Vaibhav Suryavanshi is with the India ‘A’ team on the Sri Lanka tour, where the tri-series is being played. In the first match, India defeated Sri Lanka in a thrilling match. Although Vaibhav was able to score only 14 runs in this, in the second match played against Afghanistan on Thursday, he gave a good start by playing a brilliant inning of 44 runs. Praising this innings, former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that it was not just a display of strength but also a brilliant game. Manjrekar also praised him.

15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won many awards including Orange Cap in IPL 2026, scored 44 runs with the help of 9 fours in 22 balls against Afghanistan A. Vaibhav, who created history by hitting 72 sixes in IPL 2026, is now seen in a different avatar, not a single six has come from his bat in 2 consecutive matches. Praising this innings, Ashwin described it as different from just power.

He wrote on his

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Out! But 44(21) absolutely entertaining innings, punctuated with some well timed cover drives.

We have seen his power, but today was anything but brute force.

He is some player this kid. #vaibhavsuryavanshi #INDAvAFGA pic.twitter.com/Ul3plGh783

— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) June 11, 2026

Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on

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However, in this rain-affected match, Afghanistan A defeated India A by 4 runs. Batting first, India scored 349/9 runs in 49 overs. Afghanistan’s score was 177/2 in 25.5 overs, Afghanistan was given victory by 4 runs under Duckworth Lewis rule.