Blake Cattle becomes eighth batter to score two centuries in a Youth Test during IND vs AUS U-19 multi-day game
Blake Cattle registered his second century of the Under-19 Test between India and Australia at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday.
After scoring 102 in the first innings, Cattle once again reached the three-figure mark in the second essay off just 95 balls.
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He’s now only the eighth batter in Youth Tests to score century across two innings of a match. He’s only the second Australian batter to achieve this feat.
Marcus North of Australia holds the record of most runs in a Youth Test, scoring an unbeaten 200 and then 132 against Pakistan Under-19 in Sheikhapura in 1997.
List of twin centurions in a Youth Test:
1) Marcus North (Australia U-19) – 200* and 132 vs Pakistan U-19, 1997
2) Bilal Shafayat (England U-19) – 118 and 201* vs India U-19, 2002
3) Abhinav Mukund (India U-19) – 205 and 108 vs Sri Lanka U-19, 2007
4) Varun Chopra (England U-19) – 123 and 164 vs India U-19, 2006
5) Sam Northeast (England U-19) – 107 and 149 vs Bangladesh U-19, 2009
6) Matt Ramprakash (England Youth) – 118 and 120* vs Sri Lanka Youth, 1987
7) Andrew Puttick (South Africa U-19) – 116 and 117 vs Pakistan U-19, 1999
8) Blake Cattle (Australia U-19) – 102 and 105 ongoing* vs India U-19, 2026
Published on Sep 29, 2026
