Vaibhav Suryavanshi slammed a 19-ball 48 as India U19 thrashed England U19 by six wickets in the 1st Youth ODI at Hove on Friday. Suryavanshi, who was wearing no. 18 on his back, a number synonymous with India great Virat Kohli, slammed five sixes and three fours as India A chased down a target of 175 with 26 overs to spare. Suryavanshi had given India A a flying start in the chase, with the visitors crossing the 70-run mark in the 8th over. Suryavanshi was dismissed by Ralphie Albert in the same over.

VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI MADNESS..!!

– Smashed 48 runs in just 19 balls.

– With 3 fours and 5 sixes. pic.twitter.com/HOKgnYGd4m

— Sports Culture (@SportsCulture24) June 27, 2025

Earlier, England captain Thomas Rew won the toss and opted to bat at the County Ground in Brighton.

Rocky Flintoff, son of England great Andrew Flintoff, top-score with a composed 56 off 90 balls while Isaac Mohammed hit a quickfire 42 (28).

Kanishk Chouhan was the pick of the bowlers for India U19 as he took 3/20 while Mohamed Enaan, Henil Patel and RS Ambrish all took a couple each.

England made 174 all out in 42.2 overs.

India U19 now lead 1-0 in the three-match series. The second and third matches will be played on June 30 and July 2 at Northampton. The fourth and fifth One-Dayers are scheduled for July 5 and 7 in Worcester.

Following the white-ball series, the team will play two multi-day matches. The first will take place from July 12 to 15 in Beckenham, and the second will be held from July 20 to 23 in Chelmsford.

India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R. S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Anmoljeet Singh, D. Deepesh, Naman Pushpak