Thomas Rew Struck a Quickfire Century Which Allowed England Under-19 to overhaul the target of 291 with one wicket in hand at the county ground in Northampton on Monday.
Rew Smashed an invaluable 131 off 89 balls after England under-19 had slipped to 47 for three in the chase. He first managed A 123-Run Fourth-Wicket Partnership with Rocky Flintoff Beffore Another Combining for Another 60 Runs for the Fifth Wickt with Joseph Mores.
India Nabbed Rew and Picked a Flurry of Middle-Order Wickets. The home side Lost four wickets for 24 runs which dragged the match till the final over.
England Under-19 Needed Seven Runs off the Final over with Alex French and Sebastian Morgan Standing for the last wicket. The latter is finished the job with three deliveries to spare.
RS Ambrish was the pick of the bowlers, managing four for 80.
India was left crying a big score in the first innings. Four batters Got Past the 40-R Mark, but count not convert the starts, and fell even before Hitting Half-Center.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Provided India Under-19 a Brisk Start with his 45 off 34. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Provided India Under-19 a Brisk Start with his 45 off 34. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Gave India an explosive start after captain ayush mhatre fell for a golden duck. The Southpaw Scored 45 Off 34. Vihaan Malhotra, Walked in at No. 3, And Fell just one short of his fifty to jack home.
A big score was not on the cards when India under-19 Lost Half Its Side for 171 Runs in the 32nd Over. But Rahul Kumar and Kanishk Chouhan Added 78-Runs for the Sixth Wicket and Revived the Innings.
But even they failed to make it past 50, and their wickets meant england under-19 even even couldes up the innings with an over to spare.
The result meant england under-19 Levelled the five-match series 1-1. The two face off on Wednsday at the same venue.
Brief scores
India U19 290 in 49 overs (Suryavanshi 45, Malhotra 49, Kundu 32, Rahul 47, Chouhan 45; French 4/71, Home 3/63, Green 3/50) Lost to England U19 291/9 in 491/9 in 49.3 overs (Flintoff 39, RW 131; Ambrish 4/80)
