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Earlier, he completed his hundred in 55 balls, laced with 8 sixes and 8 boundaries. Vaibhav now holds the record for the second-fastest hundred in the history of the U19 World Cup.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached 150 runs off just 71 balls, with the help of 13 sixes and 12 fours. The 14-year-old batter didn’t spare any England bowler in the U19 World Cup final on February 6. Overall, he scored 175 runs in 80 balls, laced with 15 fours and 15 sixes.
With India eyeing their sixth world title in the Under-19 category, he saved his best innings for the biggest match of the tournament, taking his run tally to over 400. He is now the highest run-scorer in the ongoing tournament, going past Afghanistan’s Faisal Shinozada, who managed 435 runs. Vaibhav had posted 385 runs before the mega final and surpassed the Afghan player after a sensational knock. In 7 innings, he scored 439 runs at an average of 62.71 and a strike rate of 169.49.
Earlier, he completed his hundred in 55 balls, laced with 8 sixes and 8 boundaries. Vaibhav now holds the record for the second-fastest hundred in the history of the U19 World Cup.
He shared a 142-run stand for the second wicket with captain Ayush Mhatre, who contributed 53 runs off 51 deliveries, including 7 boundaries and 2 maximums. After registering a few fifties in the global tournament, Suryavanshi posted a daddy hundred in the summit clash. With Mhatre winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Suryavanshi justified his call from the start of the match.