Mackay: India U-19 completed their clean sweep of Australia U-19 in the latter’s backyard with a seven-wicket victory in the second and final Youth Test on Wednesday. Starting day two at 114 for seven, India U-19 finished with 171 all out, leading by 36 runs in the first innings over Australia U-19. The home side struggled once again with the bat, scoring only 119 runs in their second innings, which set India U-19 an 81-run target. Although India lost their key openers, captain Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, early in the chase, they successfully chased down the target in 12.2 overs. Mhatre and Suryavanshi’s aggressive tactics on a challenging pitch contributed to their dismissals.
Suryavanshi, the youngest IPL centurion at age 14, attempted to hit the first ball he faced over the boundary but failed. Shortly after, Mhatre was bowled by Kasey Barton. Australia U-19 struggled to cope with the Indian bowling attack, with pacer Henil Patel taking two wickets in consecutive balls, leaving the hosts at 0 for two in the second over of their innings. The situation only worsened for Australia U-19. India claimed the red ball series 2-0 after defeating Australia in three Youth ODIs. Brief Scores: Australia U19: 135 all out and 116 all out in 40.1 overs (Alex Lee Young 38; Henil Patel 3/23).
India U19: 171 all out in 51.4 overs and 84 for three in 12.2 overs (Vedant Trivedi 33 not out; Kasey Barton 2/32).