Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a breezy fifty and skipper Ayush Mhatre grabbed three wickets along with his part-time off-spin as India U19 defeated Australia U19 by 51 runs within the second Youth ODI right here on Wednesday.
The victory helped India take an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match collection. The ultimate sport might be performed on Friday on the Ian Healy Oval right here.
Center-order batter Jayden Draper made a 72-ball 102 for Australia U-19 however it might solely handle 249 all out in 47.2 overs, chasing the sturdy goal of 301 that India set.
Suryavanshi (70 off 68 balls) laid the inspiration for India’s cost after his fellow opener Mhatre fell for a two-ball duck.
The teenager batting sensation and Vihaan Malhotra (70, 74b) added 117 runs for the second wicket to deliver India again on monitor however the dismissal of Suryavanshi robbed India of the momentum.
Wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu (71, 64b) saved the board ticking with small but important partnerships with late-order batters as India made 300 earlier than getting all out in 49.4 overs.
Australia’s chase seemed in fine condition as soon as it reached 63 for 1 in 18.5 overs, however off-spinner Kanishk Chouhan dismissed Steve Hogan to set off a mini-collapse.
The house aspect misplaced two extra wickets on the rating of 63 — Alex Turner and Yash Deshmukh — to slide to 63 for 4.
It quickly grew to become 109 for six because the Aussies stared at a rout. Nonetheless, Draper and Aryan Sharma (38) added 112 runs for the seventh wicket to maintain the struggle on for Australia.
Nonetheless, Mhatre stepped in at this juncture to bag the wickets of Draper and Aryan in fast succession to snuff out Australia’s hopes.
Printed on Sep 24, 2025