AUS U19 vs IND U19 Preview | India U19 eye unassailable lead, set to take on Australia U19 in second unofficial ODI

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ByUmesh Sharma, SportsCafe Editor

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Ayush Mhatre’s India Under-19 will face Australia Under-19 in the second unofficial ODI of the three-match series, at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane. India U19 will aim to take a winning lead of 2-0 with a success in this game, while the hosts will look forward to levelling the series at 1-1.

‌After defeating Australia U19 by seven wickets in the first unofficial ODI, India U19 will be high on confidence while taking on the hosts in the second unofficial ODI of the three-match series. The boys in blue have been in a decent run of form in their last five games, with three wins and two defeats. A win in this game against Australia U19 will help them take an unassailable lead in the three-match unofficial ODI series.
On the contrary, the Australia Under-19s have been through a miserable run in their last five games, losing four games while winning only one. They are coming off four consecutive defeats in the unofficial ODIs and all against India Under-19s. In their previous fixture, the Aussies lost to India U19 by seven wickets. Now, Malajczuk’s men will aim to level the series by a scoreline of 1-1 with a win in the penultimate fixture of the series.

Form Guide

AUS U19:  W L L L L

IND U19:  L W W L W

AUS U19 vs IND U19 Head-to-Head in Unofficial ODIs

Speaking of the last five games in the head-to-head clash between Australia U19 and India U19, the latter have dominated the rivalry in a convincing style, with four wins, while the Aussies have won only one game in these five fixtures.

Pitch and Weather

The surface at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane is expected to be a bit hard, which might offer a good bounce and pace early on, with some grip expected later for the spinners. 260-270 is expected to be a par score at this track.

It will be a bright afternoon in Brisbane, with mild cloud cover and a firm surface. The temperature will be hovering around 24 degrees Celsius.

Team News

India U19 are expected to go ahead in the second game without any change in their playing XI. They might consider their winning combination, which they played with in the first game of the series.

Australia U19 might make a few changes in their middle-order to give a chance to youngsters, after a seven-wicket defeat in the first unofficial ODI against India U19.

AUS U19 Probable XI:Simon Budge (wk), Alex Turner, Steven Hogan, Will Malajczuk (c), Yash Deshmukh, Hayden Schiller, Tom Hogan, Aryan Sharma, John James, Ben Gordon, Charles Lachmund.

IND U19 Probable XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Naman Pushpak, Henil Patel, Kishan Kumar.   

Broadcasting Platforms

The second unofficial ODI of the three-match series between Australia U19 and India U19 will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app. 

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