{"id":194990,"date":"2026-07-20T13:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194990"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:53:57","slug":"sl-vs-ind-2nd-youth-test-kushagra-ojha-century-puts-india-u-19-in-command-after-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194990","title":{"rendered":"SL vs IND, 2nd Youth Test: Kushagra Ojha century puts India U-19 in command after Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71245637\">Kushagra Ojha struck a composed unbeaten century to anchor India U-19\u2019s innings and steer the visiting side to a position of strength after a horror start against Sri Lanka on a truncated opening day of the second Youth Test here on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>India was well-placed at 253 for three in 65 overs when the umpires were forced to call off the day\u2019s play due to bad light.<\/p>\n<p>The left-handed Ojha remained undefeated on 103 off 177 balls at Stumps after negotiating the new ball with assurance before converting his start into a well-crafted hundred, laying the foundation for a big Indian total.<\/p>\n<p>Skipper Yashbardhan Chauhan chipped in with a fine 78 off 89 balls, while Manal Chauhan was the other unbeaten batter at the end of day\u2019s play, having moved to 55 in 108 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>The middle-order trio\u2019s batting efforts helped the Indians make a strong recovery after they were reeling at 0-2 following the departure of the first match\u2019s double centurion, Lakshya Raichandani, and centurion Sagar Virk for ducks.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ashutosh-sharma-joins-hampshire-one-day-cup-england-domestic-league-indian-cricketers-playing-abroad\/article71245359.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ashutosh Sharma joins Hampshire for One-Day Cup 2026<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>After being asked to bat, India recovered from the early double blow as Ojha stitched together crucial partnerships with the two Chauhans \u2014 Yashbardhan and Manal \u2014 to blunt the Sri Lankan attack.<\/p>\n<p>Ojha mixed caution with aggression, rotating the strike efficiently and punishing loose deliveries to keep the scoreboard moving. While holding one end firm, Ojha displayed patience and temperament well beyond his years.<\/p>\n<p>Though Sri Lanka\u2019s bowlers enjoyed brief periods of success, they were unable to dislodge the well-set Ojha, who looked increasingly assured as the innings progressed.<\/p>\n<p>India will now look to build on the platform provided by the opener, while Sri Lanka will hope to make early inroads to prevent the visiting side from posting an imposing first-innings total.<\/p>\n<p>The first Test between the two sides had ended in a draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sl-vs-ind-u19-youth-test-kushagra-ojha-century-keeps-india-in-command-after-day-2\/article71245637.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kushagra Ojha struck a composed unbeaten century to anchor India U-19\u2019s innings and steer the visiting side to a position of strength after a horror start against Sri Lanka on a truncated opening day of the second Youth Test here on Monday. India was well-placed at 253 for three in 65 overs when the umpires&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-459905574.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195296,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195296","url_meta":{"origin":194990,"position":0},"title":"SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 2nd Youth Test: Chauhan century, bowlers put India in dominant position","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Manal Chauhan joined Kushagra Ojha in century-makers\u2019 list and bowlers supported them with a fine spell as India U19 reduced Sri Lanka U19 to 122 for eight to snatch complete command on Day 2 of the Youth Test here on Tuesday. 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