AUS U19 vs IND U19 Preview | India Under-19 eyes clean sweep, set to face Australia Under-19 in second Youth Test

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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Australia Under-19 and India Under-19 will lock horns in the second and last of the two-match Test series, at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on October 7, 2025. The visitors will aim to beat Australia Under-19 and clinch the two-match Youth Test series by a clean sweep margin of 2-0.

Australia Under-19 have been through a struggling run of form in their last five Youth Test appearances, with three consecutive defeats in the last three games. Recently, they have been coming off a big defeat against India U19 by an innings and 58 runs, following a defeat by an innings and 120 runs against India U19. In the ongoing Youth Test series, they are trailing by 0-1 against India. So, they will aim to win this game and level the scoreline at 1-1 with Ayush Mhatre’s India U19.

On the contrary, India U19 are enjoying a decent run of form in their last five Youth Test matches. They have won three games, including two drawn games. They defeated Australia U19 by a massive margin of an innings and 58 runs. They will target to beat Australia U19 in the second and last Youth Test of the ongoing series to clinch the series 2-0.

Form Guide

AUS U19: W D L L L

IND U19: W W DD W

AUS U19 vs IND U19 Head-to-Head in Youth Tests

In the head-to-head battle between Australia U19 and India U19, the latter have dominated completely with four wins, while the Aussies managed to win only one game in these five clashes. So, India U19 will aim to win this game and continue their dominance against Australia U19.

Pitch and Weather

It is expected to be a hard surface with a light grass sheen, good bounce early, but is expected to slow by Day 3.

It will be bright sunshine in Mackay, Queensland, throughout with mild crosswinds, and there will be no rain throughout the entire game.

Team News

India Under-19 are coming off a win in the first Youth Test of the series, so they will look forward to going with the same playing XI, considering their winning combination from the last game.

On the other hand, Australia Under-19 might make a few changes considering the performance of their middle order in the Youth Test series opener.

Australia Under-19 Probable XI: Alex Turner, Alex Lee Young, Steven Hogan, Will Malajczuk (C), Zed Hollick, Simon Budge (WK), Tom Hogan, John James, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Tom Paddington.

India Under-19 Probable XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Rahul Kumar, RS Ambrish, Anmoljeet Singh, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar.