Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was making record after record in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026, missed out on creating a special record. Vaibhav scored 175 runs in 80 balls in the final match against England. Thanks to this inning, this 14-year-old Indian batsman became the highest run-scorer in this tournament. But in this matter England’s Ben Mayes has gone ahead of him.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi could not stay on top even for a few hours. After playing an inning of 175 runs, Vaibhav had scored a total of 439 runs in this World Cup. Before the final match, Ben Mayes had scored 399 runs in this tournament and he needed to score 41 runs to overtake Vaibhav. In this final match, Vaibhav had gone ahead in terms of scoring the most runs in the tournament. But he was left behind in just 3 hours. Ben Mayes scored 45 runs playing 28 balls in the final.
Most runs in Under-19 World Cup 2026
- 444 runs – Ben Mayes (England)
- 439 runs – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India)
- 435 runs – Faizal Shinozada (Afghanistan)
Vaibhav could not break Shikhar Dhawan’s record
The Indian record for scoring most runs in a single Under-19 World Cup tournament is in the name of Shikhar Dhawan. He scored 505 runs in 7 innings in the 2004 World Cup. He is the only Indian to score 500 runs in a single Under-19 World Cup. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at second place in this list. He scored 439 runs in the 2026 World Cup. After Vaibhav in the list of Indians, the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal comes, who scored 400 runs in the World Cup played in South Africa in 2020.
- 505 runs – Shikhar Dhawan
- 439 runs – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- 400 runs – Yashasvi Jaiswal
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