BRISBANE: Seamer Deepesh Devendran impressed with a five-wicket haul to help India U19 bowl out Australia U19 for 243 and take the day one honours in the first Youth Test here on Tuesday.

Deepesh, the 17-year-old cricketer from Tamil Nadu, ended with excellent figures of 5/45 in 16.2 overs, while Kishan Kumar chipped in with 3/48 in 16 overs, playing the perfect supporting role.

Australia U19 were all out in 91.2 overs.

One-down bat Steven Hogan top-scored for the Australian team with a patient 92 off 246 balls, waging a lone battle even as some of his colleagues perished after getting their eye in.

Zed Hollick was the next best scorer for Australia, making 38 off 94 balls.

Batting first after winning the toss, Australia lost two wickets for 30 runs with Deepesh and Kishan Kumar maki

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