Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's all records & stats in Under 19 World Cup 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi starred for India in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026, hitting 175 runs in 80 balls.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lit up the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 final with a scintillating show with the bat on February 6, 2026. India U19 faced off against England in the summit clash at the Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe. Indian captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and chose to bat first.

Semi-final hero Aaron George was dismissed early for 9 runs, but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had warmed up by then and began unleashing hell on England bowlers. He added 142 runs for the second wicket with captain Ayush Mhatre, who made 53 in 51 balls.

Furthermore, Vaibhav added 89 runs in 39 balls with Vedant Trivedi for the third wicket, scoring 78 runs in the partnership. He kept on raining sixes and hitting boundaries with glee as he brought up his century in just 55 balls. After reaching his century, Vaibhav got more daring and reached his 150 in just 71 balls.

In all, when Sooryavanshi fell, he made 175 in 80 balls with 15 fours and 15 sixes to his name, with India on 251 runs in 25 overs. After his dismissal, India only managed 161 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, with Abhigyan Kundu (40) and Kanishk Chouhan (37* in 20 balls) being the main scorers.

India posted the highest team total in this U19 World Cup and the highest score ever in a U19 World Cup final, scoring 411/9 in 50 overs.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s records and stats-

However, the focus was on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as he scored the second-highest score by an Indian in the Youth Cricket and World Cup. This was also the highest individual score in the U19 World Cup final.

The highest score in the playoff

175—Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 175 is the first 150-plus score in a U19 World Cup playoff game; the previous high was Nicholas Pooran’s 143 against Australia in the 2014 quarter-final in Dubai. The previous high in a final was Unmukt Chand’s 111* against Australia in Townsville in 2012.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 175 is also the second-highest score by an Indian batter in U19 cricket, just behind Ambati Rayudu’s 177* against England U19 in Taunton in 2002.

Youngest to score a century

14 years, 316 days—Sooryavanshi has become the youngest player to score a century in the U19 World Cup, breaking the record previously held by Babar Azam, who achieved the feat at 15 years and 92 days against the West Indies in Palmerston North in 2010.

Second-fastest 100

55 balls—Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered the second-fastest U19 World Cup hundred. The fastest century was scored by Australia’s Will Malajczuk against Japan, who reached his century in just 51 balls in the same tournament.

Highest strike rate U19 World Cup

218.75—Sooryavanshi’s strike rate (175 runs off 80 balls) is the highest for any individual innings of at least 50 balls in the history of the U19 World Cup.

Most runs by boundaries

150 runs in boundaries—Sooryavanshi scored 150 runs in boundaries on Friday—15 fours and 15 sixes—setting another record at this level. The previous highest boundary tally in a Youth ODI innings was 124, achieved by Hasitha Boyagoda during his 191 against Kenya in 2018.

Fastest to reach 150 score

71 balls—Sooryavanshi reached 150 in just 71 balls, becoming the fastest to the milestone in U19 World Cup history (where data is available), surpassing Ben Mayes’ previous record of 98 balls, set for England against Scotland at the same venue earlier in the tournament.

Most sixes in Youth ODIs

110 sixes—Sooryavanshi has hammered 110 sixes in just 25 innings, which is by far the most in Youth ODIs, just double of Bangladesh’s Zawad Abrar’s 55 sixes.

Most sixes in U19 World Cup history

30 sixes for Sooryavanshi in the U19 World Cup 2026 is the most for anyone in the tournament’s history, well clear of the previous record of 18, jointly held by Dewald Brevis (2022) and Finn Allen (across 2016 and 2018).

Most sixes in an innings

15 sixes—The left-hander’s 15 sixes are the most ever in a Youth ODI innings (where records are available), surpassing his own previous best of 14 against UAE U19 at ICCA Dubai in December.

Most 50-plus scores

4 – Sooryavanshi registered four 50-plus scores in the competition—all at a 100-plus strike rate—the first to do so in the U19 World Cup.

Most runs in a single edition

439 runs—Sooryavanshi’s tally of 439 runs in the tournament is the fourth-highest aggregate in a single U19 World Cup edition, behind Dewald Brevis (506 in 2022), Shikhar Dhawan (505 in 2004), and Brett Williams (471 in 1988).

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is now one of the three batters with multiple 150-plus scores in Youth ODIs, after Pulindu Perera and Jorich Van Schalkwyk.

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