Australia's hopes of a fourth U-19 Cricket World Cup title have been crushed by a 96-run loss to India in their semi-final in the Caribbean.
Having won the toss and batting first, India amassed 5-290 with a 204-run third-wicket partnership between captain Yash Dhull and vice-captain Shaik Rasheed turning the match on its head.
Australia's run chase never materialised as wickets fell at regular intervals before they were dismissed for 194 in the 42nd over at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
Australia will round out their tournament against Afghanistan for third place on Saturday (AEDT).
India, who have accounted for Australia in the past three editions of the your tournament, will play England in the final.
The match started brightly for Australia as they dismissed both openers within the first 13 overs and restricted the run rate.
Dhull and Rasheed then set about taking the game away from the Australians as they dominated the bowlers and piled on the runs.
Their onslaught only came to end when Dull was run out in unusual circumstances for run-a-ball 110 -- at the non-striker's end as Jack Nisbet got a fingertip to a Rasheed straight drive.
Rasheed followed his captain back to the sheds on the next delivery for 94, as Jack Sinfield grasped a sharp chance at backward point.
India went from 2-37 when Dhull and Rasheed joined forces to 2-241.
Dinesh Bana put the finishing touches to India's innings by bludgeoning 20 runs off four deliveries, with two sixes and two fours, with the 50th over bowled by Tom Whitney going for 27.
Nisbet was the pick of the Australian attack with 2-41 while William Salzmann (2-57) was the other wicket taker.
Australia's innings started disastrously with run machine Teague Wyllie out lbw for one in the second over.
A partnership of 68 between Campbell Kellaway (30) and Corey Miller (38) proved to be the best the Aussies could muster as their wickets within two runs led to a collapse from 1-71 in the 17th over to 4-83.
With the required run-rate beyond seven an over the task became insurmountable with India's spinners Vicky Ostwal (3-42) and Nishant Sindhu (2-25) ripping through the batting order.
A half-century from Lachlan Shaw maintained some respectability on the scoreboard but his 51 from 66 balls and the efforts of No.9 Sinfield (20) and No.10 Whitney (19) simply delayed the inevitable.
