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Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved a big achievement in his very first match of the year 2026, he broke the 19 year old record of a Pakistani player. Youth ODI series is being played between Indian Under-19 and South Africa Under-19 team, in which Vaibhav is the captain. In the first match held on Saturday, Vaibhav could not do wonders with the bat, he was out after scoring only 11 runs.
India Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 1st Youth ODI was played in Benoni. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. India did not have a good start, captain Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring only 11 runs. Aaron George 5, Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu were out after scoring 21-21 runs. After this, Harvansh Pangalia played a brilliant inning of 93 runs and RS Ambrish played an important role in taking India’s score beyond 300 (301).
Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke 19 years old record
Of course, Vaibhav Suryavanshi could score only 11 runs in the first match of the year, but despite this he made a big record in his name. Vaibhav has now become the youngest player to captain in Youth ODI, he is 14 years 282 days old. This record was in the name of Ahmed Shahzad of Pakistan for the last 19 years.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also become the first Indian to captain under the age of 16 in any format of International Under-19. Let us tell you that captain Ayush Mhatre and vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra are injured, due to which Vaibhav got a chance to captain. Ayush and Vihaan are the only two to return from the Under-19 World Cup. The World Cup will start from January 15, which will be organized in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
India Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 2nd Youth ODI match will be played on 5 January. The last match of the series will be held on 7 January. All matches will be held in Benoni.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is making waves in every format
Vaibhav Suryavanshi had played a record inning of 190 runs in his very first match in the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy. This batsman from Bihar had broken the record of AB de Villiers in scoring the fastest 150 runs in List A cricket in this innings. In this innings he hit 15 sixes, which is the most sixes hit by any Indian in List A.
Earlier, Vaibhav had performed brilliantly in Under-19 and IPL, he scored a century in just 35 balls against Gujarat in IPL. This is the second fastest century in IPL history, Chris Gayle is at number one. Let us tell you that according to ICC rules, Vaibhav Suryavanshi cannot be selected in the national team for 3 months. According to the rules, the minimum age to join the national team is 15 years.