Karachi, Mar 1 Pakistan's under-19 coach Mansoor Rana believes India are the favourites to win the World Cup final against South Africa in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.

Mansoor was today disappointed after his team's 98-run loss to South Africa in the semi-final. But he thought India had some talented players who had the temperament to tackle the pressure in the final against the Proteas.

"The South Africans are a very clinical outfit and their bowlers bowled in the right areas against us and their fielding was up there.

"But India has some players who can perform in the final and that is a very important factor," Mansoor told PTI from Kuala Lumpur.

Mansoor said India had been performing very well in the tournament and if they won the toss they would field first in the title clash.

"They won against New Zealand in the semi-final because the ball gets wet under the lights making it easier for the batsmen," he said.

Mansoor said his players had been talking about a possible final with India, but unfortunately things did not go as planned.

"I think the South Africans deserve credit for playing better. They outclassed us. By winning the toss we had an advantage because of the rain. But we conceded I think 30 to 40 extra runs and that brought the pressure on us." Mansoor said India would have to be careful about the South African bowlers who were very disciplined.

"It is disappointing not to make the final but we can take some positives from the tournament and definitely we have two or three players in this side who are future Pakistan prospects," he said. (Agencies)