The Indian U19 cricket team has registered a magnificent victory, defeating the Australian U19 team by an innings and 58 runs in the first Youth Test match. With this win, India has now secured four consecutive victories against the Australian team.
SPORTS NEWS: The Indian U19 team has put up a b performance on their Australia tour. The team had earlier defeated Australia U19 in the ODI series by 3-0, and has now secured a victory by an innings and 58 runs in the first Youth Test match. With this win, the Indian team has achieved four consecutive victories against Australian U19.
Batting first in the Youth Test match, the Australian team was bowled out for just 243 runs. In response, India scored 428 runs in their first innings, securing a lead of 183 runs, which proved crucial for the victory. In the second innings, the entire Australian team could only manage 127 runs. Thus, India claimed the match in a dominant fashion.
Indian Bowlers Dominate Australia's First Innings
Batting first in the match, the Australian team was restricted to just 243 runs. For Australia, Steven Hogan scored the highest with 92 runs, while Jed Holick made 38 and captain Will Malajczuk contributed only 21 runs. The Indian bowlers delivered a splendid performance. Deepesh Devendran claimed five wickets, troubling the Australian batsmen. Additionally, Kishan Kumar took three wickets. Due to this excellent bowling, the Australian team failed to post a big total in their first innings.
Indian Batsmen Post a Big Total
Subsequently, India scored 428 runs in their first innings, securing a lead of 183 runs. In this innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vedant Trivedi smashed magnificent centuries. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 113 runs off 86 balls, including 9 fours and 8 sixes. Meanwhile, Vedant Trivedi made 140 runs off 192 balls, featuring 19 fours. Additionally, Khilan Patel contributed 49 runs, putting the team in a b position.
For Australia, Hayden Schiller took three wickets, but the Australian team could not withstand the brilliant batting performance of the Indian batsmen. The centuries by Vaibhav and Vedant gave India a significant lead in the first innings.
Australian Batsmen Fail Miserably in Second Innings
After trailing in the first innings, the Australian team's second innings also proved disappointing. The team was all out for just 127 runs. Captain Will Malajczuk scored the highest with 22 runs. The rest of the batsmen struggled to settle. For India, Khilan Patel took 3 wickets in 7 overs. Deepesh Devendran and Anmoljeet Singh each claimed two wickets.
The Indian bowlers completely subdued the Australian batsmen. In Australia's second innings, six wickets fell for just 50 runs, and ultimately, the team lost by an innings and 58 runs.
