Eighteen-year-old Tanmay Baloda has etched his name into cricket's record books, claiming 14 wickets on his under-19 debut to break a 19-year-old world record and power India to a 2-0 Youth Test series sweep over Australia.
A debut for the ages
The Haryana left-arm spinner returned match figures of 14 for 73 in the second Youth Test at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium — 6 for 32 in the first innings and 8 for 41 in the second — as India crushed Australia by 10 wickets inside three days.
The haul is the best in Youth Test history. It surpassed the previous record of 12 for 92 set by New Zealand's Tim Southee against India in Dunedin in 2007, and also broke a 25-year-old Indian record. Remarkably, Baloda had been drafted into the squad only as a late replacement for the suspended Rohit Yadav.
How the match unfolded
Australia were bowled out for 174 in their first innings and 151 in their second, with Baloda dismantling the batting on the third morning. Resuming at 86 for 4 and still 55 behind, the visitors lost Zed Hollick and Charlie Henderson in the first four overs of the day before Baloda wrapped up the tail, ending with the wicket of top-scorer Blake Cattle for 63.
India, who had made 315 in their only innings — built on half-centuries from captain Yashbardhan Chauhan (52) and wicketkeeper Abhipray Biswas (73) — needed just 11 runs to win. Lakshya Raichandani smashed two boundaries off the first two balls to seal the victory in five deliveries.
Total dominance
The result completed a commanding tour for the young Indians. They had already won the first Youth Test in Rajkot by an innings and 48 runs, following a 3-0 whitewash in the preceding one-day series. For Baloda, a bowler who began as a fast bowler before switching to spin, the record-breaking debut marks him as one of the most exciting prospects in Indian cricket.
Sources:
- Baloda takes 14 to script three-day win for India U-19 over Australia U-19 — ESPNcricinfo
- India U19 Cricketer Tanmay Baloda Creates History, Breaks Tim Southee's 19-Year-Old World Record — Times Now
A debut for the ages
The Haryana left-arm spinner returned match figures of 14 for 73 in the second Youth Test at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium — 6 for 32 in the first innings and 8 for 41 in the second — as India crushed Australia by 10 wickets inside three days.
The haul is the best in Youth Test history. It surpassed the previous record of 12 for 92 set by New Zealand's Tim Southee against India in Dunedin in 2007, and also broke a 25-year-old Indian record. Remarkably, Baloda had been drafted into the squad only as a late replacement for the suspended Rohit Yadav.
How the match unfolded
Australia were bowled out for 174 in their first innings and 151 in their second, with Baloda dismantling the batting on the third morning. Resuming at 86 for 4 and still 55 behind, the visitors lost Zed Hollick and Charlie Henderson in the first four overs of the day before Baloda wrapped up the tail, ending with the wicket of top-scorer Blake Cattle for 63.
India, who had made 315 in their only innings — built on half-centuries from captain Yashbardhan Chauhan (52) and wicketkeeper Abhipray Biswas (73) — needed just 11 runs to win. Lakshya Raichandani smashed two boundaries off the first two balls to seal the victory in five deliveries.
Total dominance
The result completed a commanding tour for the young Indians. They had already won the first Youth Test in Rajkot by an innings and 48 runs, following a 3-0 whitewash in the preceding one-day series. For Baloda, a bowler who began as a fast bowler before switching to spin, the record-breaking debut marks him as one of the most exciting prospects in Indian cricket.
Sources:
- Baloda takes 14 to script three-day win for India U-19 over Australia U-19 — ESPNcricinfo
- India U19 Cricketer Tanmay Baloda Creates History, Breaks Tim Southee's 19-Year-Old World Record — Times Now
