The first unofficial test between the Indian U-19 team and the Australian U-19 team was played in Chennai, which turned out to be very exciting. In this match, Team India defeated Australia’s U-19 team by 2 wickets. Nikhil Kumar was the hero of the Indian team’s victory in this match. He batted brilliantly and snatched victory from Australia’s jaws. At one point, Australia dominated the match, but Nikhil Kumar’s innings cost his team dearly.
Team India won the thrilling match by 2 wickets
Australia’s under-19 team set a target of 212 runs to win the match. But in response, the Indian team’s start was not special. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored a century in the first innings, could score only 1 run this time, which was a big blow for Team India. After this Nitya Pandya led the team’s innings by scoring 52 runs, but the Indian team lost 7 wickets while reaching 167 runs. In such a situation, Australia was just 3 wickets away from victory. Then Nikhil Kumar batted brilliantly with the lower batsmen.
Nikhil Kumar scored an unbeaten 55 off 71 balls. Meanwhile, 3 fours and 4 sixes came from Nikhil Kumar’s bat. Due to his brilliant innings, Team India was able to win this match by 2 wickets. Nikhil Kumar also scored 20 runs in 38 balls in the first innings of this match. He was also adjudged player of the match due to this strong performance.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a century
Australia’s U-19 team won the toss and decided to bat first in this match. The Australian team managed to score 293 runs in their first innings. In response, the Indian team scored 296 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a century. He played an innings of 104 runs off 62 balls. After this the Australian team could score only 214 runs in their second innings and were all out. Now the second unofficial test match between the two teams will be played from October 7.
