England Defeat India By One Wicket In 2nd Youth ODI, Level Series 1-1

Thomas Rew's hundred led England to a thrilling one-wicket victory over India in the second Youth ODI, leveling the series 1-1.

Thomas Rew scored a match-winning hundred for England (Picture credit: X @chrisrew62)

Skipper Thomas Rew’s brilliant hundred helped England bag a narrow one-wicket win against India in the second Youth ODI, levelling the five-match series at 1-1 on Monday in Northampton.

After winning the first game by six wickets at Hove on June 27, India posted 290 in 49 overs when asked to bat first. England chased down the target with three deliveries to spare, finishing at 291/9 in the final over.

Medium-pacer RS Ambrish took four wickets for 80 runs from his 10 overs, raising hopes of an Indian victory over England. The last English pair of Sebastian Morgan and Alex French survived the final overs, bagging the win against India.

A magnificent 131 from 89 balls for Thomas Rew against India U19s today 👏Enjoy all six sixes, some ridiculous shots in here 😍#WeAreSomerset pic.twitter.com/HltLaoIyU0 — Somerset Cricket (@SomersetCCC) June 30, 2025

England’s run chase started shakily, with opener Ben Dawkins dismissed in the second over with only seven runs on the board. They then slumped to 46/2 and 47/3 by the 12th over, with Ambrish taking the wickets of Ben Mayes and Isaac Mohammed.

Rew and Rocky Flintoff then rebuilt the innings with a 123-run stand for the fourth wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Kanishk Chouhan in the 33rd over.

Rew, who smacked 16 boundaries and six sixes in his masterful knock, fell in the 40th over to Henil Patel, sparking a collapse that saw England reduced to 254/8 by the 46th over.

With 20 runs required from three overs and 12 from two, England had just two wickets left. Alex Green was dismissed on the first delivery of the 49th over, becoming Ambrish’s third victim.

England required seven runs from the last over with the last duo at the crease.

Morgan smacked a boundary off the third delivery of the final over, bowled by Yudhajit Guha, to bag the victory over England.

Earlier, after being asked to bat first, India recovered from the early loss of opener and skipper Ayush Mhatre for a duck on the first ball. Contributions from Vaibhav Suryavanshi (45), Vihaan Malhotra (49), Rahul Kumar (47), Kanishk Chouhan (45) and Abhigyan Kundu (32) took them to 290 in 49 overs.

Suryavanshi was among the runs again, having scored 48 in India’s comprehensive victory over England.

For England, AM French was the standout bowler with figures of 4/71 from his 10 overs, while Jack Home (3/63) and Alex Green (3/50) took wickets as well. The home team conceded 32 extras, including 26 wides.

India U-19: 290 all out in 49 overs (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 45, Vihaan Malhotra 49, Rahul Kumar 47, Kanishk Chouhan 45; AM French 4/71, Jack Home 3/63, Alex Green 3/50).

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England U-19: 291 for 9 in 49.3 overs (Thomas Rew 131, Rocky Flintoff 39; RS Ambrish 4/80).