India Under-19s cruise past England

India Under-19s 249 for 4 (Srivastava 64, Kohli 64*) beat England Under-19s 186 (Chopra 55, Yo Mahesh 3 for 35) by 41 runs (D/L)
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A captain's knock of 55 from Varun Chopra was the sole innings of note for England Under-19s in an underwhelming performance against India in the first one-dayer at Derby as England stumbled to a comprehensive 41-run defeat.

The teams last met in the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup in February. Then, England were humiliated in being bowled out for just 58 and, though they put in a better performance today, they lost regular wickets to hamper their progress. The match was momentarily brought to a standstill when, with the sun setting, the England batsmen were distracted by the sun in their eyes. But despite the revised target of 228 in 45 overs, the India bowlers - led by Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh who took 3 for 35 - restricted England who were bowled out for just 186 in 38.3 overs.

In contrast, India's innings was studded with three 60s from Uday Kaul, Tanmay Srivastava and Virat Kohli. Though England struck two early wickets, rocking India to 33 for 2, Kaul and his captain, Srivastava, put on 104 for the third wicket. Towards the end of their innings, in sweltering conditions, Kohli clobbered 64 from just 61 balls as India reached 249 for 4.

Aside from Chopra's mature innings, there was little else from the England batsman in an innings which included three run-outs. The second ODI, a day-nighter, gets underway on Thursday at Cardiff.