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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines with 96, smashing 9 boundaries and 7 large sixes, in opposition to Scotland of their U19 World Cup warm-up sport.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his spectacular kind main as much as the Below-19 World Cup. The left-handed younger star smashed 96 in opposition to Scotland in a warm-up match on Saturday.
Sooryavanshi hit 9 boundaries and 7 large sixes, sustaining a speedy scoring charge of 192.00. His innings ended on the fiftieth ball, simply shy of a well-deserved century.
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This newest efficiency follows one other excellent effort earlier within the season, when Sooryavanshi scored a superb 127 in opposition to South Africa Below-19 within the third and ultimate youth ODI. His innings helped India safe a dominant 3-0 collection sweep over the Proteas. Sooryavanshi completed because the main run-scorer with 206 runs from three matches and was named Participant of the Collection. This achievement was much more spectacular as he was captaining the aspect for the primary time, exhibiting maturity past his years.
Sooryavanshi’s exceptional kind has not been restricted to worldwide youth cricket. In home competitions, he has been equally spectacular. Representing Bihar within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored a surprising 190 in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh, marking his maiden Listing A century in emphatic model. Whereas this was his first hundred within the 50-over format, his different three centuries have are available in T20 cricket, demonstrating his versatility throughout codecs. He additionally shone on the continental stage with a blazing 171 in opposition to UAE Below-19 throughout the Asia Cup Rising Stars match in December, additional enhancing his rising repute.
In distinction, India Below-19 captain Ayush Mhatre had a quieter outing within the warm-up match in opposition to Scotland, scoring 22 runs on his return from a wrist harm. The skipper continues to be looking for his first youth ODI century and had a difficult Asia Cup Rising Stars marketing campaign as effectively. With the World Cup approaching, he shall be wanting to regain his greatest kind.
The Below-19 World Cup will get underway on January 15, with matches being held throughout Namibia and Zimbabwe. India will begin their marketing campaign in opposition to the USA, adopted by group-stage fixtures in opposition to Bangladesh and New Zealand.
India squad for U19 World Cup:
Ayush Mhatre (c), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, D. Deepesh, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi.
January 10, 2026, 17:48 IST
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