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India U19 Cruise Past Australia in Opener as Kundu, Trivedi Seal Chase Inside 31 Overs

An unbroken 152-run stand by Abhigyan Kundu with Vedant Trivedi sealed a brisk chase to open a 1-0 series lead in Brisbane.

Overview

  • India reached 227/3 in 30.3 overs chasing 226 for a seven-wicket win with 117 balls to spare at Ian Healy Oval.
  • Abhigyan Kundu hit 87 not out off 74 balls with five sixes and eight fours, while Vedant Trivedi made an unbeaten 61 off 69 in a 152-run fourth-wicket partnership.
  • Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi blitzed 38 off 22 balls to set the tone after a disciplined bowling display restricted Australia.
  • Australia finished 225/9 as Henil Patel took 3/38, with Kishan Kumar and Kanishk Chouhan claiming two wickets each; John James top-scored for the hosts with 77 not out.
  • India lead the three-match Youth ODI series 1-0, with the next games on September 24 and 26 in Brisbane; some reports cited a 200-plus away-chase speed record, a claim not yet broadly corroborated.