Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues in sublime form, hits 39-ball fifty

India’s rising sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued his good form by scoring 39-ball fifty and putting India into commanding position against England in the 1st Youth Test vs England U19.

While he failed to score big in the first innings of the match, where India put up a mammoth score of 540, he has now put India into a strong position after England's 439 in the first innings.

The fifty, which came in the second innings from Suryavanshi, has left England 310 run behind in the match at the stroke of lunch on Day 4.

Ten days ago, he scored the fastest known century in youth ODIs, on his way to scoring 143 off 78 balls in the fourth Youth ODI against England in Worcester on Saturday. 

With statistics and records in youth ODIs not readily available, the 14-year-old's 52-ball century earned him the title of the fastest ton in the format.

The batter who hails from Bihar has made a name for himself with his aggressive and fearless approach. After his historic debut season in the Indian Premier League 2025 season, Suryavanashi was added to the India U-19 squad, and looked like a knock of this magnitude was on the horizon with scores of 48 off 19, 45 off 34, and 86 off 31in the first three games.

Suryavanshi began his IPL life with a first-ball six, and went on to score 252 runs at a mind-boggling strike rate of 206.55. But it was his whirlwind 101 in 35 balls against Gujarat Titans (GT), the second-fastest century in IPL history, which left everyone astonished.

(with inputs from syndicated feed)