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India Under 19 vs England Under 19 Live Cricket Score, IND U-19 vs ENG U-19 2nd Youth Test Day 4 Updates: England U-19 openers BJ Dawkins and Adam Thomas added 188 runs before Aditya Rawat removed the latter in the 47th over to give India U-19 their first wicket during Day 4 of the 2nd Youth Test. The host, meanwhile, takes their lead past 250 at the County Ground in Chelmsford on Wednesday.
Earlier, Vihaan Malhotra scored a century in 103 balls as he and captain Ayush Mhatre’s assault put India on top in the first session of Day 3. However, India fell apart in the second session, which is also when Malhotra went into three figures. They started with a score of 159/1 in 26 overs. India then went on to lose nine wickets in the session, with spinner Ralphie Albert taking six, and were all out for 279 runs.
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In the first innings, Ekansh Singh hit a cracking century for England as the home team finished their innings for 309 runs during the second day. Naman Pushpak picked four wickets while Aditya Rawat and RS Ambrish had two scalps each to their name.
The second day saw the proceedings delayed and interrupted due to rain throughout the day. On Day 1, England had managed to score 229/7 at Stumps, after slumping to 80/5 at one stage.
Playing XI
IND U-19: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Rahul Kumar, Harvansh Pangalia, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Naman Pushpak, Aditya Rawat
ENG U-19: Adam Thomas, Ben Dawkins, Aaryan Sawant, Rocky Flintoff, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (c & wk), Ekansh Singh, Ralphie Albert, James Minto, Alex Green, AM French
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Bringing up Vaibhav Suryavanshi – from net practice behind Samastipur home to IPL arclights
Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL; Vaibhav (with the bat), with his elder brother Ujjwal (at the back), younger brother Ashirwad (right with toy in his hands), and his cousin. (Sportzpics and Special Arrangement)
For four years, before the sun made it to the horizon of Tajpur, a small village in Bihar’s Samastipur district, Sanjeev Suryavanshi would set off on a 90-kilometre journey to Patna with his 9-year-old son Vaibhav and a bunch of other boys – a ritual every alternate day.
“Vaibhav’s father, my brother, took him to a cricket academy in Patna three to four times a week by road, along with other local bowlers so he could practise,” said Rajeev Suryavanshi. “My sister-in-law, Aarti, woke up early to cook and pack meals for them.”
In Tajpur, a narrow lane off State Highway 49 lined with trees and greenery leads to Vaibhav’s single-storey home. Next to it is a green netted practice area, with a concrete pitch in one half and a turf pitch on the other, built by Vaibhav’s family to nurture his talent.