IND U19 Vs ENG U19 Live Cricket Score, 2nd Youth Test Day 3: Mhatre Falls Short Of Ton At Chelmsford | India 181/3 (32)

Ben Mayes thought he had things under control, but Harvansh Pangalia had other ideas! Fifth ball of the over, short, wide, and asking for it, Harvansh pounces, slapping it past point for a sizzling four.

Mayes goes fuller on the last one, and Harvansh wisely lets it go. Smart batting, aggressive when it counts, and cool-headed right after.

Vihaan Malhotra opens the over with a cracking boundary, no half-measures there. Ralphie Albert drifts a little too full, and Vihaan leans in to drive it sweetly past extra cover. Pure timing, no need to run.

Next ball, Ralphie tightens up and Vihaan respects it, blocking it out calmly. One for the highlight reel, one for the technique book – solid balance from the set batter here.

Oh, that one’s going to hurt. Ayush Mhatre, after bossing it with 80 off 90 – 14 gorgeous fours and a six in the mix, is trapped plumb in front by AM French. No hesitation from the umpire, finger goes up in a flash.

Ayush was in total control, timing everything like a dream, but French sneaks one in that skids on and catches him on the back foot. He’s gone LBW and walks off slowly, head down, the kind of knock that deserved three figures, but it ends just short.

Massive moment in the match.

So the overnight batting pair of Vihaan Malhotra (57 not out) and Ayush Mhatre (79 not out) stays unseparated at the end of the rain-hit first session. India now trail by 150 runs, with nine wickets in hand and five sessions of play remaining.

IND U19: 159/1 (26 overs)

Ayush Mhatre zooms to his half-century. He gets there off 57 balls and his partner Vihaan Malhotra (43) is approaching a fifty of his own. India scoring at more than six runs an over now, leaving the hosts worried.

IND U19: 134/1 (22 overs)

After a considerable delay, the weather improves and the ground staff do a good job in drying up the outfield quickly in Chelmsford. Overnight batters Ayush Mhatre and Vihaan Malhotra resume and see out the first six overs without much difficulty.

IND U19: 84/1 (16 overs)

There is no update yet from Chelmsford as the outfield is still wet. Meanwhile, the Indian women's cricket team is taking on England in the third and final ODI, with the series level at 1-1. Catch live updates from that game in our dedicated blog.

The infamous English weather continues to disrupt matches of all three Indian teams (men's, women's and under-19 men's) on its shores. The start of Day 3's play in Chelmsford has been delayed due to rain. We will share an update as soon as there is one from the ground.

As we await the start of Day 3's play in Chelmsford, let's take a look at the build-up for the vital fourth India vs England Test in Manchester. The visitors trail 1-2 and must win to have a shot at claiming the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Check out the three key player battles that could decide the outcome, and the head-to-head record of the two teams.

Barring rain and/or a wet outfield, Day 3 is scheduled to begin at 3:30pm IST. The India U-19 vs England U-19, 2nd Youth Test is being live streamed on the Essex Cricket YouTube channel for free in India. It is not being telecast on any TV channel in the country.

England U19: BJ Dawkins, Adam Thomas, Rocky Flintoff, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (c/wk), Ekansh Singh, Ralphie Albert, James Minto, Alex Green, Aaryan Sawant, Alex French

India U19: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Rahul Kumar, RS Ambrish, Henil Patel, Naman Pushpak, Kanishk Chouhan, Aditya Rawat, Harvansh Pangalia

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us this Tuesday for some red-ball cricket. Day 2 was hit by rain, and there might be more interruptions today. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates from the India Under-19 vs England Under-19, 2nd Youth Test.