Under the captaincy of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the Indian Under-19 team has won the Youth ODI series against South Africa. In the second match, Team India won by eight wickets under Duckworth-Lewis rule and took an unassailable lead of 2-0. Vaibhav, who was taking charge of the team for the first time in the absence of regular captain Ayush Mhatre, impressed everyone with his leadership.

Match affected by rain, but India’s dominance continues

The weather disrupted the match played at Willowmoor Park several times. After winning the toss and batting first, South Africa was all out for 245 runs. Jason Rowles played a brilliant inning of 114 runs, but other batsmen could not support him. Thanks to his innings, the host team somehow managed to cross 200 runs. For India, Kishan Kumar bowled brilliantly with the new ball and took four wickets, while RS Ambrish got two wickets. Apart from this, Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chauhan and Khilan Patel also took one wicket each.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stormy innings turned the match

Vaibhav Suryavanshi gave an aggressive start to the Indian team chasing the target. He scored 68 runs in just 24 balls, which included 10 sixes and one four. Vaibhav broke the back of the South African bowlers by completing his half-century in 19 balls. His explosive innings laid the foundation of India’s victory.

Vedant and Abhigyan gave easy victory

After Vaibhav’s dismissal, Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu took charge and led the team to victory without any pressure. After rain, under DLS rules, India got the target of 174 runs in 27 overs. Team India won the match by scoring 176 runs in 23.3 overs. Vedant Trivedi (31*) and Abhigyan Kundu (48*) led the team to victory while remaining unbeaten. India ended the match with a six from Abhigyan.

The last match of the series is a formality.

India has already won this series and now India would like to make a clean sweep by winning the third ODI to be played on January 7. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s captaincy and stormy batting have made it clear that the Indian Under-19 team is fully prepared for the future.

India Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 in the second Youth ODI match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a quick half-century. He completed his half-century in 19 balls by hitting a six on the first ball of the 8th over. By the time he scored his half-century, he had hit a total of 8 sixes, which means he had scored 48 runs only with sixes.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi started it by hitting a six on the second ball of the first over. He hit his second six on the fifth ball of the same over. Then in the second and third overs also he hit 1 six each.

Vaibhav hit two sixes in the fifth over and 1 six in the sixth over. After 6 overs, he was playing on 45 runs in 18 balls, India’s first wicket fell in the next over. Aaron George was out after scoring 20 runs. This over went well for South Africa Under-19 team, only 5 runs came in it.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his half-century by hitting a six

Vaibhav got strike in the eighth over, he completed his half-century by hitting a six on the very first ball. Vaibhav, who scored 51 runs in 19 balls, scored 48 runs only with sixes. After completing his half-century, he hit two more sixes in the next two balls. He hit his first four in this innings on the fourth ball of this over.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out on the first ball of the 9th over. He played a quick inning of 68 runs in 24 balls, in which he hit 10 sixes and 1 four.

India got the target of 246 to win

Batting first, South Africa Under-19 team was all out for 245 runs in 49.3 overs. Indian bowler Deepesh Devendran took 5 wickets. Kishan Kumar Singh took 4 wickets. India got a good start with Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fast innings. When the match was stopped due to rain, India had scored 103 runs after losing 2 wickets in 11 overs. 143 more runs have to be scored to win.

IND U19 vs SA U19 Live Streaming: The second unofficial match of the Youth ODI series is to be played today between the Indian Under-19 cricket team and South Africa Under-19 team. Team India is currently ahead 1-0 in this three-match series and will try to make a strong hold in the series by winning today’s match. The most talked about in this match is about Indian captain Vaibhav Suryavanshi, from whom fans are expecting a big innings.

All eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshi had created history by taking over the captaincy in the first ODI match. He became the world’s youngest Under-19 captain, but could not perform well with the bat. Now a responsible and impressive innings is expected from him in the second match. In view of the upcoming Under-19 World Cup, this series is considered very important for Vaibhav and the entire Indian team.

India’s strong performance in the first match

The Indian Under-19 team had shown a brilliant performance in the first match of the series. India batted first and scored a strong score of 300 runs. Harvansh Singh Pangalia played an excellent inning of 93 runs for the team, while RS Ambareesh made an important contribution of 65 runs. The match was interrupted due to rain and India won by 25 runs under Duckworth-Lewis rule.

For South Africa, JJ Basson performed well in bowling and took four wickets, but he could not stop the Indian batsmen from scoring big. While chasing the target, African batsman Jorick Van Schalkwyk scored an unbeaten 60 runs. Even after this the team remained away from victory.

When and where will the second match be played

place: Benoni.

Match Venue: Willowmoor Park Stadium

Start of the match: At 1 pm Indian time.

Live telecast and streaming information

The situation regarding live telecast of this match on TV is not clear yet. In the first match, live telecast could not be done on Star Sports due to technical reasons and no official confirmation has been given for the second match also.

However, the news of relief for the fans is that live streaming of the match may be available. The first ODI was shown live by Cricket South Africa on its official YouTube channel. The streaming of the second match is also expected to start from 12:30 pm on the same YouTube channel.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved a big achievement in his very first match of the year 2026, he broke the 19 year old record of a Pakistani player. Youth ODI series is being played between Indian Under-19 and South Africa Under-19 team, in which Vaibhav is the captain. In the first match held on Saturday, Vaibhav could not do wonders with the bat, he was out after scoring only 11 runs.

India Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 1st Youth ODI was played in Benoni. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. India did not have a good start, captain Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring only 11 runs. Aaron George 5, Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu were out after scoring 21-21 runs. After this, Harvansh Pangalia played a brilliant inning of 93 runs and RS Ambrish played an important role in taking India’s score beyond 300 (301).

Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke 19 years old record

Of course, Vaibhav Suryavanshi could score only 11 runs in the first match of the year, but despite this he made a big record in his name. Vaibhav has now become the youngest player to captain in Youth ODI, he is 14 years 282 days old. This record was in the name of Ahmed Shahzad of Pakistan for the last 19 years.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also become the first Indian to captain under the age of 16 in any format of International Under-19. Let us tell you that captain Ayush Mhatre and vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra are injured, due to which Vaibhav got a chance to captain. Ayush and Vihaan are the only two to return from the Under-19 World Cup. The World Cup will start from January 15, which will be organized in Zimbabwe and Namibia.

India Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 2nd Youth ODI match will be played on 5 January. The last match of the series will be held on 7 January. All matches will be held in Benoni.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is making waves in every format

Vaibhav Suryavanshi had played a record inning of 190 runs in his very first match in the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy. This batsman from Bihar had broken the record of AB de Villiers in scoring the fastest 150 runs in List A cricket in this innings. In this innings he hit 15 sixes, which is the most sixes hit by any Indian in List A.

Earlier, Vaibhav had performed brilliantly in Under-19 and IPL, he scored a century in just 35 balls against Gujarat in IPL. This is the second fastest century in IPL history, Chris Gayle is at number one. Let us tell you that according to ICC rules, Vaibhav Suryavanshi cannot be selected in the national team for 3 months. According to the rules, the minimum age to join the national team is 15 years.