ENG U19 v IND U19, 4th Youth ODI Review: India continue their unbeaten streak

England U19s attempt to defeat the India U19s yet again in the ongoing tour continued to fail as the visitors were successful in making it 4-0 in the 5-match Youth ODI series following a 2-0 win in the 2-match Youth Test series. The Duckworth-Lewis Stern method came into play to decide the winner of the 4th Youth ODI at Bristol as rain interrupted India’s chase when they were only one run ahead of the par score.

England raced to a good start after India elected to field as their opener Liam Trevaskis and the middle order batsmen Felix Organ and Tom Lammonby scored fifties. However, the left-arm spinner Shiva Singh picked up 5 wickets in his first match on the tour to restrict the home side to 276/8.

Shubman Gill once again starred with the bat after India lost 3 wickets for just 58 runs. He scored 66 off just 57 balls with 7 fours and a six and shared an 81-run stand with Abhishek Sharma at his departed the team score was 139/4 in 25.5 overs. With an unbeaten 45 off 54 balls, Abhishek added 12 runs in the next 13 balls as India were placed at 151/4 at end of 28 overs when rain interrupted the game and didn’t allow any further play. The DLS par score for the loss of 4 wickets after 28 overs was 150 and hence, India were declared the winners.

Here we look at all the stats and recorded created during the game.

5/38 – Shiva Singh’s 5-wicket haul is the first for an Indian in Youth ODIs in England. Anukul Roy’s 4/27 are the previous best figures for an Indian in this format in England. Overall, Shiva’s 5/38 are the 3rd best bowling figures for a spinner in Youth ODIs in England.

7 – Number of consecutive Youth ODIs England have lost at home. They lost 3 games in the 2016 series vs Sri Lanka and four in this series so far. No other team has lost more than 5 Youth ODIs in a row on England soil before them. Sri Lanka failed to win in 7 consecutive Youth ODIs between 2000 and 2005 which included a washout.

68 – Runs Ishan Porel conceded in this game; the joint 3rd most by an Indian in a Youth ODI. Mohammad Saif conceded 73 in an ODI in 1994 while Kuldeep Yadav conceded 72 in 2014. Deepak Hooda also conceded 68 in a Youth ODI in 2013. These three players bowled 10 overs while Porel bowled only 9.

278 – Shubman Gill’s 278 are the 2nd most runs an Indian has scored in a bilateral Youth ODI series outside India. Ambati Rayudu’s 291 runs in a 3-match Youth ODI series in England in 2002 is the highest for an Indian outside home.