Duleep Trophy: 15-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Breaks 57-Year-Old Record with Rapid Fifty
The 15-year-old scored 92 off 81 balls for East Zone and broke a 57-year-old record before falling eight runs short of a century.
- In Bengaluru, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest batter to score a Duleep Trophy fifty, smashing 92 off 81 balls for East Zone against Central Zone on Monday.
- This performance erased a 57-year-old record previously held by Laxman Singh, who was 16 years and 23 days old when he achieved the milestone in 1969.
- Sooryavanshi narrowly missed a historic century by eight runs; had he reached 100, he would have broken Sachin Tendulkar's record for the youngest Duleep Trophy centurion, set at 17 years and 262 days.
- After striking 11 runs in an over from Saransh Jain, Sooryavanshi attempted to attack left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey but mistimed a lofted sweep, picking out the fielder at mid-wicket.
- Beyond his batting, Sooryavanshi has contributed with the ball, taking 2/11 in three overs, further underlining his versatility as an emerging prospect in Indian domestic cricket.
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South Zone weathered a blistering early morning bowling effort from India pacer Gurnoor Brar (four for 70) to finish day two of the Duleep Trophy semifinal 90 runs in the green at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Monday, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 as East Zone and Central Zone ended level at the end of the first innings.
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15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi fell just eight runs short of a century in the Duleep Trophy semi-final. His 92-run innings featured a thrilling battle with Yash Thakur. He narrowly escaped being dismissed off the second ball, and later responded with a powerful four and a six against the same bowler.
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