Batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Hyderabad-Malayali Aaron George hit centuries as India U-19 made a clean sweep of the Youth ODI series in South Africa.

India crushed the hosts by 233 runs in the third match in Benoni after posting 393/7. Suryavanshi, who scored 74-ball 127, also picked a wicket as India bundled out South Africa for 160.

Aaron George Varghese. Photo: Special Arrangement
Aaron George Varghese. Photo: Special Arrangement

The 14-year-old left-hander from Bihar held a 227-run opening stand with George, who played as an opener, and made 118 from 106 balls.

Suryavanshi, who is captaining the side in the three-match series, hit 10 sixes and nine boundaries, while George's innings had 16 boundaries and no sixes. Suryavanshi had hit a 24-ball 68 in the second match.

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The series in South Africa was seen as a warm-up for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia, starting January 15.

Spinner Mohamed Enaan, from Thrissur, the second Malayali in the squad, claimed two wickets in the match.

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Brief scores: India U-19 393/7 in 50 overs (Suryavanshi 127, Aaron George 118, Vedant Trivedi 34, Ntando Soni 3/61, Jason Rowles 2/59) bt SA U-19 160 in 35 overs (Paul James 41, Daniel Bosman 40, Corne Botha 36 not out, Kishan Singh 3/15, Mohamed Enaan 2/36)

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