Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history, became the youngest player to score a half-century in the U19 World Cup.

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

Suryavanshi produced a quiet performance in the opening match against the United States on Thursday, January 15. Chasing 108 in a rain-affected game at Queens Sports Club, he opened the innings with Ayush Mhatre but could only score 2 runs in 4 balls. India won this match by six wickets.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes the youngest player to score a half-century in the U19 World Cup

India got off to a bad start after being invited to bat first. Captain Ayush Mhatre was out for 6 runs and Vedant Trivedi was out without opening the account, leaving India’s score at 12/2. However, Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed maturity and took control against the Bangladesh bowling attack.

The left-handed batsman completed his half-century in just 30 balls. He achieved this feat by taking a single on the sixth ball of the 13th over. At the age of just 14 years and 296 days, he became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in Under-19 World Cup history.

Before being out, Vaibhav scored 72 runs in 67 balls, which included six fours and three sixes. His innings ended on the second ball of the 27th over when Iqbal Hussain Emon dismissed him and was caught by Al Fahadh. He also added 62 runs in 99 balls for the fourth wicket with Abhigyan Kundu.

Youngest player to record 50+ score in Men’s U19 World Cup:

Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Virat Kohli’s youth ODI record

During the ongoing match, Vaibhav reached another big milestone in youth cricket. With his innings, he moved ahead of Virat Kohli as India’s highest run-scorer in Youth ODIs.

Vaibhav achieved this feat in just 19 innings, whereas Kohli achieved this feat in 25 innings. Before the Bangladesh match, Vaibhav needed only 27 runs to reach 1000 runs in Youth ODI. He scored 72 runs in the match, taking his total to 1,045.

The batsman also played an important role in handling the innings after India’s early wickets fell. He already has three centuries and four half-centuries to his name in Youth ODI.

Most runs for India in Youth ODI:

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