Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Photo by @BCCI on X) NEW DELHI: Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced a stunning performance in the U-19 World Cup final on Friday, producing one of the most dominant innings ever seen at this level. Playing against England on the biggest stage, the young Indian opener showed remarkable composure and attacking intent right from the start.
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Sooryavanshi reached his century in just 55 balls, making it the second fastest hundred in U19 World Cup history. Only Australian Will Malajczuk recorded a faster ton at the tournament. He brought up his century with a single and then marked the moment with a calm and respectful celebration. After a short roar, he took off his helmet and gloves, stopped for a short prayer and applauded the locker room.Watch:The Indian batsman brought up his maiden fifty in 32 balls and then accelerated further, scoring another fifty in just 23 deliveries as England’s bowlers tried to slow him down.He shared a 142-run quick partnership with skipper Ayush Mhatra, who contributed a steady half-century before getting out. Together, they completely dominated the final and put England on the back foot.Sooryavanshi eventually fell for a breathtaking 175 off 80 balls, an innings filled with 15 fours and 15 sixes. His recall finally gave England a moment to regroup as the scoring rate allowed even an extremely high total to seem possible.Despite missing out on a double century, the young prodigy walked off to a standing ovation. Suryavanshi fell to 175 in the 26th over as India continued to post 411 for 9. The left-hander has seen a phenomenal rise over the past couple of years, scoring a debut U-19 century, hitting a six off his first IPL ball for Rajasthan Royals and now smashing the second-fastest hundred of the tournament.
