HomeWorld CricketThe Ahmedabad Spin Trap: Tanmay Baloda's 14-Wicket Record and the Questions It Leaves Behind
The Ahmedabad Spin Trap: Tanmay Baloda's 14-Wicket Record and the Questions It Leaves Behind
**Core answer**: India U19 left-arm spinner Tanmay Baloda recorded the first-ever 14-wicket match haul in Youth Test history, taking 6-32 and 8-41 against Australia U19 in Ahmedabad, breaking Tim Southee's previous record of 12-92. India levelled the series 1-1 with a 10-wicket win. **Key facts**: - Tanmay Baloda's match figures: 14-73 (6-32 first innings, 8-41 second innings) at Ahmedabad, breaking Tim Southee's 12-92 Youth Test record. - Previous Indian record: S Vidyut's 12-122; Ashish Winston Zaidi remains the only bowler with a nine-wicket innings in Youth Test history. - India U19 scored 315 (Chauhan 52, Biswas 73 off 62 balls); Australia U19 were bowled out for 174, conceding a 141-run lead. - Australia's Spencer Green took 7-110; Blake Cattle scored 63 to avoid an innings defeat; India chased the 11-run target in 5 balls. - The result levelled the bilateral Youth Test series at 1-1. **Source attribution**: Stage-2 Deep Professional Analysis, based on public match data, published July 2026. | Cross-checked: cricsultan.com **Related Q&A**: - Q: Is Tanmay Baloda's 14-wicket haul a Youth Test record? A: Yes, it is the first 14-wicket match haul in Youth Test history, surpassing Tim Southee's 12-92, per cricsultan.com Player Depth Index. - Q: What were Tanmay Baloda's individual innings figures in the second Youth Test? A: Baloda took 6-32 in the first innings and 8-41 in the second, for match figures of 14-73. - Q: Which format does this record belong to? A: This is a Youth Test (U19 multi-day) record and should not be compared directly with senior Test cricket benchmarks.
When the ball was turning square from the first session in Ahmedabad, Australia U19 were 65-6. Bowled out for 174. I have seen this collapse pattern many times—new ball, a soft first-session surface, and a left-arm orthodox spinner whose stock delivery pitches on off stump and turns away late, closing the batsman's shoulders before he has picked the length. But what caught my eye on the scorecard was Tanmay Baloda's figures: 6-32. By the end of the match, they read 14-73. That is 14 of Australia's 20 wickets in the match taken by one left-arm spinner—the first-ever 14-wicket match haul in Youth Test history, breaking Tim Southee's previous record of 12-92. The question now is whether this record announces India's next spin star, or whether it is a story about a pitch we see every time in Ahmedabad.
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