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Anvay Dravid hits blazing 67-ball 87 for India U-19 vs Sri Lanka in second Youth ODI

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Anvay Dravid scored 87 runs off 67 balls with 9 fours and 1 six for India Under-19 against Sri Lanka A in the second Youth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.
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India Under-19 scored 285 runs in 47.2 overs against Sri Lanka A in the second Youth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.
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Anvay Dravid and Arjun Rajput shared a 145-run partnership for the fifth wicket in 126 balls during India Under-19's innings against Sri Lanka A in the second Youth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.
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Anvay Dravid scored 220 runs in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy tournament, averaging 55.00 across six innings, the second-most for his side.
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Gimhan Mendis took 5 wickets for 41 runs in 8.2 overs for Sri Lanka Under-19 against India Under-19 in the second Youth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.
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MUMBAI: Anvay Dravid, the younger son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, top-scored with a whirlwind 87 (67b, 9x4, 1x6), while Arjun Rajput made 76 (81b, 9x4, 1x6) to help the India Under-19 team put up a formidable total of 285 in 47.2 overs against Sri Lanka A in the second Youth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.After electing to bat first, the India Under-19 team had slipped to 81 for four in the 19th over, before Anvay, a 17-year-old talented 'keeper-batter, rescued the visitors with a mammoth 145-run partnership in just 126 balls for the fifth wicket with Rajput.

India Under 19s lost both their openers- skipper Yashbardhan Chauhan (6) and Sagar Virk (4) - with the score reading 11 in the fourth over, following which Kushagra Ojha (38, 45b, 6x4) and VK Vineeth (24 off 45 balls) added 67 for the third wicket to put the innings back on track. Batting at No 5, Anvay, walking in with India U-19s at 78 for three in the 17th over, gave India Under-19's some much needed impetus, batting at a strike rate of 129.85, and reaching his half-century off 47 balls.For the Sri Lanka Under-19s, left-arm seamer Gimhan Mendis took five for 41 in 8.2 overs.

Anvay was out for a 19-ball 14 in the first Youth ODI at the same venue, as the India Under-19s chased down 321 against the hosts to register a four-wicket win. Incidentally, on Sunday, Anvay's elder brother Samit Dravid did well with bat and ball in a Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 match on Sunday. Samit took two for 23 & scored 40 not out off 28 balls to fashion Bengaluru Blasters' eight-wicket win over Mysore Warriors.

Anvay recently led Karnataka's Under-19 side to the quarter-finals of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. He scored 220 runs in the tournament - the second-most for his side - averaging 55.00 across six innings. The India Under-19s tour of Sri Lanka includes three one-day matches and two four-day games. Brief Scores: India Under-19 285 in 47.2 overs (Anvay Dravid 87, Arjun Rajput 76, Kushagra Ojha 38; Gimhan Mendis 5-41) vs Sri Lanka A.

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