Follow UsChelmsford was witness to one of the most outrageous knocks in Youth Test history today (July 23) as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) superstar Ayush Mhatre, also captain of the Indian U-19 side, smashed a 64-ball 100 in his team’s pursuit of 355 in the fourth innings against hosts England.
India U19 were set a target of 355 in just under two sessions, and they suffered a body blow in the very first ball of the chase, losing Vaibhav Suryavanshi for a golden duck. However, it was from this point that Mhatre played one of the boldest knocks in recent times, throwing the kitchen sink at the English bowlers.
The 18-year-old got to his 50 off just 25 balls and got to his hundred off the 64th ball of his innings, taking a single to get to the landmark. He added 26 more off the next 16 balls he faced, but perished for 126 off 80 balls.
After a very rough ODI series, where he scored just 27 runs in 4 innings, the Tests have seen Mhatre redeem himself. He scored 102 & 32 in the first game and amassed 80 in the first innings of this match before scoring a ton in the fourth innings.
Earlier this year, CSK roped Mhatre in as a replacement, and he shot into the limelight in IPL 2025, scoring 240 runs at a strike rate of nearly 190.00.