India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a blistering century in the India U19 vs England U19 4th Youth ODI match on Saturday as he continued his meteoric ascent. The 14-year old took 52 deliveries in an innings studded with 7 sixes and 10 boundaries.
This was the fastest century ever in the history of youth ODIs. The youngster ultimately scored 143 runs off 78 deliveries.
The teenager burst into the scene in October 2024 when he etched his name in the history books as he became the youngest player to score an international century. Vaibhav scored 104 off 62 balls in India Under-19’s Youth Test against Australia in Chennai.
A month later, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be signed in IPL history as he ignited a bidding war between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals, with the former ultimately securing him for a handsome sum of Rs 1.1 crore.
During the IPL this year, his fame became stratospheric when he smashed a 35-ball century for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans – the fastest by an Indian in IPL history and the second-fastest overall.
In the last match, 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.
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.
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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.
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.
