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HARARE: India’s batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced a sensational innings of 175 to dominate the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 final against England at Harare Sports Club on Friday, smashing multiple records in the process.
Opening alongside Aaron George (9), Sooryavanshi unleashed a whirlwind 80-ball knock that featured 15 sixes and 15 fours, putting India in complete control and helping them cross the 250-run mark in just 25 overs before falling to Manny Lumsden.
The 175-run masterpiece has set new benchmarks across Youth ODI cricket. It is now the highest score by any batter in an ICC tournament final, either at the U19 or senior level.
It is also the highest individual score in a final or even any knockout game in Youth ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 172 by Sameer Minhas in an Asia Cup final.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also overtakes Raj Bawa’s 162 not out to become India’s highest scorer in Under-19 World Cups.
This innings ranks as the second-highest score for India in Youth ODIs, only behind Ambati Rayudu’s 177 not out against England in 2002.
His 15 sixes are the most ever in a Youth ODI innings, breaking his own previous record of 14 sixes against the UAE in December.
Remarkably, Sooryavanshi has now hit ten or more sixes on five separate occasions in Youth ODIs, while all other batters combined have done it only three times.
He scored 150 runs purely from boundaries, another record, surpassing Hasitha Boyagoda’s 124-run record in a Youth ODI innings.
Sooryavanshi’s total of 30 boundaries matches the joint-most in a Youth ODI innings, equalling Boyagoda’s 28 fours and two sixes.
The innings also showcased blistering speed, with 150 runs coming off just 71 balls, setting the record for the fastest individual 150 in Youth ODIs.
His 55-ball century is the second-fastest in U-19 World Cup history, behind Will Malajczuk’s 51-ball ton, and marks the fifth-fastest hundred in Youth ODIs overall.
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