India U-19s sweep Australia in two Youth Tests to seal series

India's Under-19 cricket team completed a clean sweep of Australia on home soil, beating the hosts by an innings and 58 runs in the first Youth Test in Brisbane and sealing the two-match red-ball series with a seven-wicket win in Mackay on October 8. The victories followed a 3-0 whitewash in the preceding Youth ODI series, leaving India unbeaten on the tour.

In Brisbane, India needed to bat only once after posting 428 all out at the Ian Healy Oval, powered by centuries from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vedant Trivedi. Australia were dismissed for 243 in their first innings, with Steven Hogan top-scoring with 92, and resumed their second innings still trailing by 177. India pacer Deepesh Devendran, who claimed a five-wicket haul in the opening innings, finished the match with eight wickets after taking three more in the second innings. The Australian batting line-up collapsed to 127 in 49.3 overs in their follow-on, leaving India an unassailable margin.

The second Youth Test at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay was a low-scoring contest. Australia were bowled out for 135 in their first innings, with Alex Lee Young offering resistance, while Indian bowlers Henil Patel and Khilan...