At the Hazelgrave Ground in Loughborough, Harvansh Pangalia, the son of a truck worker, scored 103 runs off of just 52 deliveries during India U-19‘s tour match against the Young Lions Invitational XI.
After Rahul Kumar (73 off 60) was dismissed on the third delivery of the 36th over of the innings, the 18-year-old entered the batting order at No. 9. By then, India U19 was 251/7. It didn’t seem likely that they would play all 50 overs, but Pangalia and RS Ambrish stitched a 126-run partnership for the eighth wicket before the latter left.
Harvansh Pangalia was at 47 off 33 balls when Ambrish returned to the pavilion.
On the following ball, he hit a boundary to get his half-century. With three consecutive sixes off Manny Lumsden, who finished with figures of 4 for 101 in 10 overs, the wicketkeeper-batter concluded the innings.
His team’s late burst was crucial as India U19 finished the innings with an incredible 442/9. Pangalia hit 17 boundaries in his innings, including nine sixes and eight fours. In October 2024, the youthful player, who also plays for Saurashta U19, crushed 117 against Australia U19. In November and December of 2024, he participated in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup as a member of the national team.
With his family settled in Canada, the rising star from Gandhidham, a town in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch, lives alone in India. In Brampton, his father drives a truck.
In terms of the game, the visitors defeated the Invitational XI for 211 in 41.1 overs, winning by an overwhelming 231 runs. Will Bennison, the skipper, was their only notable performer. At the top of the order, he recorded 103 deliveries out of 105.
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