England Clinches Final ODI with Dawkins and Mayes Heroics, India Takes Series 3-2
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England U19put up an all-round show to bag a consolation win in the fifth Youth ODI match against the India U19. Batting first, India scored 210/9 and England chased down the target with relative ease in 31.1 overs and seven wickets to spare. However, India have taken the series 3-2.
England are in touching distance of their victory target with 7 more runs to win. Rew belts Pushpak for a three fours and a six. 20 runs from the over.
Ben Mayes and Thomas Rew are in complete control of the run chase as England stroll towards the finish line. Another 42 runs to get and it will be all over.
Ben Mayes dictating the bowling as he sweeps one to the square leg boundary. England are closing in to the victory target. England 156/3 in 25 overs.
Ben Mayes dabs it to the offside for a single to bring up his half-century off 48 balls. England are 134 for 3 in 21.3 overs.
OUT. Naman Pushpak strikes again and this time with the big wicket of Rocky Flintoff (4). Tosses the googly up which goes through Flintoff's defense. Thomas Rew is the new man in.
OUT. Dawkins gifts away his wicket as he tries a big shot off Pushpak to be caught in the deep. A really great catch by Kanishk Chauhan running back in the deep. Dawkins falls for 66. England 113/2 in 16.3 overs. Rocky Flintoff out in the middle, who scored a century in the last match.
India's spin experiment didn't work out as they go back to Deepesh Devendran. Meanwhile, Dawkins and Mayes bring up the 100-run partnership.
England are cruising with Dawkins and Moores showing no mercy to the two Indian spinners- Chouhan and Pushpak. India need a wicket here or else the game is running away pretty fast. England 93/1 in 14 overs.
Ben Dawkins brings up his half-century off 43 balls, which included eight boundaries and two sixes.
Mayes and Dawkins bring up the fifty run partnership. At the end of the first powerplay, England are 60/1.
Ben Dawkins is on fire as he scores 15 runs off Ambrish's first over which included one six and two boundaries. Insane hitting this from Dawkins. The opener has moved on to 39.
Dawkins and Moores play two delightful cover drives in Devendran's over. Nine runs from the over. Devendran has been bowling too full. England 37/1 in 8 overs.
Ben Dawkins looking to take his chances as he hits three boundaries off Devendran's over. Devendran did well to induce an outside edge but wicketkeeper Harvansh Pangalia fails to throw in enough dive to grab the catch. England 23/1 in 6 overs.
OUT. Deepesh Devendran gives India first breakthrough with the wicket of Joseph Moores (5) caught behind. England 6/1.
Indian seamers Yudhajit Guha and Deepesh Devendran make tidy start as England openers Moores and Dawkins are watchful. More importantly India need early wickets.
Dawkins and Moores are out in the middle to start England's run chase of 210. Both the English openers scores fifties in the last game and the same would be expected from the two batters. For those tuning in, India batting first, scored 210/9 in 50 overs with RS Ambrish top-scoring with an unbeaten 66.
RS Ambrish scored an unbeaten 66 as India scored 210/9 in 50 overs batting first. England would fancy their chances to gun down the target with relative ease. With India's top-order failing to fire including Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ambrish scored a gritty fifty to take the visitors over the 200-run mark. For England, Ralphie Albert and French picked two wickets each. Take a breather and join us back for England's run chase.

Yudhajit Guha is run out in the final over of the innings. A brilliant hand played by the fast bowler by giving Ambrish company.
India manage to reach 200, a score that never looked a reality until Ambrish gave hope with a gritty fifty. One over to go in India's innings.
RS Ambrish brings up his hal-century with a boundary. A brilliant knock from the left-hander as he held the Indian innings together with wickets tumbling.
India eye 200 with three overs to go with Ambrish carrying India along as he approaches a well-deserved half-century. India 186/7.
Ralphie Albert bowls out his 10 overs by returning impressive figures of 2 for 24. India 166/7 in 44 overs.
Ambrish will hold key for India with eight overs left in the innings. India 156/6
150 up for India in 38.3 overs with Ambrish and Guha at the crease.
India should look to bat out the remaining 14 odd overs and aim to reach the 200 mark.
OUT. Another one goes as India lose their seventh wicket. French gets his second scalp as he traps Deepesh Devendran for a duck.
Out! This has been the trend to India's innings with a wicket falling when a partnership is building. Kanishk Chouhan was playing really well until he decided to step out to Ralphie Albert and getting stumped for 24. Albert did well to draw Chouhan out to play that drive over extra cover. India 134/6 in 33.4 overs.
England would be happy with India's batting approach and with no intent to up the scoring rate. As of now Ambrish and Chouhan keep the scoreboard ticking with singles. What target would be India looking at with 20 overs still left in the innings?
India lose their fifth when the batters looked like stitching together a partnership. Ralphie Albert with the dismissal as the left-arm spinner traps Harvansh Pangalia lbw for 24. Ambrish is the new batter in.
India bring up 100 runs in 25 overs and it has been quite a toil for the visitors. Can the batters up the ante in the second half of the innings?
England have been sharp today with their bowling and fielding. They have not allowed India dominate the proceedings as India keep the scoreboard moving by scampering for ones and twos. India 95/4 in 23 overs, with Harvansh Pangalia and Kanishk Chouhan at the crease.
India need to pick up their scoring rate and look to get those odd boundaries here and there. With the run-rate just over four, one of the batters is required to put his hand up. India 86/4 in 21 overs.
When India looked like rebuilding their innings, a wicket falls and this time it is Rahul Kumar for 21. Alex Green the bowler with his first scalp in the match. India lose their fourth wicket.
With boundaries hard to come by, Rahul Kumar and Harvansh Pangalia rely on ones and two - keeping the scoreboard ticking. India 72/3 in 17 overs, run-rate 4.24.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's knock comes to an end with Sebastian Morgan snaring him on 33. The star batter didn't looked in his element. India 3 down.
England have done well to keep Suryavanshi and Rahul Kumar quiet with India scoring at a run-rate of 4.12. India 55/2 in 13 overs with Vaibhav Suryavanshi batting on 28.
Vaibhav Survanshi has been quite watchful in the last few overs which is quite unlike his style of play. Batting on 23 off 31 balls with two sixes and one boundary, do you think he will tee off soon. India 48/2 in 11 overs.
The long over finally comes to an end where French bowled 10 deliveries out of which there were four wides and one no ball. Not to forget, in the last game, England bowled 27 wides. India 40/2 in 9 overs (Suryavanshi 22*, R Kumar 7*).
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been watchful since he hit those two sixes and has been happy taking singles by tapping the ball around. Rahul Kumar also at the other end has been steady. French and Firbank taking care of the bowling proceedings and have done well with a scalp each.
The two early wickets won't deter Suryavanshi (18*) from playing his shots as he hits two sixes off Firbank. India 21/2 in 4 overs.
OUT. Vihaan Malhotra also falls early. Alex French takes the ball away and Malhotra nicks it to the Rew behind the stumps. This is a great start by the two English seamers (French, Firbank).
England strike early as Ayush Mhatre falls for 1. The Indian captain had a really tough series and was under pressure. Vihaan Malhotra joins Suryavanshi at the crease. Both scored centuries in the last ODI on Saturday.
Vaibhav Survanshi cuts AM French for a boundary off the second ball he faced in the match. Six runs from the first over.
Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are out in the middle to open for India. England have made four changes, with India having already pocketed the series.
England U19 (Playing XI): Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Rocky Flintoff, Thomas Rew (w/c), Ekansh Singh, Sebastian Morgan, Ralphie Albert, Alex Green, Matthew Firbank, AM French.
India U19 (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Rahul Kumar, Harvansh Pangalia(w), Kanishk Chouhan, RS Ambrish, Deepesh Devendran, Anmoljeet Singh, Yudhajit Guha, Naman Pushpak.
India U19 have won the toss and have opted to bat.
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