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Unbeaten fifties by Abhigyan Kundu and Vedant Trivedi powered India U19 to a commanding seven-wicket win over Australia U19 in the first Youth ODI at the Ian Healy Oval on Sunday. Wicketkeeper-batter Kundu who was later adjudged Player of the Match struck a fluent 87 off 74 balls laced with five sixes and eight fours while Trivedi chipped in with a composed 61 off 69 deliveries studded with eight boundaries. Their unbroken 152-run partnership for the fourth wicket was key to India chasing 226 with 117 balls to spare especially after a brief wobble early. Indias chase began in a great fashion with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashing a blistering 38 off just 22 balls laced with seven fours. His aggressive strokeplay overshadowed skipper Ayush Mhatres six-run contribution in a 50-run opening stand before both fell in quick succession to Hayden Schiller and Charles Lachmund respectively. Vihaan Malhotra was dismissed soon after for nine leaving India at 75/3 in the 10th over. But Trivedi and Kundu resurrected the innings with maturity and flair ensuring Australia’s hopes of a comeback in the game were short-lived by taking India home safely. Earlier after electing to bat Australia could only manage to post 225/9 thanks to a disciplined bowling effort from India. Henil Patel led the attack with figures of 3-38 while Kanishk Chouhan (2-39) Kishan Kumar (2-59) and RS Ambrish (1-50) were amongst the wicket-takers. The only noteworthy knock from Australias innings was by John James who counterattacked with an unbeaten 77 off 68 balls hitting six fours and a six after Australia slumped to 35/4 and later was at 107/6 while Tom Hogan (41) and Steven Hogan (39) were other contributors but struggled to score at a quick pace. India now lead the Youth ODI series 1-0 with the next match scheduled to be held at the same venue on Wednesday. Brief scores: Australia 225/9 in 50 overs (John James 77 not out Tom Hogan 41; Henil Patel 3-38 Kanishk Chouhan 2-39) lost to India 227/3 in 30.3 overs (Abhigyan Kunda 87 not out Vedant Trivedi 61 not out; Charles Lachmund 2-46 Hayden Schiller 1-59) by seven wickets