Vaibhav Suryavanshi Shatters World Record After Hitting 171 In U-19 Asia Cup Match vs UAE
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a sensational century, scoring 171 off 95 balls against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Under-19 team in the tournament's first Group A match
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was in stellar form on Friday in the India vs UAE U-19 Asia Cup match. India's 14-year-old opener hit a sensational century, scoring 171 off 95 balls against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Under-19 team in the tournament's first Group A match at the ICC Academy Ground. The young southpaw's 171 propelled the Indian team to a mammoth first-innings total of 433/6 in 50 overs. After being invited to bat by UAE captain Yayin Rai, India U-19 suffered an early hiccup when skipper Ayush Mhatre departed for four runs in the third over. This brought Suryavanshi and Aaron George together, and what followed was an innings of outright aggression.
Suryavanshi, who has been in scintillating form, played with caution before shifting gears into destructive mode. He raced to his half-century in just 30 deliveries.
The highlight of the innings was Suryavanshi's boundary-hitting. The young batter from Bihar smashed the UAE bowlers for nine fours and 14 sixes - the most sixes in a single innings of a Youth ODI. He broke the previous record of 12, set by Australia's Michael Hill in 2008.
This remarkable display of power-hitting saw Suryavanshi etch his name into the tournament's record books, breaking the record for the most sixes hit by a batter in a single innings of the U-19 Asia Cup, previously held by Afghanistan's Darwish Rasooli (10 sixes in 2017).
His century came in just 56 balls. Suryavanshi was relentless, going on to complete 150 runs in just 84 balls before finally being run out on 171 off 95 deliveries, with a strike rate of 180.
Suryavanshi's 171 is now officially the second-highest score by an Indian in a Youth ODI, falling just short of Ambati Rayudu's 177 not out against England U-19 in 2002.
While Aaron George scored 69, Vihaan Malhotra (69), Vedant Trivedi (38), Abhigyan Kundu (32), and Kanishk Chouhan (28) also helped India reach 433/6, setting UAE a target of 434
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