AI Simulation, AUS U19 vs IND U19 | Hogan, Gordon help Australia U19 clinch first Youth Test by four wickets against India U19

Pitch and Weather

The Ian Healy Oval surface will have a healthy tinge of green early on, but promises truer bounce as the match progresses.

Overhead conditions will clear with a light breeze, with the temperatures around 22°C, ideal for this game.

Toss

India Under-19 won the toss and decided to bat first.

Lineups

AUS U19 XI: Alex Turner, Simon Budge (C & WK), Will Malajczuk, Tom Hogan, Jayden Draper, Aryan Sharma, Ben Gordon, Kasey Barton, Will Byrom, Charles Lachmund.

IND U19 XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (C), Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Rahul Kumar, Harvansh Pangadia (WK), Kanish Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Udhav Mohan.

Match Report

After opting to bat first, India Under-19 faced the first blow early at the score of 27 runs in the 10th over, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi was caught by Simon Budge off Will Byrom on the second ball of the over. Suryavanshi could score just 18 runs off 41 balls, with only two fours. Following his departure, skipper Ayush Mhatre and number three batter Vihaan Malhotra stitched a crucial partnership of 84 runs for the second wicket. They wiped off the pressure from the Indian camp. However, this partnership came to an end when Mhatre was trapped in an LBW off Kasey Barton’s bowl in the 34th over. He scored 61 runs off 112 balls, with seven fours. His knock was followed by Vihaan Malhotra’s 74 (96). Later, the contributions of Vedant Trivedi (22) and Rahul Kumar (28) took India to the score of 257/9 before they declared their first innings. Ben Gordon and Kasey Barton took two wickets each for Australia, alongside a wicket picked by Will Byrom.

In response to India U19’s 257/9, the Aussies had a decent opening start of 52 runs by the opening pair of Alex Turner and Simon Budge. Deepesh Devendran broke this partnership by dismissing Turner on the fourth ball of the 16th over. Turner scored 33 runs off 62 balls, with five fours. Furthermore, Will Malajczuk and Budge added another 56-run partnership for the second wicket. Budge and Malajczuk played the important knocks of 54 and 47 runs, respectively. Later, Ben Gordon’s 38-run knock and Will Byrom’s 26 runs off 31 balls helped Australia U19 post 289 runs and take a 32-run lead at the end of the first innings.

Later in the second innings, India again had a poor opening start as Suryavanshi (24) fell prey to Byrom once again. Mhatre also failed in the second innings as he could score only 17 runs off 39 balls, with two fours. However, Malhotra’s 66-run knock, followed by Rahul Kumar’s efforts (38 runs off 57 balls), helped the visitors to reach the total of 231 and take a 199-run lead to post a target of 200 runs for the Aussies. Ben Gordon shone with the ball for his side as he picked three wickets for 49 runs in 14.5 overs, alongside two wickets each picked by Kasey Barton and Will Byrom.

While chasing the target, the hosts’ opening pair of Alex Turner and Simon Budge stood once again to give a perfect start, adding 55 runs for the first wicket. Turner scored 41 runs before falling prey to Deepesh Devendran in the 14th over. His departure was followed by a 29-run stand for the second wicket between Will Malajczuk (18) and Budge. Udhav Mohan broke this partnership, dismissing Malajczuk on the fourth ball of the 23rd over. later in the innings, Budge’s 33-run knock, followed by Tom Hogan's (44) and Jayden Draper’s (27) efforts, sealed the game for the Aussies as they ended up winning the game by four wickets, scoring 201/6 in 54.2 overs.

Player of the Match

Young Aussie pacer Ben Gordon won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his brilliant bowling performance as he scalped a total of five wickets, including both innings. Besides this, his quick cameo also played a crucial role in taking Australia U19 over the line to win the game.

Scorecard