Vaibhav Suryavanshi in motion in the course of the Youth One Day Match between England and India on the County Cricket Ground in Hove, Britain, on June 27, 2025.
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Fresh from their exploits within the IPL, younger weapons Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre shone with the bat after a tidy bowling efficiency as India defeated England by six wickets within the first Youth ODI of their Under-19 tour right here on Friday.
India’s bowling unit, led by the spin duo of Kanishk Chouhan (three for 20) and Mohamed Enaan (two for 37), together with seamers R.S. Ambrish (two for twenty-four) and Henil Patel (two for 41), mixed fantastically to bowl England out for 174 in 42.2 overs regardless of a preventing fifty by Rocky Flintoff (56 from 90 balls).
Chasing 175, India obtained off to a blazing begin courtesy Suryavanshi (48, 18b, 3×4, 5×6) and Mhatre (21), who raced to 70 with out loss in simply seven overs. After their departure, vice-captain Abhigyan Kundu sealed the chase with 45 not out (34b, 4×4, 1×6) as India received in simply 24 overs.
Donning the long-lasting No. 18 jersey, the 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who had lit up IPL 2025 with 252 runs in seven matches for Rajasthan Royals, together with a record-breaking 35-ball hundred in opposition to Gujarat Titans, regarded in ominous contact. He hammered three sixes off Jack Home within the sixth over and tore aside James Minto to attain 48 off simply 18 balls.
The scores: England U-19 174 in 42.2 overs (Rocky Flintoff 56, Kanishk Chouhan 3/20) misplaced to India U-19 178/4 in 24 overs (Suryavanshi 48, Kundu 45 n.o).
Toss: England.
Published – June 28, 2025 03:51 am IST