Jayden draper

Ian Healy Oval: Powered by standout batting performances from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, and Abhigyan Kundu, along with skipper Ayush Mhatre taking a three-fer, India clinched an unassailable lead in the Youth ODI series against Australia with a commanding 51-run victory at the Ian Healy Oval here on Wednesday.

Pushed into batting first, Kundu top-scored with 71 off 64 balls, while Suryavanshi and Malhotra hit knocks of 70 each for India to post 300 in 49.4 overs. In reply, Jayden Draper hit 107 off 72 balls, but Mhatre’s 3-27, along with Kanishk Chouhan taking 2-50, meant Australia were bowled out for 249 in 47.2 overs.

India suffered an early setback as skipper Mhatre was dismissed for a duck on the second ball of the innings. Suryavanshi was sedate at the start, scoring just nine off his first 29 deliveries before breaking free with a four and six off seamer John James.