- By Namrata Vijay
- Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:20 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
ENG U19 vs INF U19 1st Youth Test: Post defeating ENG U19 by 3-2 during the five-match Youth ODI series, the Men in Blue will aim to repeat their heroics in Test cricket when both the teams will face each other for the first youth Test at Kent county cricket ground in Beckenham from July 12, Saturday. The youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who had smashed the fastest hundred in the youth ODI, will aim to continue his sublime form.
He showed his skills in this format in 2024 against Australia, where he scored the second-fastest hundred in Youth Tests.
India U19 skipper Ayush Mhatre will try to bounce back after scoring just 27 runs during the four-match Youth ODI series. Kanishk Chauhan and RS Ambrish were the pick among the Indian bowlers as they were the highest wicket-getters during the Youth ODI series.
ENG U19 captain Thomas Rew, who had scored 280 runs., during the youth ODI series, is expected to play a huge role if the host tries to make a comeback during the Test series.
ENG U-19 vs IND U-19 1st Youth Test - Match Details
When will the first Youth Test between England U-19 and India U-19 take place?
Where will the first Youth Test between England U-19 and India U-19 be held?
The 1st youth est between IND U19 and ENG U19 will be held at Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham.
At what time will the first Youth Test between England U-19 and India U-19 start?
The 1st youth Test between IND U19 and ENG U19 would start at 3:30 p.m. IST.
Where to watch the live stream of the first Youth Test between England U-19 and India U-19 in India?
The 1st youth Test between IND U19 and ENG U19 will be live-streamed on the Kent Cricket YouTube channel.
The squads
England U-19: Hamza Shaikh, Ben Mayes, Jaydn Denly, Aaryan Sawant, Thomas Rew (wk) (c), Rocky Flintoff, Archie Vaughan, James Minto, Sebastian Morgan, Tazeem Ali, Alex Green, Jack Home, AM French, Jay Singh.
India U-19: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Rahul Kumar, Harvansh Pangalia (wk), Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Deepesh Devendran, Yudhajit Guha, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Henil Patel, Abhigyan Kundu, Mohamed Enaan, Pranav Ragavendra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda.