Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued to display his belligerent big-hitting capabilities as he lit up India U19’s stellar four-wicket win over England U-19 in the third Youth ODI on Wednesday.
In a rain-affected contest that was trimmed to 40 overs, England racked up 268 for six on the back of captain Thomas Rew’s unbeaten 76 off 44 deliveries. However, it was the Suryavanshi show that dominated the match in the second half as he stormed his way to a 20-ball fifty to get India’s chase off to a blistering start.
The 14-year-old dashing southpaw smoked nine sixes and six fours before falling short of a sensational century on 86 in only 31 deliveries, his highest score in six youth ODIs for India. Aided by the roaring start, India chased down the 269-run target in only 34.3 overs.
Suryavanshi’s 20-ball half-century is only bettered by Rishabh Pant among Indian batters in youth ODIs. The current India Test vice-captain had slammed an 18-ball fifty against Nepal U19 back in 2016. Suryavanshi’s nine sixes also break the Indian record in all youth ODIs, surpassing Raj Angad Bawa and Mandeep Singh’s previous joint record of eight maximums each.
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The Rajasthan Royals batter made 78 of his runs in boundaries, amounting to 90.69 per cent of his total score. Only three other Indians – Pant, Sarfaraz Khan and Manan Vohra – have recorded a higher percentage of runs in boundaries in a Youth ODI innings for India.
Suryavanshi currently leads the batting charts in the five-match ODI series, racking up 179 runs in three innings at an astounding 213.09 strike rate.
Most Sixes by Indian U19 Batters in Youth ODI innings
9: Vaibhav Suryavanshi vs England, 2025
8: Raj Bawa vs Zimbabwe, 2022
8: Mandeep Singh vs Australia, 2009
7: Ankush Bains vs Zimbabwe, 2013
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Fastest fifties by India U19 batters in Youth ODIs
18 balls – Rishabh Pant vs Nepal Under-19s, 2016
20 balls – Vaibhav Suryavanshi vs England Under-19s, 2025*
23 balls – Tilak Varma vs England Under-19s, 2023
24 balls – Vaibhav Suryavanshi vs Sri Lanka Under-19s, 2024
