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Suryavanshi was pleased with his effort and celebrated aggressively. He was given standing ovation by his teammates and the fans.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a hundred in the U19 World Cup final against England. The 14-year-old was magnificent with the bat and took on the bowlers from the start of the match. He faced 55 balls to complete his century, laced with 8 fours and 8 sixes.
After scoring a few half-centuries, the young batter saved his best innings for the summit clash. India were 167/2 in 20 overs when the southpaw celebrated his memorable contribution.
India captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and elected to bat first to take advantage of the good batting conditions. The Boys in Blue were put on the back foot by the rivals early on, with last match centurion Aaron George losing his wicket after amassing just 9 runs.
The sub-continent team was on 20 when the opener departed on Alex Green’s delivery. However, the situation changed when Suryavanshi was joined by Mhatre, who accumulated 53 runs off 51 balls, laced with 7 fours and 2 sixes. He was looking set to complete a ton, but a lost in concentration resulted in his downfall on the last ball of the 19th over. Green added another wicket to his tally.
Suryavanshi was pleased with his effort and celebrated aggressively. He was given standing ovation by his teammates and the fans.