Youth Test: Yashbardhan, Ishan bowl India u-19 to thumping win

India under-19 captain Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan claimed six wickets as his team registered an innings and 48-run victory over Australia u-19 in the first Youth Test at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Tuesday.

After Lakshya Raichandani (240, 281b, 24x4, 4x6) and Mohit Ulva (92, 84b, 10x4, 4x6) shared a massive 180-run partnership for the ninth wicket to take India to 494 and a 277-run lead, the Australian batters had little answer to the Indian spinners.

With the temperature soaring, wickets fell in clusters as off-spinner Yashbardhan (six for 75) and left-arm spinner Ishan Om (four for 62) kept the pressure on.

Australia was eventually bowled out for 229, barely an hour after tea on the third day.

Blake Cattle, who scored a century in the first innings, followed it up with a gritty 123 (114b, 16x4, 4x6). He became the eighth batter to score a century in both innings of a Youth Test.

With wickets tumbling around him, Cattle counter-attacked before eventually falling to Yashbardhan.

Neel Patel chipped in with a 78-ball 41 (6x4). He tried to steady the innings after Australia slipped to 17 for three, but his resistance ended when Yashbardhan cleaned him up.

After claiming a five-for in the first innings, Ishan once again provided crucial breakthroughs, while Yashbardhan tightened the screws from the other end.