India U19 are attempting to pull off a mammoth run-chase in the second Youth Test against England at Chelmsford. Follow all the live updates here.
The final match of India's tour got off to a wet start on July 20, the rain meaning that only 62 overs of play were possible. The hosts finished on 229-7, with fifties from Thomas Rew and Ekansh Singh. They eventually posted 309 as Singh went on to score 117.
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In replay, India were cruising at 170-1 when captain Ayush Mhatre was dismissed for 80. They soon slipped to 242-5, and eventually 279 all out, Vihaan Malhotra top-scoring with 120.
England then batted briskly to end day three at 93-0 in 25 overs. They accelerated on day four, as openers BJ Dawkins (136) and Adam Thomas (91) put on 188 for the first wicket. They eventually declared at 324-5, setting India a target of 355 in 65 overs on the final evening.
14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi bottom-edged onto his stumps off the first ball of the chase, but Ayush Mhatre made his way to a blazing 64-ball century to ensure India's scoring rate was over eight an over. Follow the chase live here.
ENG U19 vs IND U19, second Youth Test, watch live
ENG U19 vs IND U19, second Youth Test, live updates
Bad light stops play!
With 65 runs and 4 wickets left to go, the match has been stopped due to bad light.
Surrey Academy seamer Ralphie Albert ran through India U19s in the second youth Test, taking six wickets in the first innings and four more in the second.
Ralphie Albert gets his fourth, England on top!
RS Ambrish is gone for 15 off 27 as India slip to 263-6. 92 more needed for the visitors with just four wickets in hand now.
India five down, 115 still required
Ben Mayes dismisses Rahul Kumar to follow Albert's double strike. It's Harvansh Pangalia and RS Ambrish in the middle now, with roughly 30 overs to go.
Albert gets Mhatre & Kundu!
Ralphie Albert, who took 6-53 in the first innings, has dismissed Mhatre (126 off 80) and Abhigyan Kundu (65 off 46) in consecutive overs.
Ayush Mhatre brings up a century!
A 64-ball ton from the skipper has kept India in this run-chase.
