George Bartlett

England U-19 opener Max Holden and one down George Bartlett struck unbeaten tons as the visitors piled up 311-1 on the first day of the Youth Test match against their Indian counterparts.

A staggering 17 wickets fell on the fourth and final day of the first Youth Test match between U-19 cricket teams of India and England on Thursday which saw wildly fluctuating fortunes before the game ended in a draw.

India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Tuesday took a five-wicket haul on his county debut. Playing for Warwickshire, Siraj took five for 82 in 24 overs, helping his team bowl out Somerset for 219 on day two of the division one fixture. Siraj's scalps included Pakistan opener Imam Ul Haq, George Bartlett, James Rew, Lewis Gregory and Josh Davey.

Yuzvendra Chahal maintained his stellar form in the English County Championship by securing his second five-wicket haul, leading Northamptonshire to a nine-wicket victory over Leicestershire. His match haul of nine wickets was key in dismissing Leicestershire and facilitating an easy chase for Northants, who achieved their target with ease.

Be it hitting three boundaries in the very first over of the chase, capitalising on loose deliveries, or getting into a tussle with an opponent, Gill did it all in the match.

A 115-runs third wicket partnership between George Bartlett and Delray Rawlins helped England escape with a draw on the final day of the second Junior Test match against India today at the VCA Jamtha stadium.

Helped by two half centuries, India U-19 team made a steady start reaching 156 for 2 in reply to England's first innings score of 501 for 5 declared on the second day of the first Youth Test match here on Tuesday.

Delvay Rawlins hit a patient century, while Will Jacks scored a well-made half-ton as England U-19 team recovered from a disastrous start and reached 243 for five on the first day of the second Junior Test match against India on Tuesday.

Prithvi Shaw and Shubham Gill slammed centuries as India U-19 crushed their counterparts from England by 230 runs in the fourth one-dayer to take a 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Monday.

Rana, who scored a blistering 87-ball 101 in the first ODI, steadied the ship after England skipper Matt Fisher had uprooted Prithvi Shaw's (12) stump. Rana, then forged a 75-run partnership with Shubman Gill (24) that put India back on track.

Spinner Anukul Roy led India U-19 bowlers' splendid show as they drubbed England U-19 by 129 runs in the second one-dayer to level the five-match series 1-1, on Wednesday.

Ravichandran Ashwin sounded a warning bell for the English batsmen ahead of the five-Test series with a superb match-turning spell of 6 for 27 as Surrey bundled out Somerset for 69 in their second innings of the English County Championship contest.

Riding on an unbeaten century by opener Shubman Gill, India Under-19 hammered England U-19 by seven wickets in the third one-dayer and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Chasing a modest 227, India needed one run off the last ball with just one wicket in hand but pacer Ishan Porel faltered at the last moment and was caught by Max Holden off Liam White as the match ended in a draw.

Chasing 256, Himanshu Rana's 87-ball 101 went in vain as India U-19 succumbed to a 23-run defeat against England in the opening game of five-match Youth One-day International (ODI) series at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.