Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored his second half-century for the India national cricket team against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday.
The 15-year-old batsman, who is known for his ultra-aggressive batting approach, today scored a half-century in 31 balls, which is his joint second slowest half-century since his emergence in the Indian Premier League and international cricket.
A dead virtual rubber for Team India against Zimbabwe
As India have already clinched the 3-match T20I series by winning the first two matches comfortably, the remaining matches are nothing but a dead rubber for the Men in Blue.
Before heading back home, the team will try to ensure a clean sweep to boost their motivation. On the other hand, it is a battle of prestige for Zimbabwe, the host of the bilateral series. At least one win against the winner of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be a morale boost for Chevron.
Zimbabwe kept things short, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi treated them well too
The opposition bowlers today are taking the field with a complete plan against Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is keeping the ball shorter than the length. Jofra Archer and the England cricket team exposed Vaibhav’s weakness against short-pitched balls.
Zimbabwe is also trying to do the same. The home team’s bowlers have been more well-practiced than in the last two matches, as they dismissed Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan early in the first innings of the match.
This is Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s joint slowest T20 half-century off 31 balls. He scored 50 runs in 31 balls against Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator of IPL 2026.
(This is a “where known” fact: He scored 108* off 61 balls against Maharashtra in late 2025, but how many balls he played to reach 50 is not known)
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However, despite the challenges, Vaibhav did not lose his composure and maintained enough composure to score his second half-century for the national team. Half century in 31 balls. In the recent past, during the Indian Premier League 2026, the young sensation faced a similar situation when the Gujarat Titans bowlers did not allow him to open his hands from the beginning of the innings.
Once he settled in well on the track, Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed his true colors against the Gujarat Titans bowlers. He again adopted the same method against Zimbabwe today. As Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan were out early in the innings, instead of making any hasty moves, the left-handed batsman decided to stay on deck to seize the opportunity.
Pair of 50 for Vaibhav Suryavanshi at the age of 15
The batsman, who broke some records of the great Sachin Tendulkar by making his debut for the senior national cricket team at the age of 15 and registering his first half-century for the team at the same age, created another record in his name as he completed his second half-century by taking a single off Wesley Madhevere on the fifth ball of the 10th over.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the only batsman in men’s international cricket to have scored more than one half-century before the age of 15. Nepal’s Kushal Malla was the last batsman to score a half-century for the country before the age of 15. Now, this is the Bihar-born teenage sensation who has scored two half-centuries at the age of just fifteen.
Score more than 50 before turning 16 in men’s international
2 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India)
1 – Kushal Malla (Nepal)