NEW DELHI: He arrived with intent, played a few crisp strokes, found the boundary rope early, and was then sent back — that summed up Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s outing in the opening match of the Youth Test series against England Under-19s. Coming off a stellar run in the Youth ODIs, the young batter showed flashes of his talent but couldn’t turn his promising start into a meaningful score.Walking in with confidence, the right-hander immediately made his presence felt, cracking three boundaries in the very first over — all off England pacer James Minto — briefly putting the hosts under pressure.
But just as he looked to settle, England’s Alex Green delivered the breakthrough.Vaibhav was dismissed for 14 off 13 balls — a short but eventful innings marked by three boundaries and a strike rate of 107.69.Caught by Ralphie Albert off Green’s bowling, the early dismissal was a setback for the 14-year-old, who had hoped to carry his white-ball momentum into the red-ball format.However, with one innings still potentially to come, Suryavanshi may get another opportunity to make his mark in the longer format.India U-19, meanwhile, failed to finish on a high, losing the fifth Youth ODI by seven wickets. They had already sealed the five-match series 3-1 with a 55-run win in the fourth game.
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Suryavanshi had made history in that match, smashing the fastest known century in youth ODIs — a stunning 143 off just 78 balls in Worcester.With youth ODI records not officially documented in detail, his 52-ball century is believed to be the fastest in the format.That knock, featuring 13 fours and 10 sixes, powered India to a formidable total.Suryavanshi finished as India’s highest run-getter in the series, amassing 355 runs in five matches at an average of 71.00 and an incredible strike rate of 174.02.
