<table style="float: left; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_ab329a27-f033-4b00-ae7e-87638412ff9d.jpeg" data-filename="Vaibhav Suryavanashi.png" style="width: 100%;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="display: flex;justify-content: center;scale: 0.8;">Vaibhav Suryavanshi</td></tr></tbody></table><br><p style="text-align: left;">In the first four-day youth game against Australia U19 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, India U19’s debutant, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, shone with a record-breaking fastest hundred by an Indian in his category.</p><p style="text-align: left;">After his explosive performance with the bat in this game, Vaibhav now stands second only to England’s star all-rounder Moeen Ali, who scored a 56-ball century for England U19 in 2005.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Vaibhav scored a blistering century in just 58 balls, which consisted of 14 fours and 4 sixes. He ended his innings with a score of 104 after being run out in the 19th over.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Vaibhav has put up a stellar show in the game by scoring a 133-run opening partnership with Vihaan Malhotra.</p><p style="text-align: left;">India’s innings ended at 296 runs with a slender lead of 3 runs against Australia’s 293.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Come the second day today, Australia has managed 110 runs with a loss of 4 wickets after 39 overs. The side currently holds a lead of 107 runs, with skipper Simon Budge at the crease.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: 20px;">Vaibhav Suryavanshi: A star in the making</span></b></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Vaibhav, who plays for Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), made history in the Ranji Trophy tournament at the age of 12 years and 284 days, becoming the fourth-youngest player to make his first-class debut in the 90-year-old tournament earlier this year.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Vaibhav is recognised as an explosive batter from Samastipur who is now settled in Patna and had earlier played for Bihar in the 2023 edition of the Cooch Behar Trophy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">He had scored 151 runs off 128 balls (22x4, 3x6) against Jharkhand in one of the matches, and in the same match, he also scored 76 in the second inning.</p>

In the first four-day youth game against Australia U19 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, India U19’s debutant, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, shone with a record-breaking fastest hundred by an Indian in his category.

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