Vaibhav Suryavanshi creates history, becomes youngest to score U19 World Cup half-century

Team India young opening batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history during the ongoing group-stage match against Bangladesh in Bulawayo on Saturday, January 17. The left-handed batter became the first player ever to score a half-century in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup match before the age of 15.

Suryavanshi had a quiet outing in the opening match against the United States of America on Thursday, January 15. Chasing 108 in a rain-affected game at Queens Sports Club, he opened the innings alongside Ayush Mhatre but managed only 2 runs from 4 balls. India went on to win the match by six wickets.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest to Score a Half-Century in U19 World Cup

India got off to a poor start after being asked to bat first. Captain Ayush Mhatre was dismissed for 6, and Vedant Trivedi departed without scoring, leaving India at 12/2. However, Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed maturity and took control against the Bangladesh bowling attack.

SHORTS

View More

Your daily dose of cricket!

Loading...

The left-handed batter reached his half-century in just 30 balls. He brought up the milestone with a single off the sixth ball of the 13th over. At just 14 years and 296 days old, he became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in Under-19 World Cup history.

Vaibhav scored 72 runs from 67 balls, including six fours and three sixes, before being dismissed. His innings ended on the second ball of the 27th over when Iqbal Hossain Emon got him out, with Al Fahad taking the catch. He also added 62 runs from 99 balls for the fourth wicket with Abhigyan Kundu.

Youngest to Register a 50+ Score at Men’s U19 World Cup:

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Breaks Virat Kohli’s Youth ODI Record

Vaibhav reached another big milestone in youth cricket during the ongoing match. With his knock, he went past Virat Kohli, among India’s highest run-scorers in Youth ODIs.

Vaibhav achieved this feat in just 19 innings, while Kohli had taken 25 innings at the same level. Before the Bangladesh game, Vaibhav needed only 27 runs to reach 1000 runs in Youth ODIs. He scored 72 in the match, which took his overall tally to 1,045 runs.

The batter also played a key role by holding the innings together after India lost early wickets. He already has three centuries and four half-centuries in Youth ODIs.

Most Runs for India in Youth ODIs:

Also read: "Baap bhi single leta...": Virat Kohli dragged into Steve Smith-Babar Azam controversy in BBL