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Pacers Prince, Mayank & Sooryavanshi deliver as Shreyas tastes first win vs Zim

Pacers Prince, Mayank & Sooryavanshi deliver as Shreyas tastes first win vs Zim

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5 min readChennaiJul 23, 2026 09:46 PM IST After seven winless outings, Shreyas Iyer finally tasted success as India’s T20I captain as a young pace crop and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi brushed aside Zimbabwe at Harare on Thursday. Having struggled to get used to the conditions in Ireland and England over the past month, India made the necessary adjustments, restricting the hosts to 125/7 before chasing it down for the loss of three wickets with a third of the innings left. While it was Sooryavanshi’s maiden international half-century – 50 off 19 deliveries that included four boundaries and as many sixes – that hogged the limelight, it was the pacers led by Mayank Yadav who ensured there wasn’t to be any repeat of the humblings in Ireland. Having rested a few pacers for the trip, the changed coaching staff led by VVS Laxman preferred specialists over all-rounders. It meant batting depth was compromised, but it was still a strong outfit. 🇿🇼 𝐒𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐇 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐘𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈 𝐀𝐀𝐘𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐈 🥵 𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐄𝐆𝐀 𝐍𝐀𝐇𝐈, 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐆𝐀 😎 Watch it LIVE on FanCode! …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams maiden India half century in 1st T20I vs Zimbabwe

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams maiden India half century in 1st T20I vs Zimbabwe

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 23, 2026 07:31 PM IST India teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slammed his maiden half century for India in the first T20I match vs Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday. The 15-year-old prodigy brought up his milestone 50 in 18 deliveries in an innings studded with 4 fours and 4 sixes. became the youngest player in the world to score a fifty in men’s international cricket. However, he could not last long after scoring his half century, going down to Richard Ngarava in the very next ball. This was the same ground where Sooryavanshi had lit up the Under-19 World Cup in January with a match-winning 80-ball 175 against England in the final. He had made his highly anticipated India senior debut in the England series in the second T20I after replacing Sanju Samson. He was given three matches, including the 3rd and 4th T20Is but was ultimately replaced by Samson for the 5th match. Sooryavanshi scored 14, 13 and 15 in the three matches in the series which India ultimately lost 4-0. …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasts maiden U19 World Cup century in final, becomes first man to hit 100 Youth ODI sixes

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasts maiden U19 World Cup century in final, becomes first man to hit 100 Youth ODI sixes

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2 min readFeb 6, 2026 02:39 PM IST India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set a colossal world record with his maiden U19 World Cup century in only 55 balls in the final against England U-19, bringing up his 100th six in the format at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Opening the batting for India as they aim to clinch a record-extending sixth title, Sooryavanshi continued his menacing form by racking up another rapid half-century in only 32 balls. Pairing up with his captain, Ayush Mhatre, the left-handed Sooryavanshi unfurled his big shots gradually and soon had smashed five sixes by the time he had reached 70 in only 40 deliveries. FOLLOW | IND vs ENG, U19 World Cup Final Live With a thunderous slog over down the ground, his fifth maximum, the 14-year-old Sooryavanshi became the first batter in Under-19 ODI cricket to record 100 sixes. Staggeringly, only one other batter has managed more than 50 sixes in Youth ODIs – Bangladesh’s Zawad Abrar with 55. Sooryavanshi breaks U19 WC sixes record In his …