The two-match Test series between India U19 and Australia U19 commenced on September 30, 2025. Day one ended with Australia U19 scraping to 243 all out, due to opener Steven Hogan's gritty 92 off 246 balls. India's seamers, led by Deepesh Devendran's incisive 5 for 45, had the hosts in knots, but the real fireworks erupted on a batting beauty of a pitch under Queensland's azure skies. Australia captain Will Malajczuk won the toss and batted, but his side's middle-order wobble exacerbated by Kishan Kumar's 3 for 62 set the tone for India's riposte.
In a spectacle of an innings, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a 78-ball century against Australia U19 on day two of the opening Youth Test at Ian Healy Oval, propelling India to a commanding 177-run lead by stumps. He scored 113 off 86 deliveries laced with nine boundaries and eight towering sixes not only hauled India from 21 for 2 to a dominant 428 for 6 declared but also etched his name in history as the fourth-fastest centurion in Youth Test annals.
In the first over he faced, Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit Hayden Schiller for two consecutive boundaries
India U19 openers Ayush Mhatre (captain) and Suryavanshi faced a probing spell from left-armer Hayden Schiller. Mhatre fell early for 21 off 15 balls, nicking a no-ball-ridden over that yielded 16 runs but ended in Schiller's favor. Vihaan Malhotra followed suit, bowled for a duck, leaving India teetering at 21 for 2. Enter Vaibhav Suryavanshi at number three, he wasted no time and flicked Schiller for two fours in the first over he faced. Suryavanshi raced to 50 off 44 balls, blending crisp drives with audacious ramps over slips. Australia U19's attack, featuring the lanky Aryan Sharma and spinner Thomas Paddington, wilted under the onslaught. By lunch, India had motored to 120 for 2, with Suryavanshi on 72 off 55.
Post-interval, a slog-swept six off Paddington sailed into the sight-screen, followed by a pick-up shot that cleared long-on by 10 meters. The century arrived in the 28th over with a six off Sharma's full toss, followed by a whippy four in 78 balls, eclipsing Liam Blackford's 124-ball mark for the fastest Youth Test ton on Australian soil. This 78-ball blitz vaults Suryavanshi into an elite company trailing only behind England's Moeen Ali (56 balls, 2005), his own 58-ball effort against Australia U19 in Chennai last October, and Ayush Mhatre's 64-ball ton versus England earlier in 2025.
