Harare, Feb. 6 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's sensational innings powered India U19 to a commanding 100-run victory over England U19 in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 final at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Electing to bat, India posted a colossal 411 for 9 in 48.4 overs. The left-handed prodigy Sooryavanshi produced a breathtaking 175 off just 80 balls, smashing 15 boundaries and 15 sixes at a strike rate of 218.75. His innings included a 32-ball half-century and a 55-ball century, leaving England's bowlers reeling and the crowd in awe.
From elegant drives and audacious sweeps to thunderous pulls and cuts, the 14-year-old dismantled every bowler he faced, asserting a level of dominance rarely seen at the Under-19 level. Particularly punishing...