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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 05, 2026, 21:08:24 IST
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India U19 vs South Africa U19 Highlights, 2nd Youth ODI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s quickfire fifty powers India U19 to 8-wicket victory
India U19 vs South Africa U19 Highlights, 2nd Youth ODI: India U19 showcased explosive intent and clinical execution in their chase against South Africa U19, with young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi turning the game in India’s favour. Chasing a target of 246, India’s innings quickly became dominated by the 14-year-old opener, who walked to the crease with confidence and immediately attacked the bowling. Vaibhav smashed 68 runs off just 24 balls, including ten sixes and a four, reaching his fifty in an astonishing 19 deliveries. His aggressive approach gave India the momentum they needed at the top of the order, while his opening partner Aaron George scored 20 before being dismissed.
South Africa had batted first in their full 50-over innings, but early wickets tumbled as Jorich van Schalkwyk and Adnaan Lagadien managed only 10 and 25 respectively. Skipper Muhammed Bulbulia fell for 14, leaving the team under pressure. Jason Rowles anchored the innings with a composed 114 from 113 balls, supported by Daniel Bosman’s 31, but South Africa struggled to build partnerships and were eventually bowled out for 245. India’s bowlers were effective in containing the opposition, with Kishan Singh claiming four wickets, RS Ambrish taking two, and Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chouhan, and Khilan Patel chipping in with one each.
The match faced multiple interruptions due to bad lightning, and India’s innings was reduced to 27 overs under the DLS method. India completed the chase in 23.2 overs, finishing 176 for 2 and securing an eight-wicket victory. Vedant Trivedi contributed an unbeaten 31 off 57 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu remained not out on 48 from 42 deliveries, ensuring a comfortable finish. Sooryavanshi’s quickfire fifty reaffirmed his status as one of the most exciting young talents in cricket. The series provides crucial preparation for India’s Under-19 World Cup campaign, scheduled to begin on January 15 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
South Africa had batted first in their full 50-over innings, but early wickets tumbled as Jorich van Schalkwyk and Adnaan Lagadien managed only 10 and 25 respectively. Skipper Muhammed Bulbulia fell for 14, leaving the team under pressure. Jason Rowles anchored the innings with a composed 114 from 113 balls, supported by Daniel Bosman’s 31, but South Africa struggled to build partnerships and were eventually bowled out for 245. India’s bowlers were effective in containing the opposition, with Kishan Singh claiming four wickets, RS Ambrish taking two, and Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chouhan, and Khilan Patel chipping in with one each.
The match faced multiple interruptions due to bad lightning, and India’s innings was reduced to 27 overs under the DLS method. India completed the chase in 23.2 overs, finishing 176 for 2 and securing an eight-wicket victory. Vedant Trivedi contributed an unbeaten 31 off 57 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu remained not out on 48 from 42 deliveries, ensuring a comfortable finish. Sooryavanshi’s quickfire fifty reaffirmed his status as one of the most exciting young talents in cricket. The series provides crucial preparation for India’s Under-19 World Cup campaign, scheduled to begin on January 15 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
20:30 (IST) Jan 05
2
Overs15.3
Score128 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, 2 runs, played towards mid off.
20:30 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs15.2
Score126 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, No run, played towards mid on.
20:29 (IST) Jan 05
2
Overs15.1
Score126 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, 2 runs, played towards mid off.
20:27 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 15 overs 124 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
201(1WD)0110
- Vedant Trivedi 14 (33)
- Abhigyan Kundu 15 (14)
Michael Kruiskamp5-1-17-2
0
Overs14.6
Score124 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
20:27 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs14.5
Score124 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, played towards covers.
20:26 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs14.4
Score123 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, 1 run, played towards point.
20:25 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs14.3
Score122 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards point.
20:25 (IST) Jan 05
1wd
Overs14.3
Score122 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, Wide.
20:24 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs14.2
Score121 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards point.
20:24 (IST) Jan 05
2
Overs14.1
Score121 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, 2 runs, played towards point.
20:23 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 14 overs 119 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
210001
- Vedant Trivedi 11 (28)
- Abhigyan Kundu 14 (13)
Jacob Basson4-0-42-0
1
Overs13.6
Score119 - 2
Jacob Basson to Vedant Trivedi, 1 run, played towards third man.
20:22 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs13.5
Score118 - 2
Jacob Basson to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
20:21 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs13.4
Score118 - 2
Jacob Basson to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
20:21 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs13.3
Score118 - 2
Jacob Basson to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards mid wicket.
20:20 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs13.2
Score118 - 2
Jacob Basson to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, played towards point.
20:19 (IST) Jan 05
2
Overs13.1
Score117 - 2
Jacob Basson to Abhigyan Kundu, 2 runs, played towards covers.
20:18 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 13 overs 115 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
01(1WD)00000
- Vedant Trivedi 10 (24)
- Abhigyan Kundu 11 (11)
Michael Kruiskamp4-1-12-2
0
Overs12.6
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
19:19 (IST) Jan 05
Game stopped due to : Bad Weather Condition
19:13 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs12.5
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards mid wicket.
19:12 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs12.4
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards mid off.
19:11 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs12.3
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
19:11 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs12.2
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards mid off.
19:11 (IST) Jan 05
1wd
Overs12.2
Score115 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, Wide.
19:10 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs12.1
Score114 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards point.
19:09 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 12 overs 114 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
011(1WD)1404
- Abhigyan Kundu 11 (11)
- Vedant Trivedi 10 (18)
Bayanda Majola5-0-62-0
4
Overs11.6
Score114 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Abhigyan Kundu, Four! Played towards mid wicket.
19:08 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs11.5
Score110 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Abhigyan Kundu, No run.
19:07 (IST) Jan 05
4
Overs11.4
Score110 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Abhigyan Kundu, Four! Played towards covers.
19:06 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs11.3
Score106 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Vedant Trivedi, 1 run, played towards fine leg.
19:06 (IST) Jan 05
1wd
Overs11.3
Score105 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Vedant Trivedi, Wide.
19:05 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs11.2
Score104 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, played towards point.
19:04 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs11.1
Score103 - 2
Bayanda Majola to Abhigyan Kundu, No run, played towards covers.
19:00 (IST) Jan 05
Game stopped due to : Wet Ground Condition
18:01 (IST) Jan 05
Game stopped due to : Bad Weather Condition
17:58 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 11 overs 103 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
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- Vedant Trivedi 9 (17)
- Abhigyan Kundu 2 (6)
Michael Kruiskamp3-1-11-2
0
Overs10.6
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards mid off.
17:58 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs10.5
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run.
17:57 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs10.4
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run.
17:56 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs10.3
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
17:56 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs10.2
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards point.
17:56 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs10.1
Score103 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run.
17:54 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 10 overs 103 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
000101
- Vedant Trivedi 9 (11)
- Abhigyan Kundu 2 (6)
Enathi Khitshini1-0-2-0
1
Overs9.6
Score103 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Vedant Trivedi, 1 run, played towards mid wicket.
17:54 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs9.5
Score102 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Vedant Trivedi, No run, played towards covers.
17:53 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs9.4
Score102 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, played towards mid wicket.
17:53 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs9.3
Score101 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, No run, played towards mid on.
17:53 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs9.2
Score101 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, No run, played towards mid wicket.
17:52 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs9.1
Score101 - 2
Enathi Khitshini to Abhigyan Kundu, No run, played towards covers.
17:50 (IST) Jan 05
Score after 9 overs 101 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
0(W)011(1WD)400
- Vedant Trivedi 8 (9)
- Abhigyan Kundu 1 (2)
Michael Kruiskamp2-0-11-2
0
Overs8.6
Score101 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run.
17:50 (IST) Jan 05
0
Overs8.5
Score101 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, No run.
17:49 (IST) Jan 05
4
Overs8.4
Score101 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, Four! Played towards covers.
17:49 (IST) Jan 05
1wd
Overs8.4
Score97 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Vedant Trivedi, Wide.
17:48 (IST) Jan 05
1
Overs8.3
Score96 - 2
Michael Kruiskamp to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, played towards covers.
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India U19 vs South Africa U19 Highlights, 2nd Youth ODI: India U19 delivered a commanding performance in their chase against South Africa U19, with 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stealing the spotlight. Set a target of 246 after South Africa were bowled out for 245 in a full 50-over innings, India’s run chase quickly became all about Sooryavanshi. The young opener exploded off the blocks, scoring 68 off just 24 balls, including ten towering sixes and a four. He reached his half-century in only 19 deliveries, providing India the perfect start alongside Aaron George, who contributed 20 before falling early.
South Africa’s innings had seen early wickets tumble, with openers Jorich van Schalkwyk and Adnaan Lagadien scoring 10 and 25, and skipper Muhammed Bulbulia departing for 14. Jason Rowles played a brilliant counter-attacking innings of 114 from 113 balls, supported by Daniel Bosman’s 31, helping South Africa post a competitive total. India’s bowlers shared the workload well, with Kishan Singh taking 4/46, RS Ambrish 2, and support from Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chouhan, and Khilan Patel.
Despite interruptions due to lightning, the match was reduced to 27 overs under the DLS method for India. The chase was completed in 23.2 overs, with India finishing on 176 for 2, winning by eight wickets. Vedant Trivedi remained unbeaten on 31 off 57 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu contributed an unbeaten 48 from 42 deliveries. Sooryavanshi’s innings reinforced his reputation as one of the most exciting prospects in youth cricket. The series serves as vital preparation for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia, beginning January 15.
South Africa’s innings had seen early wickets tumble, with openers Jorich van Schalkwyk and Adnaan Lagadien scoring 10 and 25, and skipper Muhammed Bulbulia departing for 14. Jason Rowles played a brilliant counter-attacking innings of 114 from 113 balls, supported by Daniel Bosman’s 31, helping South Africa post a competitive total. India’s bowlers shared the workload well, with Kishan Singh taking 4/46, RS Ambrish 2, and support from Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chouhan, and Khilan Patel.
Despite interruptions due to lightning, the match was reduced to 27 overs under the DLS method for India. The chase was completed in 23.2 overs, with India finishing on 176 for 2, winning by eight wickets. Vedant Trivedi remained unbeaten on 31 off 57 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu contributed an unbeaten 48 from 42 deliveries. Sooryavanshi’s innings reinforced his reputation as one of the most exciting prospects in youth cricket. The series serves as vital preparation for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia, beginning January 15.
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