a sluggish begin and made up for it along with his excellent takedown of India’s glorious spinners that powered them to 253 for 7, which was 79 too many for India.
India’s chase hardly bought out of second gear. Adarsh Singh, the opener, painstakingly made 47 and hung round until the thirty first over within the hope of making an attempt to pull off a late heist after the highest order that brushed previous assaults within the lead up to the knockouts folded cheaply.
A miscued pull to a pointy Beardman bouncer, simply an over after he had hooked a brief ball for six, had Adarsh gloving to wicketkeeper Ryan Hicks all however sealed it for Australia as India slumped to 115 for 7.
The ultimate stamp of victory was achieved within the 44rd over when Tom Straker, their semi-final hero over Pakistan, packed off Tiwari to set off huge celebrations within the Australian camp as they lifted their fourth title general.
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