Yashbardhan Chauhan's Century Seals the Youth ODI Series as India Under-19 Beat Australia Under-19 by 103 Runs

India Under-19 wrapped up their three-match Youth ODI series against Australia Under-19 with a match to spare, winning the second fixture at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on September 21 by 103 runs. It follows a tighter seven-run win in the series opener on September 18, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead ahead of the dead-rubber third match on September 23.

Chauhan's century anchors 341 for 7

Batting first, India posted 341 for 7 in their 50 overs, built around Yashbardhan Chauhan's 122 off 100 balls, an innings of 15 fours and two sixes. Chauhan added a 132-run third-wicket stand with VK Vineeth, who made 87 off 92 balls with six sixes of his own, while Aaryavir Sehwag chipped in with 47 off 48 to keep the scoring rate up through the middle overs.

Australia's chase undone by an incomplete top order

Australia Under-19 were bowled out for 238 in 41.1 overs in reply. Jack Czosnek top-scored with 81 off 63 balls, and half-centuries never quite arrived from Matthew Lough (42) or Blake Cattle (44), leaving Australia short of the platform needed to chase a total in excess of 340. Chigurupati Venkata was India's most successful bowler with 3 for 64, and Chauhan added wickets to his century to complete an all-round match.

Analysis: a batting-heavy template that has worked all series

Both India wins in this series have come with the bat setting up the game — a seven-run margin built on total pressure in the opener, and a much larger margin here once Chauhan and Vineeth got their partnership going. For a development series, the story worth tracking is less the results and more the depth on show: three different India batters have now played substantial series-defining innings across two matches, a healthier sign for the pipeline than any single standout knock.

What's next

The dead-rubber third Youth ODI is in Rajkot on September 23, with the series moving into a Youth Test leg from September 27. Both series wins and individual form at this level feed directly into India's broader talent pipeline, with performances like Chauhan's century likely to be a name selectors track through the domestic season that follows.

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