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NDTV
25-06-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
India's U19 Team Smashes 444 Runs In 50 Overs In England, Truck Driver's Son Outshines IPL Stars
As the Shubman Gill -led Indian team suffered a 5-wicket defeat against England in the first Test of the series at Leeds on Tuesday, a young Indian side emerged victorious in style. India's U19 team, on the tour of England, put a whopping 444 runs on the board in just 50 overs, beating the England Young Lions by 231 runs in a tour match at Loughborough. The Indian side was led by Ayush Mhatre, a young batter from Mumbai who recently came into the spotlight after scoring a few exemplary knocks for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. India U19 side put a mammoth total on the board, but not with the help of the IPL prodigies that it had in the team. The man who shone the brightest for the Indian side with the bat was 18-year-old Harvansh Pangalia. While Mhatre was dismissed for a score of just 1 run, the 14-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi could only score 17 runs in the match before being dismissed. The top-scoring batter for India was Harvansh Pangalia, who scored an unbeaten 103 runs in just 52 balls. In his innings, Harvansh Pangalia hit a total of 8 fours and 9 sixes. He was supported aptly by Rahul Kumar, who registered a knock of 73 runs in 60 ball,s while Kanishk Chauhan scored 79 runs in 67 balls. Apart from this, R.S. Ambrish also did well by contributing 72 runs in 47 balls for the U19 side. With the ball, Deepesh Devendran was the pick of the lot for India, bagging three wickets. Naman Pushpak and Vihaan Malhotra took two wickets each asthe India U19 side won the opening match of the series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Delhi Public School - Gandhidham (@dps_gandhidham) As for Harvansh, he is a wicketkeeper-batter from Gandhidham, a small town in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. He formally underwent coaching at Neelkanth Cricket Academy under the guidance of Mr. Nakul Ayachi. In fact, Harvansh's family is now settled in Canada, where his father drives a truck in Brampton.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ayush Mhatre-led India U-19 thrashes England Young Lions in Tour Match
India Under-19 thrashed England Young Lions by 231 runs in a high-scoring Tour Match played at Loughborough on Tuesday. The Ayush Mhatre-led side hammered 444 for nine in 50 overs with Harvansh Pangalia notching up a hundred and three players — Rahul Kumar, Kanishk Chouhan and RS Ambrish — scoring half-centuries. The skipper failed to get going and was out for one while IPL young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi added 17 runs to the scoreboard before his dismissal. Manny Lumsden picked four wickets for the Young Lions and Matthew Fibrank took three. With India's total surpassing 400, its opponent was in for a tough chase. Opener and skipper Will Bennison top-scored for the side, bringing up a fighting hundred, but the remaining batters failed to make significant contributions. Deepesh Devendran shone with the ball for India U-19, taking three wickets. Naman Pushpak and Vihaan Malhotra picked two scalps apiece, capping off India's all-round performance in a massive victory ahead of the multi-format Tour.
