Ishan Om claimed a five-for to put India under-19 in command of the first Youth Test as it bowled Australia under-19 out for 217 on the opening day at the Niranjan Shah Stadium hhere on Sunday, despite a gritty century by Blake Cattle.
With Cattle and Hollick gone, Australia lost wickets in clusters. Australia looked in control when Cattle and Hollick were going strong. In response, India ended the day at eight for no loss. Hayden Barbulovic, Neel Patel and Matthew Lough failed to get going. But Cattle had other plans. In the V He settled in, playing in the ‘V’ and rebuilding with Hollick. Ulva eventually broke the stand, having Hollick caught behind. Cattle reached his hundred to a standing ovation but was cleaned up by Yashbardhan soon after. Ishan returned to complete his five-for as India seized control.
Walking in at 27 for three, the 17-year-old Cattle scored 102 (198b, 7×4). Fruitful partnership He found a solid partner in Zed Hollick (59, 160b, 7×4), and the pair added 147 for the fourth wicket. But their exits changed the course of the innings as Australia lost its last six wickets for 43 runs. Ishan (five for 53) and Yashbardhan Chauhan (two for 56) exploited the lower order. Opting to bat, Australia was in trouble as pacer Mohit Ulva (three for 37) and Ishan struck early. India was dealt a blow when bowler Pranav Ragavendra suffered an injury and could just bowl 10 overs. The scores: Australia u-19 217 in 86.5 overs (Zed Hollick 59, Blake Cattle 102, Mohit Ulva 3/37, Ishan Om 5/53) vs. India u-19 8/0 in one over; Toss: Australia.