&w=3840&q=100)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi carries his red-hot IPL form to England, smashes 48 off 19 while wearing iconic No 18 jersey
After shining in his maiden Indian Premier League season, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi starred in India U-19's six-wicket victory over England U-19 in Hove with a knock that was laced with five sixes and three fours. read more
India U-19's Vaibhav Suryavanshi in action in the first Youth ODI against England U-19 at Hove. Reuters
After an extraordinary performance in his maiden Indian Premier League season, in which he struck a 35-ball century in just his third appearance for Rajasthan Royals , boy wonder Vaibhav Suryavanshi is now lighting up the international scene, albeit at the Under-19 level.
The opening batter from Bihar, after all, starred in India U-19's six-wicket victory over England U-19 in the opening game of a five-match Youth ODI series that got underway on Friday. Opening the batting alongside Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings batter Ayush Mhatre, Suryavanshi smashed a whirlwind 48 off 19 deliveries, collecting five sixes and three fours along the way.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI MADNESS..!! 🥶🔥
- Smashed 48 runs in just 19 balls.
- With 3 fours and 5 sixes. pic.twitter.com/HOKgnYGd4m — Sports Culture (@SportsCulture24) June 27, 2025
What's more, he lit up the County Ground at Hove, Sussex's home ground, while donning the iconic No 18 jersey – which is synonymous with legendary batter Virat Kohli.
Also Read | How Vaibhav Suryavanshi's parents helped him become the youngest IPL centurion
Captain Mhatre was happy to play second fiddle during the 71-run opening partnership, which provided the Indian team the perfect start in their chase of a 175-run target. The 'Boys In Blue' were in a spot of bother after Mhatre (21) departed the very next over, with Maulyarajsinh Chavda and Vihaan Malhotra departing shortly after 16 and 18 respectively.
Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu, however, stabilised the chase with a knock of 45 off 34 deliveries, collecting four fours and a six to see his team home with more than half of their overs to spare.
Andrew Flintoff's son top-scores for England U-19
Off-spinner Kanishk Chouhan had earlier headlined India's clinical bowling performance with a haul of 3/20, with the trio of RS Ambrish (2/24), Mohamed Enaan (2/37) and Henil Patel (2/41) collecting a couple of wickets each.
The Thomas Rew-led England U-19 team appeared steady at 76/1 in the 12th over until a flurry of wickets derailed their innings. Rocky Flintoff, son of legendary English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, top-scored with a knock of 56 off 90 deliveries while opener Isaac Mohammed was the only other member of the batting lineup to cross 20, scoring a brisk 42 off 28 deliveries.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
The two teams will move to Northampton, where the next two Youth ODIs will take place on Monday and Wednesday respectively, with Worcester hosting the fourth and fifth matches on Saturday, 5 July and Monday 7 July respectively.
That will be followed by two unofficial Tests at Beckenham and Chelmsford starting 12 July.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India Today
39 minutes ago
- India Today
AUS vs WI: Brittle West Indies collapse as ruthless Australia take 1-0 lead in Test series
Ruthless Australia hammered hosts West Indies in the 1st Test, courtesy of under-fire Josh Hazlewood, who picked up 5 wickets in the final innings of the match. The brittle batting line-up of the host team failed to survive even 35 overs in the final innings of the match, getting bowled out in 33.4 overs, in front of a target of 301 Indies' hero with the ball – young Shamar Joseph – played an entertaining knock of 44 (22 balls) but could not help the side chase the improbable target on a spicy wicket that was difficult to bat on throughout the Test match. After Hazlewood's 5-wicket haul, Nathan Lyon cleaned up the tail with 2 back-to-back wickets, handing Windies a defeat by 159 runs in the opening Test match of the Indies vs Australia, 1st Test: As it Happened "There was enough in the wicket, up-and-down from a length," said Hazlewood, who finished with figures of five for 43."It's just about hitting that area time and time again and being patient. I'm just enjoying cricket, Tests at the moment. Good team, atmosphere."I think once we saw West Indies take the second new ball today, we thought things could happen, but not that fast. There are a few cracks on a length from one end, some went low and we got a few bowled and lbws."advertisementWindies batters were simply not able to match the class of Hazlewood, who was under fire from Mitchell Johnson ahead of this Test series. Johnson had accused Hazlewood of prioritising the Indian Premier League over Test cricket, after Australia failed to defend their World Test Championship title against South Africa earlier in the 3rd day of the Test match, Hazlewood's victims included John Campbell (caught behind attempting a scoop), Brandon King (edging to gully first ball), Roston Chase (popping to short leg), and Keacy Carty (bowled by vicious seam movement), before completing his 13th Test five-wicket haul by having Warrican caught at Cummins added Shai Hope's wicket with another delivery that kept fatally low, while substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne's direct hit ran out Alzarri Joseph to underline Australia's superiority in all Head Sets Up WinEarlier, Australia had methodically constructed their match-winning position through intelligent batting across three sessions. Beau Webster (63) and Travis Head (61) forged the match's first century partnership before Head was left sprawled face-down by a Shamar Joseph delivery that hurried beneath his Carey's enterprising 65, featuring a spectacular six onto the stadium roof, effectively sealed the contest despite Joseph claiming his own five-wicket haul with a tireless display of seam bowling. The day's dramatic shifts perfectly encapsulated Test cricket's unpredictability – from morning resistance to afternoon collapse – with Australia demonstrating precisely why they remain one of the best all-conditions teams in the world right second Test of the 3-match series will start on July 3.- EndsTrending Reel
India Today
an hour ago
- India Today
An anti-ageing cream called cricket
The year is 1997. A child is protesting to not wear his maroon sweater, as mandated by his DAV school. It's the end of March, the sun is out, winter has largely receded, but mornings in North India still have a nip. After the unsuccessful agitation, the sweater-clad child walks to the bus stop. He has been following a Test match happening in a different time zone, which ended post his bedtime. There is no mobile internet to check the result, so his eyes are searching for a newspaper at the bus is one. Kept, folded, on a wooden bench, whose owner has excused himself to smoke a beedi. The child skips past all the politics and local crime news, and lands on the second last page - the sports page. He freezes, as he reads the headline "India 81 all out". This is the famous test at Bridgetown, Barbados, where India failed to chase 120. The kid is numb, as he drags his soul-less body onto the bus.I have been watching cricket for 30 years now. As we age, our emotional investment in this game depreciates. Our heroes age, fade away, some get a farewell match, some don't, newer players come. There are some matches you just check the highlights of. Amazed at yourself by the disinterest, you think this is it. You have moved But then, on a random weekday, fifth day of a Test match, two wickets down, 100 odd runs to get, a Shardul Thakur sends Harry Brook back to the pavilion, with a delivery straying down the leg side. Two wickets in two deliveries. You scream "OUT" like that child way back in 1996, who screamed when Venkatesh Prasad uprooted Aamir Sohail's stump. Cricket keeps us young. It is the best anti-aging heartbreaks are core memories. They stay longer than the wins - a product of Darwinian evolution. We are coded to retain the bad outcomes, the threats, so as to learn and survive longer. We cope differently.I remember those Sharjah debacles against Pakistan on Jummah days. I would walk back home (we didn't have cable TV) broken-hearted. And I would look at people on the street, the paani puri wala, the one girl gleefully having the thrilling paani-puri, an uncle negotiating the best rate of potatoes and the numerous other people calmly going about their business. I would wonder if their lives are better off not following cricket, not having to witness Aquib Javed running through the Indian tail. Why am I ruining my entire day for a non-material loss? The players, the board of cricket, the sponsors don't even care about my existence. Why should I be so emotionally invested? Why should I be sad over something that has zero bearing on my goals and ambitions in life? And then, a few days later. Sachin would hit a six over the head of Michael Kasprowicz, and we were all back with our cheerleader pom an incredible time warp, and we are all willingly part of it. An emotional roller-coaster we have been riding for decades. Each time we think we are too old for this ride, and we want to get down, it pulls us back in, with miracles like two centuries in the same Test match by Rishabh Pant. And then, on the very next day, presents a fresh heartbreak. India fails to defend 371. Only the second time ever. Each loss plumbs new depths, and each win sets new records.I was in Goa this time on the fifth day, when Stokes and Root were batting with some 50 odd runs to get. I was out for dinner in the immaculate Tanjore tiffin room, polishing off some brown rice with a divine Puli my phone conked off. Panic. I had to rush home. After some anxious moments with the valet, taking his own sweet time, I reached my place, plugged my phone in, waited patiently for it to boot-up, then typed in "Eng vs Ind" on the Google bar, waiting for the score to refresh, hoping to see an increment in the wickets' the buffering circle rotated, it reminded me of that newspaper at the bus stop, 28 years ago. Same child-like anxiety. Same result. Maybe the same intensity of heartbreak. Sigh. Soon, another victory, another moment of magic, will pull us back onto this perennial roller-coaster. Till then, have faith in this anti-ageing cream called cricket.(Abhishek Asthana is the founder of a creative agency – GingerMonkey. He tweets as @GabbbarSingh)- Ends(Views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author)Tune InMust Watch
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
'Tufano ko cheer ke ... ': Vaibhav Suryavanshi drops Bollywood-inspired post after blasting 5 sixes vs England
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India's Under-19 team began their five-match Youth ODI series against England in emphatic fashion, cruising to a six-wicket win at Hove. Chasing 175, the visitors wrapped up the game in just 24 overs, thanks to a blistering debut knock from 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi . Suryavanshi, who became the youngest centurion in men's T20s during this year's IPL for Rajasthan Royals, lit up the County Ground with a 19-ball 48, hammering five sixes and three fours. His explosive innings set the tone for India's dominance and earned him the spotlight on his first outing in English conditions. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The teenager shared a 71-run stand in just 7.3 overs with skipper Ayush Mhatre before holing out to Ralphie Albert after an electric cameo. After the match, Suryavanshi posted a photo with the team's sports massage therapist, Mangesh Gaikwad, accompanied by the inspiring track Aashayein from the movie Iqbal. Despite a mini-collapse after Suryavanshi's departure, wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu anchored the chase with an unbeaten 45, ensuring India crossed the finish line with a massive 26 overs to spare. Earlier, England chose to bat but were skittled out for 174 in 42.2 overs. Debutant Isaac Mohammed shone briefly with a rapid 28-ball 42, which included four sixes and three fours, while Rocky Flintoff top-scored with a gritty 56. However, consistent breakthroughs derailed England's innings, with little support for the pair. Gambhir & Agarkar Plot at the Birmingham Nets | Key Talks Ahead of 2nd Test vs England India's spinners, Mohamed Enaan and Kanishk Chouhan, combined for five wickets and applied the brakes throughout the middle overs. The bowlers were backed up by sharp fielding, including a run-out and some well-judged catches. The dominant win follows India's 231-run demolition of a Young Lions Invitational XI at Loughborough earlier in the week, extending their commanding run on the tour. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
