India Under-19s in Australia 2009

[Chandan]

Aus U-19 declared on 306/7 after playing for 90 overs and Ind U-19 had to face a tricky period of 5 over before stumps. They negotiated it safely without any damage and scored 18 runs. But much to my surprise, it was Manan Sharma who came out to bat with Mayank Agarwal. This is the cricinfo profile of M Sharma. He is a Delhi boy and bowls left arm orthodox but bats right handed. Is he India's opener in the longer version? Anyway, I'll wait for the reports to clear this doubt!

[vipin]

Aus U-19 declared on 306/7 after playing for 90 overs and Ind U-19 had to face a tricky period of 5 over before stumps. They negotiated it safely without any damage and scored 18 runs. But much to my surprise, it was Manan Sharma who came out to bat with Mayank Agarwal. This is the cricinfo profile of [url=http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/339955.html]M Sharma[/url. He is a Delhi boy and bowls left arm orthodox but bats right handed. Is he India's opener in the longer version? Anyway, I'll wait for the reports to clear this doubt!

Manan Sharma opened for Delhi in a couple of ranji matches.

[Chandan]

Australia Under-19s v India Under-19s -- 1st Youth Test, Day 1 Beaton's ton puts Australian colts on top against India 11 Apr 2009, 1806 hrs IST, IANS HOBART: A fine century from Tom Beaton helped Australia under-19 post 306 for seven declared in their first innings against India on the opening day of their three-day match at the Bellerive Oval on Saturday. At stumps, India were 18 for no loss with Mayank Aggarwal batting on six and Mannan Sharma on 12. After electing to bat, the Australians were in a little trouble early after losing the first three wickets for 69 runs. But a solid 101-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Beaton (106) and Tim Armstrong (50) helped the colts put up a challenging total on the board. Down the order, Sean Abbott made a useful 51 not out combining with Adam Zampa (31 not out). For India, Jaidev Unadkad and Manan Sharma took two wickets apiece conceding 51 and 47 runs respectively while Gagandeep Singh, Saurav Netravalkar and Ashok Meneria chipped in with a wicket each. Jaidev was bang on target with the new ball as he troubled Australian opener Joel Garrett. Garrett could score only one run from the 12 balls he faced before being dismissed in the seventh over of the day. The Australians found themselves in further trouble as Jaidev dismissed Mitchell Marsh (29) to reduce the home team to 53 for two. The other opener Nick Maddison (28) fell to Netravalkar leaving Australia at 69 for three before Beaton and Armstrong rescued them. "It was good to get a few partnerships going. Me and Tim got a good one going through the second session and it was decent total at the end," 17-year-old Beaton said. Armstrong batted well for his half-century that included four boundaries. However, it was right-hander Beaton made the most of his opportunity as he went on to compile an excellent 106 from 155 deliveries in a knock that included 10 fours and two sixes, even bringing up his ton with a maximum over square-leg. "It was good to get a few and felt awesome to be out there and especially the way it came up (with a six), I wasn't expecting that with everyone in the ring," Beaton said. "Wickets fell a bit early so I just had to adjust and play a more mature role and work the ones and get the scoreboard ticking over." Although happy with his performance, Beaton said their was plenty of work to be done in the next two days of the match. "We'll get the two opening bowlers back on tomorrow morning and get them bowling nice and full and try to get them nicking and hopefully we get a few easy wickets," said Beaton, who plays his club cricket for Mount Lawley. "We'll definitely be looking to get them out as early as possible and then go back out there and have another hit at some stage." For India, Manan Sharma was the pick of the bowlers snaring 2-47, while Jaidev Unadkad chipped in with 2-51. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The report still doesn't say anything about the nature of pitch or fielding quality of Indian. Nor does it say about the quality of bowling!!

[Chandan]

Indian colts are on 263/4 after 66 overs. Mandeep is batting on 51 while Harpreet is batting on 66. Before that Mayank scored 68, Manan Sharma scored 45, Keeper Bharath was dismissed for a duck while skipper Menaria could score 30 in reply to Australia's 306/7 declared! Let us hope that Mandeep scores big this time as well! Harpreet Singh is a left handed batsman from Madhya Pradesh and he has appeared in 5 List A matches as well, though with little success. He has scored 75 from 140 deliveries, so looks like a player suited to longer version.

[sachin01]

Wow.Mandeep singh scores another century.

[Chandan]

So India U-19 declared on 417/7 after playing 90 overs, exactly the same number of overs the Aussies had played. But they've taken a healthy lead of 111 runs. Mandeep and Harpreet have played superb knocks of a ton each, sharing a partnership of 242 runs at a blistering SR of 4.6. Australians will have to bat for a few overs today. It'll be wonderful if they'll be able to snare a wicket or two before stumps.

[sachin01]

The limit of no of overs a team can play is 144.So at max they can play only 54 overs and there are 12 overs left for today.So there is a 90% chance of india winning this test.

[Show_stopper]

So India U-19 declared on 417/7 after playing 90 overs, exactly the same number of overs the Aussies had played. But they've taken a healthy lead of 111 runs. Mandeep and Harpreet have played superb knocks of a ton each, sharing a partnership of 242 runs at a blistering SR of 4.6. Australians will have to bat for a few overs today. It'll be wonderful if they'll be able to snare a wicket or two before stumps.

Actually i don't think its a declaration. IIRC the rules for these 4 days games are such that..each innings lasts for a maximum of 90 overs(a day)..so its just just like a limited overs match with 2 innings!!

[Chandan]

Australia Under-19s v India Under-19s - 1st Youth Test, Day 2 Harpreet and Mandeep excel ON SONG: Harpreet Singh came up with a timely century to put India under-19 in a strong position. Hobart: Harpreet Singh (125) and Mandeep Singh (126) hit centuries as India under-19 recovered from a mid-innings collapse to declare at 417 for seven and take a 111-run first innings lead over the Australian under-19 team on the second day of a three-day cricket match here on Sunday. Australia had scored one run in the second innings before the draw of stumps at the Bellerive Oval. Good start The opening duo of Mayank Agarwal and Manan Sharma provided the visitors with a solid start putting on a 85-run stand. Manan was the first to depart, dismissed by Mitchell Marsh, five short of his fifty. Avi Barot didn’t stay long being dismissed for a duck, caught by James Garrett off Jackson Coleman. Agarwal was caught behind by Tom Triffitt off Marsh for 68. His 72-ball innings consisted of 11 boundaries. India U-19 were precariously placed at 148 for 3 going into lunch. However, Harpreet and Mandeep combined to add 242 for the fifth wicket and lift India to a potentially match-winning position with big centuries by both players. Later, skipper Ashok Maneria also contributed 30 runs. Harpreet’s 125 came off 184 deliveries, including 14 fours and two sixes, while Mandeep’s 126 off 155 balls included 17 boundaries. For Australia, Jackson Coleman and Mitchell Marsh picked up three wickets each. After declaring their innings, the Indians bowled just a couple of overs. Excellent players Australia under-19 coach Brian McFadyen admitted that Harpreet and Mandeep had got the tourists into a strong position. “They are very good players, they get a sniff and they really back themselves and play so confidently and fluently that it’s very difficult to apply pressure for any length of time. “At times we did bowl extremely well but just weren’t able to apply purely through that offensive batting,” McFadyen said. McFadyen added that although it was a tricky day for his side, they would have taken a lot out of the experience. “It certainly was a tough day, particularly for the spinners. They’ve had an experience that is probably quite similar to a tough day in first-class cricket against a good opposition, who are good players of spin bowling, on a very flat wicket,” he was quoted as saying on a cricket website. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 3: Indians on course for a huge victory. If each side was assigned to for just 144 overs, then Australia U-19 blew their 4 overs away as they got out in just 50 overs in the 2nd innings, 4 overs still remained to bowled from their quota. They scored 228 runs in 50.1 overs as Indians were set a target of 118 for victory. HV Patel took two wickets, Menaria 1, Kundan Singh 1 and J Unadkad also claimed 1 wicket. After that Indians are on course for the target, having scored 100/1 in just 16 overs.

[Chandan]

And India wins the match in just 18 overs. This is the final comments on CA official site: Congratulations to India winning outright by 9 wickets. Highlights of today's play being Mitchell Marsh's fine innings of 109 in Australia's 2nd innings. The series now moves to Perth with a one day game next Friday. Good bye from Bellerive Oval.

[graphic23]

Wow, thats amazing. Thanks a lot Chandan for the updates!

[flamy]

Fantastic. I'm sure Atul Sharma will be proud. :isalute:

[Sachinism]

Great stuff from the lads, really gave it to the Aussies. Hopefully these boys will international level material

[Chandan]

This is the report of the final day from CA's site: India domiates Hobart leg of U19 tour 13 April, 2009 Matt Cenin for cricket.com.au LINK Mitchell Marsh goes on the attack on his way to a century at Bellerive Oval Australia Under-19 has gone down to India by nine wickets on the final day of the three-day match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart today, despite an imposing century from Australia middle-order batsman Mitchell Marsh. In the morning session it was West Australian Marsh that made the play for the home side as the tall right-hander went on to register his first century of the series as the hosts were dismissed for 228 chasing quick runs. It left the tourists with only 118 to get from 62 overs which they got with relative ease for the loss of only one wicket. It was a chanceless innings from the teenager who finished with 109 from 123 deliveries including 11 fours and a six to follow-up his 29 and 3-36 earlier in the match. Although obviously disappointed with the loss, Marsh noted it was a good consolation to score an international hundred. “It was obviously good to get a few runs, just a shame we couldn’t get a few more on the board and really put some pressure on them later today,†17-year-old Marsh. “It was good to hit them reasonably well and get some time out there to work out the spinners and have a game plan against them and hit the ball well.†Marsh received good support on day three from Nic Maddinson (42) and Tom Triffitt (28), before Indian opener Mayank Agarwal (62 not out) and number three Avi Bharat (52 not out) finished off the day with brisk half-centuries to seal the win for the visitors. Earlier, Harshal Patel was the pick of the Indian bowlers snaring 3-32 from his 8.1 overs of medium pace. The series now moves from Hobart to Perth for the final two matches and Marsh said he is looking forward to playing on his home ground. “Hopefully we can head to Perth now and have a couple of wins,†Marsh said. “I’ve played a few games there on the WACA, not big games, but I’m looking forward to getting out there and hopefully the decks are good and the outfield is obviously excellent so hopefully we’ll be in for some good cricket.†Australia trails three-nil in the series, however Marsh said there was still plenty of opportunities to be had in Perth and the team would be looking to finish on a positive note. “I think just with our bowling and fielding we’ve got to be a bit more consistent,†he said. “When you’ve got batters like Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep Singh and those types of batsman you just can’t afford to bowl bad deliveries and the only way to get players like that is to keep the pressure on to force the error. “It’s been amazing to watch and to think that they’re the same age as us and they hit the ball so cleanly and they know where they’re going to hit it every time, it’s just got to watch. Unfortunately we were on the receiving end a bit though.†Both teams fly out of Hobart tomorrow and Marsh said he was looking forward to the change of scenery. “Hopefully there’ll be a bit in the pitch in Perth, I think there’s been a bit in the pitch throughout the Sheffield Shield season and I think if we can bowl consistent lines and get rid of those bad balls every over then they’ll hopefully make some mistakes and we can have a win,†the all-rounder said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I suppose we'll get the report from Indian point of view tomorrow. But it was awesome to see the youngsters backing themselves and pulling off the positive result.

[SachDan]

Great work, boys :two_thumbs_up: Happy to see India's stranglehold on Aussies extended to junior level :yay: :isalute:

[cowboysfan]

is mitchell marsh the brother of shaun marsh?

[Show_stopper]

is mitchell marsh the brother of shaun marsh?

Yes.

[Mamu]

Brother? I would say his son.

[Mamu]

Never mind -- i was thinking of Rodney Marsh. Yes he is Shauns brother

[Mamu]

India made a mistake of sending close to 19 year olds to Aus. They should have sent all 17 years olds who would be eligible for U-19 WC next year.