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The National
06-07-2025
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- The National
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits 10 sixes to seal U19 ODI series win for India against England
India's teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi produced one of the most devastating knocks in age group cricket as his century helped secure series victory for his U19 team on the tour of England. Suryavanshi, 14, hit his first century in an Under-19 ODI, smashing 143 off 78 balls against England in Worcester in the fourth match of the five-game series to hand India an unassailable 3-1 lead. Suryavanshi has been in sensational form in 2025, taking the Indian Premier League by storm earlier in the year by smashing a century for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans. Suryavanshi had become the youngest centurion in men's T20 cricket when he hit a 35-ball hundred in April, the second-fastest century in the tournament's history. The left-handed opener was expected to dominate during the U19 tour of England against bowlers who had far less experience than the ones he crushed during the IPL. During the ODI series, Suryavanshi had scores of 48, 45 and 86 in the first three matches. In the fourth match, he turned on the afterburners, needing only 52 balls to get to three figures. The opener hit 10 sixes and 13 fours as he shared a 219-run partnership with Vihaan Malhotra (129) for the second wicket. The twin tons helped India post a massive score of 363-9 in their 50 overs. In reply, England's U19 side put up a brave fight, maintaining a high tempo but losing wickets regularly to be bowled out for 308 in 45.3 overs, falling short by 55 runs. For England, Rocky Flintoff - son of England great Andrew Flintoff - scored a superb century to keep up the fight. Flintoff, 17, hit 107 from 91 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes to keep his team within striking distance. He was the ninth wicket to fall, lbw to all-rounder RS Ambrish.
CNA
05-07-2025
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- CNA
Suryavanshi, 14, smashes maiden ton for India U-19s
Fourteen-year-old Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored his first century in an Under-19 one-day international on Saturday, smashing 143 off 78 balls against England in Worcester. Suryavanshi, who was called up to India's U-19 squad after a standout performance in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), needed only 52 balls to get to three figures. The opener, who scored 48, 45 and 86 in the first three matches, hit 10 sixes and 13 fours as he shared a 219-run partnership with Vihaan Malhotra (129) for the second wicket. Suryavanshi, the youngest IPL debutant, became the youngest centurion in men's Twenty20 cricket when he smashed a 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals in April, the second-fastest century in the tournament's history.
Times of Oman
03-07-2025
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- Times of Oman
Vaibhav Suryavanshi cracks 31-ball 86 against England U19, narrowly misses Pant's record
Northampton : The 14-year-old Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi fell just short of Rishabh Pant's record as he cracked a 20-ball half-century in the third ODI between India U19 side and England U19 at Northampton on Wednesday. During the match, Suryavanshi scored 86 in just 31 balls, with six fours and nine sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 277. He also broke the record for most sixes by an Indian U19 batter in an innings. The fastest half-century for India in U19 ODI cricket belongs to Pant, who smashed it in just 18 balls against Nepal back in 2016. Suryavanshi has the second-fastest U19 ODI fifty for India. South African Steve Stolk owns the record for fastest U19 fifty, scoring it in 13 balls against Scotland last January. Coming to the match, India U19 opted to field first. England U19 posted 268/6 in 40 overs, powered by fifties from Thomas Rew (76* in 44 balls, with nine fours and three sixes) and BJ Dawkins (62 in 61 balls, with eight fours and a six). Kanishk Chouhan (3/30) was the top bowler for India. During the chase, Suryavanshi and Vihaan Malhotra (46 in 34 balls, with seven fours and a six) put on 73 runs for the second wicket and a lower-order cameo from Kanishk (43* in 42 balls, with six fours and a six) took India to win with four wickets and 33 balls left. India leads the five-match series 2-1. Suryavanshi is India's top run-getter and overall second with 179 runs in three matches at an average of 59.66, with a strike rate of over 213. Suryavanshi, who turned out for the RR in the 2025 season, was one of the breakthrough stars of the tournament. In just seven matches, the teenager accumulated 252 runs in seven matches with a century and fifty, but it was his explosive century against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Jaipur that truly sent shockwaves through the cricketing world. Batting with a maturity well beyond his years, Suryavanshi hammered 101 off just 38 deliveries, becoming the youngest ever centurion in men's T20 cricket. His hundred, which came off just 35 balls, now stands as the second-fastest century in IPL history, a staggering feat for a player just 14 years old. (ANI)
The National
02-07-2025
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- The National
IPL phenom Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues sizzling form during England tour
Swashbuckling opening batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued his brilliant form with the bat as he blasted a quickfire fifty in the third ODI against England's U19 team. Part of India's U19 tour of England, the precocious Suryavanshi was expected to dominate against players of his age, and he did not disappoint. He smashed 48 runs from just 19 deliveries in the first match of the series as the Indian team chased down 175 inside 25 overs at Hove late last month. The 14-year-old hit three fours and five sixes during the six-wicket win. Suryavanshi then made a more sedate 34-ball 45 in the second match which England won by just one wicket in the final over. He turned up the heat in the third match of the series on Wednesday in Northampton, smashing 86 from just 31 balls. The England U19 side had set an imposing target of 269 in 40 overs in a rain-curtailed clash. The opening batter was given the license to go after the bowling, and he did not need a second invitation. Suryavanshi cracked six fours and nine sixes during his entertaining innings, clearing the boundary ropes with ease. That Suryavanshi would dominate U19 bowlers came as no surprise after his sensational debut season in the Indian Premier League with Rajasthan Royals where Suryavanshi hit 252 runs in seven matches, including a century which made him the youngest player to score a hundred in men's Twenty20 cricket. In the IPL, Suryavanshi announced his arrival onto the big stage with a breathtaking 38-ball 101 against Gujarat Titans, and against an attack that included international bowlers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj and others. After his IPL ton, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag said it was incredible to see a 14-year-old take on world-class bowlers. 'It was incredible,' Royals skipper Parag had said. 'We've spent two months with him and we have seen what he can do. But to see him do this against the world-class bowlers … I can't express in words.'
