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Vaibhav Suryavanshi century in final: Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his century in just 55 balls and scored the fastest century in the history of Under-19 World Cup final. His innings included 8 skyscraper sixes and 8 brilliant fours, which spoiled the line-length of the opposition bowlers. Even after the century, Vaibhav did not stop and scored 75 runs in the next 25 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a record breaking innings of 175 runs in 79 balls.
New Delhi. The work which big names like Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan could not do was done by the powerful left-handed batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. In the Under-19 World Cup final played in Harare, India’s 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an innings against England which surprised the cricket world. Vaibhav not only gave a strong start to India, but also made a historical record of scoring the fastest century under the pressure of the final.
In this title match against England, Vaibhav Suryavanshi adopted an aggressive stance from the initial overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his century in just 55 balls and scored the fastest century in the history of Under-19 World Cup final. His innings included 8 skyscraper sixes and 8 brilliant fours, which spoiled the line-length of the opposition bowlers. In this tournament, he has also become the batsman to hit most sixes in one edition. Even after the century, Vaibhav did not stop and scored 75 runs in the next 25 balls. When Vaibhav was out on 175 runs, he had hit 15 sixes and 15 fours. Vaibhav scored only 25 runs.
Style like Ganguly and timing like Lara
The mixture of two greats is clearly visible in the batting of Vaibhav, who scored the most runs in the World Cup. When he plays forward against spin bowlers, his ‘lofting’ style is reminiscent of Sourav Ganguly. At the same time, his timing and footwork against fast bowlers looks like that of the legendary Brian Lara. Former cricketers and experts believe that his use of his wrists and ability to find gaps takes him far ahead of other players of his age. The kind of power hitting that Vaibhav did against off-spinner Fahadh shows what a special player he is. Vaibhav’s killer batting can be gauged from the fact that he scored 150 runs out of 175 runs by hitting boundaries.
Bat swing and back lift: the real source of power
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s biggest strength is his high back lift and fast bat swing. He generates tremendous ‘whip’ and power from his back lift, which allows him to hit shots at any corner of the field. Due to his natural batting style, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 for ₹ 1.1 crore, where he also became the youngest centurion in IPL history.
Records’ new ‘Wonder Boy’
Vaibhav has broken many big records in this World Cup, Youngest player: Youngest player to play the Under-19 World Cup final at the age of 14 and score a century. : He has also left behind Virat Kohli’s record in terms of scoring most runs for India in Youth ODI matches. Made a record by hitting more than 15 sixes in an Under-19 World Cup match. This innings of Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not just a great performance, but also an announcement of the rise of a big star in the future of Indian cricket. His fearless batting and technical maturity have made him the most exciting young player of today’s era.