Chelmsford, July 24 -- After a disappointing ODI leg of the under-19 tour to England, India under-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre concluded a fantastic red-ball part of the tour with a quickfire 64-ball century at Chelmsford.

On Wednesday, Mhatre slammed 126 in 80 balls, consisting of 13 fours and six sixes, scoring at a strike rate of over 157. He was helping India try chasing down 355 runs, but rain denied them a win as they had to settle for a draw at a score of 290/6, with wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu (65 in 46 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes) scoring a quickfire fifty as well.

This is the third-fastest U19 Test ton, with those by Vaibhav Suryavanshi (58 balls) and England legend Moeen Ali (56 balls) being above it.

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