Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s name entered the history books after he scored 50 against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I in Harare. Teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got off to a rocky start in his international career during India’s T20I series against England in July 2026. The 15-year-old arrived with huge expectations after a record-breaking IPL season, scoring scores of 14, 13 and 15 in the first three T20I innings. On his debut at Old Trafford, he scored 14 off 10 balls, including two sixes, but was stumped by Will Jacks. He then had a brisk five-ball 13 at Trent Bridge where India’s batting failed, and then 15 off 10 at Bristol.Chasing a modest target of 126 runs, Sooryavanshi played a clinical but aggressive innings to score his first international half-century. In the process, he became the youngest player in history to score 50 runs in T20I cricket, surpassing Gibraltar’s record of 16 years and 56 days.
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15 years and 118 days – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (IND) vs ZIM, Harare, 202616 years and 56 days – Louis Bruce (Gibraltar) vs Malta, Albergaria, 202116 years 76 days – Kavin Chaddha (Indonesia) vs Sweden, Bali, 202616 years and 89 days – Alusine Turay (Sierra Leone) vs Ghana, Benoni, 202316 years and 118 days – Tenjin Rabgey (Bhutan) vs China, Kuala Lumpur, 2023Previous record set by all batsmen of the team: 17 years and 296 days – Rahmanullah Gubaz (AFG) vs ZIM, Chittagong, 2019Also, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the youngest player to score more than 50 runs in men’s international cricket. The only other player to achieve this before turning 16 is Nepal’s Kushal Malla, who achieved the feat with a score of 340 at 15 in the 2020 ODI against the United States in Kirtipur.
Youngest fifty-year-old player in international cricket (FM team)
15 years and 118 days – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (IND) vs ZIM, Harare, 2026 (T20I)16 years 213 days – Sachin Tendulkar (IND) vs PAK, Faisalabad, 1989 (Test)16 years and 214 days – Shahid Afridi (PAK) vs SL, Nairobi, 1996 (ODI)17 years and 39 days – Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK) vs IND, Kolkata, 1960 (Test)17 years 63 days – Mohammad Ashraful vs SL, Colombo (SSC), 2001 (Test)
Sooryavnshi Departs after 50
Richard Ngarava ended Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s brilliant strike as the 15-year-old scored 50 runs off just 19 balls. Chasing a long shot outside off, Suryavansh tried to attack over the cover region but managed only a top edge, with Ben Curran taking a safe catch at third. The youngster’s whirlwind innings, which included four fours and four sixes, put India firmly in control of a 126-run chase before he set off.
India vs Zimbabwe first T20I match line-up:
Zimbabwe (starting lineup): Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing MuzarabaniIndia (Starting Lineup): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,Abhishek Sharma,Ishan Kishan(w),Shreyas Iyer(c),Tilak Varma,Rinku Singh,Shivam Dube,Ravi Bishnoi,Prince Yadav,Ashok Sharma,Mayank Yadav
