Rayudu steers colts to win

He flayed the England attack to all parts of the groundand sealed the win that seemed a near impossible task till the last couple of overs.

Chasing 304 for victory, India, at one stage, found themselves languishing at 96 for four and then 135 for six.

However, despite regular loss of wickets at the other end, Rayudu continued to flourish with the bat and eventually found an ally in Kuldeep Rawat, with whom he added 115 for the seventh wicket which set the stage for the victory.

Even then, England regained control when Tim Bresnan of Yorkshire, struck twice in three balls. But at 266 for nine with less than six overs remaining, Rayudu was joined by last man Chandrashekar Atram, the hero of India’s one-wicket win on Thursday.

While Atram kept his nerve at one end, Rayudu coolly saw his side home, completing the victory when he pulled Kyle Hogg, of Lancashire, over mid-wicket for six.

Brief scores
England u-19: 303/7 in 50 overs (Kadeer Ali 125, Gale 77, Hogg not out 35, Mustard 34, T K Patel 4/36).

India u-19: 306/9 in 48.1 overs (Rayudu not out 177, Rawat 37, Pathan 23, S Patel 3/45 Bresnan 2/51).