Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Dismissed For 8 In Six-Ball Duleep Trophy Outing

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-awaited red-ball outing lasted only six deliveries as the East Zone vice-captain was dismissed for eight runs against North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2026 quarter-final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Sooryavanshi opened alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran after East Zone were asked to bat first. Facing right-arm medium pacer Bishworjit Konthoujam in the second over, the teenager began with two successive boundaries before being dismissed from the final ball he faced.

Sooryavanshi starts with two fours

Konthoujam came around the wicket to the left-hander and conceded a boundary from his first delivery to Sooryavanshi. The ball was angled into the batter before moving towards the leg side, allowing Sooryavanshi to work it through mid-wicket for four.

The next delivery was fuller and around off stump. Sooryavanshi punched it through the cover region for another boundary.

Konthoujam then adjusted his line and length. His final delivery was on a good length, just outside off and left Sooryavanshi with limited room. The youngster tried to punch the ball through point but picked out the fielder at gully.

Sooryavanshi was out for eight from six balls, having hit two fours.

North East Zone had a plan for the teenager

The dismissal came amid considerable attention on Sooryavanshi’s move towards red-ball cricket, with his role as East Zone vice-captain adding to the focus on his Duleep Trophy campaign.

The quarter-final also gave him the chance to face experienced first-class cricketers as he began his transition from white-ball cricket to the longer format.

Coach Manish Ojha on the red-ball challenge

Sooryavanshi’s childhood coach Manish Ojha had earlier spoken to The Indian Express about the adjustment the youngster would need to make in red-ball cricket.

Ojha said the biggest change would be mental, as Sooryavanshi would need to avoid approaching the new ball in the same way as he does in white-ball cricket. He stressed the need to wait for the right deliveries, reduce risk and learn to bat in different gears.

Ojha also said the youngster needed exposure to red-ball cricket to learn how to construct long innings and experience what it takes to bat for an extended period.

Sooryavanshi can make another impact

The eight-run dismissal gives Sooryavanshi little to show from his first innings, but he could get another opportunity when East Zone bat again.

A substantial contribution in the second innings would give him another chance to make an impression in the quarter-final and contribute to East Zone’s bid to progress in the Duleep Trophy.