Overview
- Australia posted 225/9 after early losses, rescued by No. 8 John James’ unbeaten 77 off 68.
- Henil Patel led India’s attack with 3/38, with Kanishk Chouhan and Kishan Kumar taking two wickets each.
- India reached 227/3 in 30.3 overs, leaving 117 balls, after an unbroken 152-run stand between Abhigyan Kundu (87*) and Vedant Trivedi (61*).
- Opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, launched the chase with 38 off 22 balls, striking seven fours and a six.
- India lead the three-match Youth ODI series 1-0, with the next games set for September 24 and 26 at Ian Healy Oval; some outlets also noted an unverified record for the speed of a 200-plus chase away from home.