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Ayush Mhatre Scores 102 For India U-19 In First Youth Test Against England
17-year-old Mhatre, who is the captain of the India U-19 team, crossed the 100-run mark by hitting Archie Vaughan for a six on the first ball of the 36th over.
17-year-old Ayush Mhatre is leading the India U-19 cricket team in the first youth Test against England. On Day 1 of the match taking place at the Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham, Mhatre opened the innings and scored 102 runs from 115 balls. During his stay at the crease, the right-handed batter from Mumbai hammered 14 fours and two sixes. He completed his maiden century in youth Tests by hitting Archie Vaughan for a four on the first ball of the 36th over of India's first innings.
The clip of Mhatre hitting Archie, who is the son of former England Test captain Michael Vaughan, is now going viral on the internet.
Ayush Mhatre brought up his Century with a Boundary. Had a rough limited over series but Got his 100 in the first innings itself.💛 — ` (@4everCSK) July 12, 2025
During his stay at the crease on Saturday (July 12), Mhatre added 17 runs for the first wicket with Vaibhav Suryavanshi (14 runs from 13 balls) and 173 runs for the second wicket with Vihaan Malhotra (67 runs from 99 balls).
He was sent back to the pavilion by Archie on the first ball of the 38th over.
Before scoring a century in the youth Test, Mhatre played four youth ODIs as well against the English team but could only manage to score 27 runs in four matches.
Mhatre, who made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2024 Irani Cup final at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, made headlines for his super show with the bat in the IPL 2025. He was signed as an injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad by the Chennai-based franchise, and he made his debut in the world's richest franchise cricket league against the Mumbai Indians on April 20, 2025.
In the match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mhatre, after coming out to bat at No. 3, scored 32 runs from 15 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes.
His best batting performance in the IPL 2025 was in the CSK-RCB match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 3, 2025. In the 52nd league match, Mhatre opened the innings for the MS Dhoni-led side and scored 94 runs from 48 balls (9 fours, 5 sixes). But his effort went in vain as Men in Yellow failed to chase down the target of 214 runs and lost the match by two runs.
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