Oz U-19 finish series on winning note
Australia has finished the U-19 International Series against India on a positive note winning the final match by six wickets.
It was a three-day game at the WACA
India took out the overall honours with a 3-2 win over the five matches, dominating the Hobart leg of the series.
Australia required just 108 runs to win on the final day at the WACA after moving to 0-19 at stumps on day two.
However, Indian speedster Harshal Patel had other ideas on the final morning, snaring 3-32 before Australia eventually got the required runs thanks to Mitchell Marsh's 69 not out.
Australia Under-19 captain Marsh said he was pleased to finish the series with a couple of wins after finding conditions tough in Hobart.
"Coming over to Perth we knew we were 0-3 and we really wanted to get a win on the board and the boys came together well," 17-year-old Marsh said.
Australia found themselves in a little bit of trouble early at 4-40 but the team rallied, thanks to Marsh and South Australian Joel Garrett (25 not out) who put on 90 for the partnership closing out the match.Powered by Disqus
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