India, June 17 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may not have managed to replicate his IPL batting heroics in the India A tri-series, but the teenage prodigy found another way to make headlines on Wednesday in Dambulla. Weeks after being criticised for his fielding, Sooryavanshi silenced his detractors with a sensational catch during India A's clash against Afghanistan A.

Back in action just two days after the controversy-marred encounter against Sri Lanka A at the same venue, the 15-year-old produced a moment of pure fielding brilliance in the sixth over of Afghanistan's innings.

Anshul Kamboj banged in a back-of-a-length delivery to Khalid Taniwal, who attempted a pull shot but failed to get the required elevation after catching the ball off th...