India vs. England: Virat Kohli’s Role in Vaibhav Suryavanshi Madness, 48 in 19 balls in the U19 ODI

With 26 overs remaining, India A managed to chase down a target of 175 with to five sixes and three fours from Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

In Friday’s first Youth ODI at Hove, India U19 crushed England U19 by six wickets thanks to a hammering 48 off 19 balls from Vaibhav Suryavanshi. With 26 overs remaining, India A chased down a target of 175 thanks to five sixes and three fours from Suryavanshi, who was sporting the number 18 on his back, which is associated with the great Virat Kohli of India. India A got off to a fast start in the chase thanks to Suryavanshi, as the visitors reached the 70-run milestone in the eighth over. In the same over, Ralphie Albert got rid of Suryavanshi.

At Brighton’s County Ground, England captain Thomas Rew had earlier won the toss and chosen to bat.

Isaac Mohammed produced a fast-paced 42 (28), while the best scorer, Rocky Flintoff, son of the legendary Andrew Flintoff of England, scored a cool 56 off 90 balls.

The best bowler for India U19 was Kanishk Chouhan, who claimed 3/20, while Mohamed Enaan, Henil Patel, and RS Ambrish each claimed a couple.

In 42.2 overs, England made 174 all out.

In the current three-match series, India U19 is ahead 1-0. Northampton will host the second and third games on June 30 and July 2, respectively. Worcester will host the fourth and fifth One-Dayers on July 5 and 7.

The squad will play two multi-day matches after the white-ball series. Beckenham will host the first from July 12 to 15, while Chelmsford will host the second from July 20 to 23.

Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R. S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Anmoljeet Singh, D. Deepesh, Naman Pushpak, and Ayush Mhatre (Captain) comprise the India U19 team.