MUMBAI: The fifth ODI between India U-19 and their English counterparts ended in a spectacular tie after the hosts lost their final wicket on the last ball of the match at the Wankhede stadium here today.
Chasing a modest 227, India needed one run off the last ball with just one wicket in hand but pacer Ishan Porel faltered at the last moment and was caught by Max Holden off Liam White as the match ended in a draw. India U-19 team, however, clinched the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series 3-1.
It was a patient 65 (off 93 balls) by S Radhakrishnan and a quickfire 40 off 38 balls by Ayush Jamwal and Yash Thakur’s 30 off 52 balls which brought the hosts near the target. India colts had a poor start after pacer Jack Blatherwick picked up opener Priyam Garg (O) in the first over and then dismissed skipper Abhishek Sharma (4). Other opener Manoj Karla (21) too fell cheaply and was caught by Tom Banton off pacer Arthur Godsal. Mayank Rawat (1) lasted for just 5 balls as he was caught by keeper Ollie Pope off as India were left struggling at 54-4. Then Radhakrishnan and keeper Het Patel steadied the innings and conjured a 47-run stand for the fifth wicket.
However, Patel (23) was stumped by Pope off Delray Rawlins, while Shiva Singh was dismissed at 13 with the team score reading 137-6.
Without a run being added to the team score, Radhakrishnan was then caught by Harry Brook off Rawlins.
Unlike the last game, it was an impressive show by English bowlers with Henry Brookes (3-30) emerging as the most successful one. Earlier, put into bat, both the English openers Hary Brook (14) and Tom Banton (16) fell cheaply.
While Brook was caught behind by keeper Het Patel off pacer Ishan Porel, Banton was caught at first slip by S Radhakrishnan off pacer Yash Thakur. Dangerman Delray Rawlins (17) also did not last long as the visitors were teetering at 64-3.
One down George Bartlett scored 47 (5 fours and 2 sixes), before being trapped in front of the wicket by left-arm spinner Shiva Singh.
In his first over, left-arm spinner Ayush Jamwal removed Max Holden (3) after he was brilliantly caught in the slips by Radhakrishnan as half of the English side went back to the pavilion with the team score of 121-5. Wicket keeper Ollie Pope and Will Jacks then rallied the innings by sharing a 55-run stand in 66 balls. They hit the bad balls and rotated the strike taking England colts to 176.
As they were inching ahead, Jacks (28) threw his wicket after being stumped by Het off Mayank Rawat.
score board
England Under-19s innings
HC Brook c †Patel b Porel 14
T Banton c Radhakrishnan b Thakur 16
GA Bartlett lbw b Shiva Singh 47
DMW Rawlins c Shiva Singh b Parab 17
OJ Pope† b Jamwal 45
MDE Holden* c Radhakrishnan b Jamwal 03
WG Jacks st †Patel b Mayank Rawat 28
L Patterson-White lbw b Jamwal 05
H Brookes c †Patel b Porel 12
A Godsal not out 19
JM Blatherwick not out 07
Extras 13
Total 226/9
India Under-19s innings
Manjot Kalra c Banton b Godsal 21
PK Garg c Banton b Blatherwick 00
Abhishek Sharma* c Brook b Blatherwick 04
S Radhakrishnan c Brook b Rawlins 65
Mayank Rawat c †Pope b Godsal 01
HJ Patel† st †Pope b Rawlins 23
Shiva Singh c Blatherwick b Brookes 13
AS Jamwal c Patterson-White b Brookes 40
YS Thakur c & b Brookes 30
IC Porel c Holden b Patterson-White 06
H Parab not out 05
Extras 18
Total 226/10