England U19 pulled off a dramatic one-wicket win against India U19 in the second Youth ODI at Northampton’s County Ground. In a nerve-wracking chase of 291, Thomas Rew starred with a stunning century while England’s lower order held their nerve in a last-over thriller. With this victory, England leveled the five-match series 1–1 after India had claimed the opener.

India U19 Innings: 290/10 in 49 Overs

Put into bat, India U19 got off to a shaky start, losing captain Ayush Mhatre for a duck in the first over. However, Vaibhav Suryavanshi launched a counterattack, smashing 45 off 34 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) to give India momentum. Vihan Malhotra (49 off 68) and Rahul Kumar (47 off 47) steadied the middle overs, while Kanishk Chouhan’s 45 from 40 balls gave the innings a further push. But India could not finish strongly—Alex French dismantled the lower order with a brilliant spell of 4/71, which included a crucial double-strike in the 48th over. India folded for 290 in 49 overs, with a total of 32 extras.

England U19 Innings: 291/9 in 49.3 Overs

England’s chase began poorly at 7/1, but Thomas Rew’s sublime knock of 131 off 89 balls (16 fours, 1 six) anchored the innings. Despite losing regular wickets, including Rocky Flintoff (39) and Jack Home (3), Rew kept England alive. His dismissal at 279/9 brought India roaring back, but Sebastian Morgan (20* off 12) and Alex French (3* off 5) held firm under pressure to take England over the line with three balls to spare. India’s Ambrish R. S. impressed with 4/80, while Henil Patel claimed 2/28 and dismissed Rew at a crucial juncture.

ENG U19 vs IND U19, 2nd ODI: Key Performances

• Rew's Masterclass: Thomas Rew’s match-winning 131 set the tone for England’s successful chase.
  
• French's Four-Fer: Alex French changed the game, taking 4 wickets, including a big one in the 48th over where he stifled India's late onset.
  
• India's Middle Order spark: Rahul Kumar (47), Vihan Malhotra (49), and Chouhan (45) kept India on the field but couldn’t capitalize on starts.
  
• Ambrish Impact: With 4 wickets, RS Ambrish kept India in the hunt by striking at key moments during England's innings.
  
• Exciting Finish: England prevailed in a tense final over of the thriller with Morgan and French steering them to a spectacular one-wicket victory.

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ENG U19 vs IND U19, 2nd Youth ODI: Match Scorecard

India U19 Innings – 290/10 (49 Overs)

England U19 Innings – 291/9 (49.3 Overs)

India have made history and in style. The Shafali Verma-led team is now the first-ever champions of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. After a superb bowling show that saw dismissing England for just 68, reached the target in just 14 overs. “It is just a proud moment, its our first world cup,” said Gongadi Trisha (24) with stumps in her hand after the memorable win. The win on Sunday also reaffirms India’s dominance at the U-19 level with the boys winning the world title in the Caribbean last year.

“Women’s Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted after the win. India’s bowling attack, led by pacer Titas Sadhu and supported by leg-spinner Parshavi Chopra, set up the comprehensive win on Sunday as they blew England away with a clinical display at Senwes Park.

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India U19 bowlers dismantle England, lift inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

While Sadhu showed that Indian women pace bowling is in safe hands following the retirement of Jhulan Goswami with impressive figures of 4-0-6-2, Chopra too continued her dream run as she snapped two for 13. Archana Devi also scalped 2 for 17, while Mannat Kashyap (1/13), Shafali(1/16) and Sonam Yadav (1/3) accounted for one wicket each as England were all at sea after being asked to take first strike.

Following a pep talk from India’s Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India came out with a specific plan and executed it perfectly as England’s innings never really took off after being reduced to 16 for three in four overs. Chasing 69, Shafali started with a boundary off Hannah Baker before launching Sophia Smale for a maximum. But Baker came back to get rid of the India skipper, who was caught by Alexa Stonehouse in the 3rd over. Her opening and team’s best batter in the tournament, Shweta Sehrawat, also was back in the hut after giving a simple catch to Baker off Grace Scrivens in the fourth over.