India, June 9 -- All eyes were on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as India A, led by Tilak Varma, took the field against Sri Lanka A in the A Tri-Nation Series opener on Tuesday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The 15-year-old began the innings well for himself, hitting a boundary on the very first ball he faced in the game. In Mohamed Shiraz's opening over, Sooryavanshi managed to hit two elegant boundaries on offside, and the youngster showed no nerves, carrying on where he left off in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 for the Rajasthan Royals.

Sooryavanshi didn't stop there as he then hit a boundary off the bowling of Chamika Karunaratne as well. However, his innings ended prematurely when he played one shot too many, and a rush...