Tanmay Baloda produced the best match figures ever recorded in a youth Test, 14 wickets for 73 runs, as India Under-19 beat Australia Under-19 by ten wickets in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, The Hindu reported.
Scorecard Summary
| Australia Under-19 | 174 and 151 (43.5 overs) |
| India Under-19 | 315 and 11 for 0 (0.5 overs) |
| Result | India Under-19 won by ten wickets |
| Series | India Under-19 won 2-0 |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Player of the match | Tanmay Baloda |
The Record
Baloda took 8 for 41 in Australia’s second innings. His match figures of 14 for 73 are the best in the history of youth Tests.
How the Last Day Went
Australia began the third day on 86 for 4, still 55 runs behind.
Baloda struck with his first ball of the morning, trapping Zed Hollick leg before wicket. He bowled Charlie Henderson in his next over with a quicker delivery.
Pace bowler Priyanshu Singh took two more wickets at the other end.
Australia’s Resistance
Blake Cattle held the innings together with 63. He protected the tail, reached his half-century with a six over long-off and took Australia into the lead.
India’s captain, Yashbardhan Chauhan, set a spread field to deny him boundaries. Baloda eventually bowled him to end the innings.
A Target of Eleven
India needed 11 runs to win. They got them in five balls.
The Awards
Baloda was named player of the match. Cattle was named player of the series.
Why It Matters
Youth Tests are multi-day matches between national under-19 teams, and a route into senior cricket for many players. A 2-0 series win over Australia, built on a record bowling performance, is a strong result for India’s next generation.
Source: The Hindu (7 October 2026).
Featured image: The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the match was played (file photo, 2023). Photo by A Cricket Premi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.