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England U-19 skipper Thomas Rew smashed a match-winning 131 to secure a thrilling 1-wicket victory over India U-19. India posted 290 thanks to contributions from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vihaan Malhotra. England's chase saw key partnerships, with Rew and Rocky Flintoff adding 123 runs. Despite late wickets, Sebastian Morgan's unbeaten 20 sealed the win, leveling the series 1-1.

Key Points: Thomas Rew 131 Leads England U-19 to Thrilling 1-Wicket Win Over India

  • Thomas Rew's 131 anchors England's chase
  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi shines again with 45
  • Alex French takes 4-71 for England
  • RS Ambrish claims 4 wickets but concedes 80 runs
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Thomas Rew hits ton as England U-19 scamper to 1-wicket win over India U-19

Skipper Thomas Rew's century guides England U-19 to a nail-biting 1-wicket victory over India U-19, leveling the Youth ODI series 1-1.

"Rew went on to score 131 before he was caught by Yudhajit Guha off Henil Patel. – Match Report"

Northampton, July 1

Skipper Thomas Rew scored a century to help England Under-19 chase a stiff target and prevail over India Under-19 by one over in the second Youth ODI on Monday as they levelled the five-match series 1-1 at the County Ground, Northampton.

Asked to bat first, India Under-19s posted a competitive score of 290 with four batters, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Rahul Kumar, and Kanishk Chouhan, narrowly missing half-centuries.

The 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who scored a century in India U-19s' win in the first ODI, and Vihaan Malhotra rescued India U-19 with a 67-run partnership for the second wicket after skipper Ayush Mhatre was bowled by Alex French for a duck. Suryavanshi scored a 34-ball 45, hitting five fours and three sixes before he was caught by Morgan off Jack Home.

alhotra was out one run short of his half-century while Maulyarajsinh Chavda (22) and Abhigyan Kundu (32) while Rahul Kumar (47), and Kaushik Chauhan (45) helped the India U-19 reach 272/7. But RS Ambrish (4), Mohamed Enaan (6), and Hanif Patel (7) failed to contribute much as India U-19 failed to reach the 300-run mark.

For England, pacer Alex French claimed 4-71 while Jack Home 4-63 and Alex Green bagged 3-50 as India U-19 were bowled out for 290 with one over remaining.

Chasing 291, England Under-19s recovered from the early departure of BJ Dawkins (7), Ben Mayes (27), and Isaac Mohammed (11) and were reduced to 47/3 in the 12th over. Rocky Flintoff (39) came together with skipper Thomas Rew to take the score to 170, raising 123 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.

Rew went on to score 131 before he was caught by Yudhajit Guha off Henil Patel. The India U-19 bowlers made inroads in the England U-19 innings getting Joseph Moores (13), Ralphie Albert (18), Jack Home (3), and Alex Green (12). But Sebastian Morgan scored an unbeaten 20 to ensure England U-19 crawled over the line to win the match by one wicket.

Though RS Ambrish claimed four wickets for India, but conceded 80 runs, which is the highest by a bowler in Youth ODIs this year.

Brief scores:

India Under-19 290 all out in49 overs (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 47, Vihaan Malhotra 49, Rahul Kumar 47, Kanishk Chouhan 45; Alex French 4-71, Jack Home 3-63, Alex Green 3-50) lost to England Under-19 291/9 in 49.1 overs (Thomas Rew 131, Rocky Flintoff 39, Ben Mayes 27; RS Ambrish 4-80, Henil Patel 2-28, Yudhajit Guha 2-63) by one wicket.

- IANS

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Priya M
Disappointing bowling in the death overs cost us the match. RS Ambrish giving away 80 runs is unacceptable at this level. Our boys need to work on handling pressure situations better. Hope the coach addresses this before next game.
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Aryan S
Thomas Rew played like a champion! 👏 But our boys shouldn't feel bad - losing by just 1 wicket shows how close it was. The talent in this U-19 team gives me hope for India's cricket future. Special mention to Vihaan Malhotra who was unlucky to miss his fifty.
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Sarah B
As an England fan living in Mumbai, this was nerve-wracking to watch! Rew's innings was special but credit to India for making it such a close contest. The cricket rivalry between our countries at all levels is what makes the sport so exciting!
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Kavya N
So many players got starts but couldn't convert to big scores! If even two of our batsmen had crossed 50, we would have easily crossed 300+ and won. Need to work on that middle order acceleration. Still, kudos to both teams for such an exciting match!
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Michael C
That 123-run partnership between Rew and Flintoff was the game changer. Our bowlers looked clueless during that phase. Need better strategies against such partnerships - maybe more variations in bowling or field placements?

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