AI Simulation, AUS U19 vs IND U19 | Mhatre’s captaincy knock guides India to unassailable lead of 2-0 with four-wicket win over Australia U19
According to ChatGPT, India Under-19 will beat Australia Under-19 by six wickets in the second unofficial ODI of the three-match unofficial ODI series. Skipper Ayush Mhatre’s 68-run knock will play a decisive role in India U19’s win over the hosts to secure an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series.
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.
Toss
Australia Under-19 won the toss and decided to bat first.
Lineups
AUS U19 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 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.
Match Report
After Australia Under-19 decided to bat first, the young Indian pacer Kishan Kumar drew the first blood, dismissing Alex Turner (12) cheaply at the team score of 21 runs in the sixth over. Turner’s departure was followed by a steady partnership of 46 runs for the second wicket between Simon Budge and Steven Hogan. Budge continued hitting the boundaries on one end while Hogan kept rotating the strike to take the scoreboard forward. However, Henil Patel compelled Budge to chase the width on the third ball of the 15th over, which the latter ended up playing in the hands of Vaibhav Suryavanshi at point. Budge contributed with the knock of 41 runs off 52 balls, with five boundaries. Furthermore, Hogan stood there in the middle for another crucial 45-run partnership for the third wicket with skipper Will Majaczuk. Ambrish provided a crucial breakthrough to India as he broke this partnership, dismissing Hogan (28) on the fifth ball of the 24th over, when Australia U19 had scored only 112 runs. The Aussies lost another wicket in quick succession just after an addition of 26 runs to their score, when Yash Deshmukh fell prey to an unfortunate execution by Vedant Trivedi with an amazing direct hit. Later, Malajczuk added much-needed 49 runs for the fifth wicket with Hayden Schiller (26). Malajczuk’s valiant effort came to an end on the first ball of the 39th over off Naman Pushpak. Malajczuk scored 63 runs off 79 balls, with six boundaries and a six. Later, Tom Hogan (15) and Aryan Sharma (10) helped the hosts post a total of 238/9 on the board in the allotted 50 overs. Henil Patel ended up as the most successful bowler for his side, picking three wickets for just 42 runs in his 10 overs, including two maiden overs. Besides him, Naman Pushpak scalped two wickets for 37 runs in his nine overs, alongside a wicket picked by Kishan Kumar.
While chasing the target, India U19 were off to a brilliant and steady opening start of 55 runs in 10.2 overs by the opening pair of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and skipper Ayush Mhatre. India U19 faced the first blow in the 11th over when Suryanvashi was caught at slip off Ben Gordon’s bowling on the second ball of the 11th over. The southpaw scored 34 (41), with four fours. Mhatre held the other end after his partner’s dismissal and added 33 runs for the second wicket with Vihaan Malhotra (19) before the latter fell prey to Aryan Sharma’s turn ended up getting bowled on the fourth ball of the 18th over. It was the time when India U19 had scored 87 runs. Then came a match-winning partnership between Mhatre and Vedant Trivedi to take India closer to the target. The duo added 62 runs for the third wicket. Charles Lachmund brought the Aussies back in the game, dismissing Mhatre on the first ball of the 30th over, at the individual score of 68 runs off 88 balls, with six fours and a six. But this dismissal couldn’t damage or dent India’s run chase to any great extent, as Vedant Trivedi and Rahul Kumar (33) added an amazing 44-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Trivedi made a vital contribution, scoring 37 runs off 45 balls, with three fours and a six. His partnerships with Mhatre and Rahul played a decisive role in taking India closer to the win. Later, Abhigyan Kundu (16) and RS Ambrish’s (21*) short but impactful efforts helped India chase down the target in 48.2 overs, scoring 241/6. With this four-wicket win, India U19 have now taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match unofficial ODI series. They will now aim to seal the series in a clean sweep with a win in the third and last unofficial ODI.
Player of the Match
India U19’s Ayush Mhatre won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his brilliant and match-winning knock of 68 runs off 88 balls, hitting six fours and a six. Apart from that, his partnerships with Trivedi and Rahul happened to be a big factor in India’s four-wicket win over the Aussies.
Scorecard
AI Simulation, AUS U19 vs IND U19 । India U19 beat Australia U19 by four wickets in second unofficial ODI
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