Indian youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi entered the history books as he smashed a sensational hundred against Australia U19 in an unofficial Test match in Chennai on Tuesday. Suryavanshi reached 100 in just 58 balls to record the fastest-ever hundred for the India U19 team in red-ball cricket.
The 13-year-old left-handed batter smashed a quickfire 81* off 47 balls on Day 1 to give India a brilliant start on Day 1 on Monday. India U19 started Day 2 from 103 for 0 in 14 overs and the young Suryavanshi was quick to reach his maiden Youth hundred at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Suryavanshi took just 58 balls to reach his maiden century for the U19 team and to create history. He missed out on matching Moeen Ali's all-time record for the fastest century in Youth Tests by just two balls. The recently-retired English all-rounder holds the record for the fastest U19 Test hundred in just 56 balls against Sri Lanka in 2005.
Playing his first Youth Test, Suryavanshi also became the youngest Indian to register a century in red-ball cricket for India U19. Earlier this year, he made a First-Class debut for Bihar at the age of just 12 and scored 31 runs in four innings in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24.
Suryavanshi's heroics proved crucial as India managed to take only a three-run lead in the first innings. Australian bowlers made a strong comeback on Day 2 to bowl out the Indian innings 296 with Vishwa Ramkumar taking four wickets and Thomas Brown claiming three.
But Indian bowlers were also impressive in regaining control on Day 3 to restrict Australia to just 214 runs in the second innings. The 17-year-old leggie Mohamed Enaan took six wickets and Soham Patwardhan clinched three for India. India managed to chase down a 212-run target with two wickets remaining and in just 61.1 overs to wrap up the successful series at home.
