Vaibhav Sooryavanshi put on a batting masterclass in the U19 World Cup 2026 final against England in Harare on Friday (February 6). Opting to bat, India rode on an imperious 80-ball 175 from Sooryavanshi who went berserk to decimate England's bowlers. The left-hander smaashed 15 fours and 15 sixes in his rollicking innings, breaking several records in the process.
Aaron George's early dismissal was the only blip for India who raced to 79 in the first PowerPlay with Sooryavanshi speeding away to 42(29) during that phase. Leg spinner Farhan Ahmed bore the brunt of Sooryavanshi's carnage in the middle overs, conceding 37 in two overs at one point.
Sooryavanshi's century came up off just 55 balls and there was no respite even after he reached his milestone. If anything, it only got more brutal for England as the left-hander brought up the fastest-ever List A knock of 150-plus and looked certain for a historic double century but had still done enough damage by then.
List of records created by Sooryavanshi during his epic knock.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi recorded the highest-ever individual score in an U19 World Cup final, beating Unmukt Chand's 111* against Australia in 2012
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the first batter to register four successive fifty-plus scores at over 100 strike rate in U19 World Cup history
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 15 sixes are the most in a Youth ODI innings, beating his own record of 14 sixes against UAE in the U19 Asia Cup last December
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has recorded the fastest 150 in a Youth ODI; he had broken AB de Villiers' fastest 150 List A cricket during the Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi recorded the fastest-ever hundred in an U19 World Cup final
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at 14 is the youngest-ever to score an U19 World Cup hundred, beating Babar Azam who did it at 15
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the first player to hit 20 sixes in an edition of U19 World Cup; previous best Dewald Brevis in 2022
