Some series are close. This one was not. India's Under-19 finished their home series against Australia. Under-19 with a clean sweep — 3-0 in the one-day matches and 2-0 in the four-day matches — and the final match in Ahmedabad summed up the whole tour in one performance: a disciplined first innings with the ball, a calm reply with the bat, and then a spin masterclass that closed the game out.

The match to focus on here is the 2nd Youth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad, played from October 5 to 7, 2026. India won it by 10 wickets, and the star was a late call-up who turned the match into his own personal highlight reel.

Match at a Glance — 2nd Youth Test, Ahmedabad

• Match: India U19 vs Australia U19, 2nd Youth Test
• Series: Australia U19 tour of India 2026
• Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
• Dates: October 5–7, 2026
• Captains: Yashbardhan Chauhan (India U19), Matthew Lough (Australia U19)
• Australia U19: 174 all out (73 overs) and 151 all out (43.5 overs)
• India U19: 315 all out (78.4 overs) and 11/0 (0.5 overs)
• Result: India U19 won by 10 wickets
• Series result: India U19 won the Youth Test series 2-0, after winning the Youth ODI series 3-0

Full Scorecard

Australia U19, 1st innings — 174 all out (73 overs)

• Charlie Henderson — 37 (147 balls, 4 fours)
• Neel Patel — 31 (58 balls, 2 fours)
• Jacob Pietz — 26 (107 balls, 5 fours)
• Patrick Sullivan — 20 (31 balls, 1 six)
• Thomas Vaseo — 14 (26 balls, 2 fours)
• Hayden Barbulovic — 8 (8 balls, 1 six)
• Blake Cattle — 8 (10 balls, 2 fours)
• Zed Hollick — 6 (8 balls, 1 four)
• Matthew Lough — 5 (7 balls, 1 four)
• Eli Brain — 4 (31 balls)
• Spencer Green — 2 not out (5 balls)
• Extras: 13

India U19 bowling, 1st innings: Tanmay Baloda 6/32 (25 overs, 11 maidens), Ayaan Akram 2/45, Mohit Ulva 1/38, Priyanshu Singh 1/21

India U19, 1st innings — 315 all out (78.4 overs)

• Abhipray Biswas — 73 (62 balls, 11 fours, 2 sixes)
• Yashbardhan Chauhan — 52 (83 balls, 9 fours)
• Manal Chauhan — 34 (50 balls, 5 fours)
• Aryan Yadav — 30 (56 balls, 3 fours)
• Priyanshu Singh — 30 not out (66 balls, 3 fours)
• Kushagra Ojha — 29 (61 balls, 4 fours)
• Tanmay Baloda — 28 (37 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
• Sagar Virk — 16 (29 balls, 3 fours)
• Mohit Ulva — 5 (5 balls, 1 four)
• Lakshya Raichandani — 1 (22 balls)
• Ayaan Akram — 0 (1 ball)
• Extras: 17

Australia U19 bowling, 1st innings: Spencer Green 7/110 (28 overs), Thomas Vaseo 2/72, Jacob Pietz 1/58

Australia U19, 2nd innings — 151 all out (43.5 overs)

• Blake Cattle — 63 (104 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes)
• Eli Brain — 39 (35 balls, 8 fours)
• Zed Hollick — 13 (11 balls, 2 fours)
• Hayden Barbulovic — 9 (11 balls, 2 fours)
• Matthew Lough — 8 (45 balls, 1 four)
• Patrick Sullivan — 6 (19 balls, 1 four)
• Neel Patel — 3 (16 balls)
• Jacob Pietz — 1 (4 balls)
• Thomas Vaseo — 1 (8 balls)
• Spencer Green — 1 not out (3 balls)
• Charlie Henderson — 0 (7 balls)
• Extras: 7

India U19 bowling, 2nd innings: Tanmay Baloda 8/41 (19.5 overs), Priyanshu Singh 2/25

India U19, 2nd innings — 11/0 (0.5 overs)

• Lakshya Raichandani — 9 not out (4 balls, 2 fours)
• Sagar Virk — 2 not out (1 ball)

How the Match Unfolded

Australia batted first and found run-scoring hard from the start. Baloda, bowling left-arm spin with remarkable control, took six wickets for just 32 runs in 25 overs, including 11 maidens. Only Charlie Henderson, with a patient 37 from 147 balls, held an end for any length of time. Neel Patel made 31 and Jacob Pietz 26, but Australia were bowled out for 174, and the tone of the match was set.

India's reply was built on tempo. Captain Yashbardhan Chauhan made 52, and wicketkeeper-batter Abhipray Biswas played the innings of the match — 73 from only 62 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes. Manal Chauhan added 34, Aryan Yadav 30, and Priyanshu Singh finished unbeaten on 30. Even with Australian leg-spinner Spencer Green taking seven wickets for 110 runs, India reached 315 and took a first-innings lead of 141 runs.

That lead decided the game. Australia resumed their second innings on the final morning at 86/4, still 55 runs behind, and needed a long fightback. They did not get one. Baloda struck with his first ball of the morning, trapping Zed Hollick in front, and then bowled Charlie Henderson in his next over with a quicker delivery. From there, only Blake Cattle resisted in earnest, farming the strike and reaching a mature 63, with Eli Brain's brisk 39 offering brief support.

Baloda finished with eight wickets for 41 runs in the second innings, giving him match figures of 14 for 73 — a Youth Test record for the best match figures. He had come into the squad as a late replacement, and he left Ahmedabad as the name everyone was talking about.

The chase was a formality, and India treated it that way. Lakshya Raichandani hit the first two balls of the chase for four, and India reached 11 without loss in just five balls. It was the shortest possible ending to a very one-sided match.

The Players Who Defined the Series

Tanmay Baloda is the obvious headline, and rightly so. Fourteen wickets in a match, on debut at this level, with control that never allowed Australia's batters to settle, is a rare achievement. His first-innings spell was about patience; his second-innings spell was about ruthlessness on a wearing pitch.

Yashbardhan Chauhan led all series from the front. He scored a hundred in the second one-day match, made a half-century in this Test, and kept his fielding plans simple and aggressive when Australia tried to slow the game down.

Abhipray Biswas gave India momentum whenever it was needed. His 73 in Ahmedabad changed the pace of the first innings completely, turning a solid total into a commanding one.

For Australia, Spencer Green deserves a mention even in defeat. Seven wickets for 110 runs in India's first innings was a fine effort, and he was the one Australian bowler who consistently troubled the home batters. Blake Cattle, with 63 in the second innings, also showed the temperament Australia will want to build around.

Full Series Results — The 5-0 Sweep

Youth ODIs, all at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot:

• 1st Youth ODI, September 18: India 182/6 beat Australia 175/7 by 7 runs (match reduced to 20 overs per side because of rain)
• 2nd Youth ODI, September 21: India 341/7 beat Australia 238 all out by 103 runs (Yashbardhan Chauhan 122, VK Vineeth 87; Jack Czosnek 81 for Australia)
• 3rd Youth ODI, September 23: Australia 254 all out, India 255/4, won by 6 wickets (Lakshya Raichandani 110 not out, Kushagra Ojha 45, Rajat Baghel 44 not out)

Youth Tests:

• 1st Youth Test, September 27–29, Rajkot: India 494 beat Australia 217 and 229 by an innings and 48 runs
• 2nd Youth Test, October 5–7, Ahmedabad: India 315 and 11/0 beat Australia 174 and 151 by 10 wickets

Put together, that is five wins from five matches. The one-day series showed India's batting depth, with three different kinds of wins — a tight rain-shortened game, a big total defended with ease, and a calm chase. The four-day series showed something else: control. India took 40 Australian wickets across the two Tests while losing only 20 of their own in completed innings, and Baloda's Ahmedabad performance was the perfect final statement.

What This Sweep Actually Means

Youth results do not guarantee senior success, and any honest fan knows that. What they do show is depth, temperament and adaptability — and India showed all three. They won on flat tracks and wearing tracks, in shortened games and in four-day games, with the bat and with the ball. Australia, meanwhile, will take home clear lessons about playing spin in Indian conditions and about building long innings under scoreboard pressure.

For the players, this series is a marker. Names like Chauhan, Raichandani, Biswas and Baloda have now put performances on record against strong opposition, and those records tend to follow players into domestic cricket and beyond. For fans, it is a reminder to watch youth cricket closely — today's Youth Test hero is often tomorrow's first-class regular.

How to Follow Youth Cricket

Youth matches do not always get the same television spotlight as senior games, but scorecards and highlights are widely available through the major cricket platforms and the boards' own channels. If you want the next India U19 scorecard in one place as soon as it updates, cribet works as a handy live-score companion alongside those official sources.

FAQs

Who won India U19 vs Australia U19?
India U19 won the whole tour. They swept the Youth ODI series 3-0 and the Youth Test series 2-0, a 5-0 result across the tour.

What was the scorecard of the last match?
In the 2nd Youth Test at Ahmedabad: Australia 174 and 151, India 315 and 11/0. India won by 10 wickets.

Who was the star of the final match?
Tanmay Baloda, with match figures of 14/73 — six wickets for 32 in the first innings and eight for 41 in the second.

Who captained India U19 in this series?
Yashbardhan Chauhan captained India U19, while Matthew Lough captained Australia U19 in the Ahmedabad Test.

Where were the matches played?
The three one-day matches and the first Youth Test were in Rajkot, and the second Youth Test was at the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground in Ahmedabad.