Vaibhav Suryavanshi blitz fires India to victory
Fresh from their exploits in the IPL, young guns Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre shone with the bat after a tidy bowling performance as India defeated England by six wickets in the first Youth ODI of their Under-19 tour here on Friday.
India's bowling unit, led by the spin duo of Kanishk Chouhan (three for 20) and Mohamed Enaan (two for 37), along with seamers R.S. Ambrish (two for 24) and Henil Patel (two for 41), combined superbly to bowl England out for 174 in 42.2 overs despite a fighting fifty by Rocky Flintoff (56 from 90 balls).
Chasing 175, India got off to a blazing start courtesy Suryavanshi (48, 18b, 3x4, 5x6) and Mhatre (21), who raced to 70 without loss in just seven overs. After their departure, vice-captain Abhigyan Kundu sealed the chase with 45 not out (34b, 4x4, 1x6) as India won in just 24 overs.
Donning the iconic No. 18 jersey, the 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who had lit up IPL 2025 with 252 runs in seven matches for Rajasthan Royals, including a record-breaking 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans, looked in ominous touch. He hammered three sixes off Jack Home in the sixth over and tore apart James Minto to reach 48 off just 18 balls.
The scores: England U-19 174 in 42.2 overs (Rocky Flintoff 56, Kanishk Chouhan 3/20) lost to India U-19 178/4 in 24 overs (Suryavanshi 48, Kundu 45 n.o).
Toss: England.
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