Spinners and openers hand a 2-0 lead for India U19 in the Youth ODI series

India U19 took a 2-0 lead in the 5-match Youth ODI series against England as they cruised to an 8-wicket win at the Canterbury after restricting the home side to just 175 runs. Electing to bat first twice in two games, England got off to a good start as openers put on 48 in 9 overs. However, once the Indian spinners entered to the scene on a slower track, England batsmen struggled to uphill the task and conceded with in a flurry.

First match’s star Anukul Roy rocked England U19s again with 4 wickets as they collapsed from 84/1 to 123/7. The lower order tried to add some crucial runs and play out the 50 overs but leg-spinner Rahul Chahar picked up 3 wickets to wrap up the home side’s innings for just 175. India ensured they didn’t collapse in their chase like in the previous game as the openers shared a 110-run stand in just 100 balls before their captain Prithvi Shaw fell for 48 runs. Another opener Himanshu Rana put on 61 runs for the 2nd wicket with Shubman Gill before getting out for 74 with India 5 runs away from the target. Shubman remained unbeaten on 38 by scoring the winning runs.

Here we look at some of the stats and records created during the game.

5 – Anukul Roy is only the 5th Indian player to take 4-wicket hauls in the consecutive Youth ODI games. He recorded bowling figures of 4/30 and 4/27 in this series so far.

8 – Number of consecutive wins in Youth ODIs for India in England; the longest winning streak for any team in England in Youth ODIs. England won 7 consecutive Youth ODIs between 1993 and 1996 at home.

9 – Number of wickets Indian spinners bagged in this game; the most wickets for spinners in a Youth ODI innings in England. In 2008, the England spinners picked 8 wickets against New Zealand at the Hove.

91 – Runs England added for their last 9 wickets in both the games of this Youth ODI series. They went down from 90/1 to 181/10 in the 1st game and from 84/1 to 175/10 in the 2nd.

100 – Number of balls remained in the Indian inning when they chased down the target; the biggest win for any team in terms of balls remaining in Youth ODIs against England in England. (Target: 175+) Sri Lanka chased down the same 176-run target with 93 balls to spare in 2010 at Arundel.