 "Vaibhav Suryavanshi carries his red-hot IPL form to England, smashes 48 off 19 while wearing iconic No 18 jersey")
After an extraordinary performance in his maiden Indian Premier League season, in which he struck a 35-ball century in just his third appearance for Rajasthan Royals , boy wonder Vaibhav Suryavanshi is now lighting up the international scene, albeit at the Under-19 level.
The opening batter from Bihar, after all, starred in India U-19’s six-wicket victory over England U-19 in the opening game of a five-match Youth ODI series that got underway on Friday. Opening the batting alongside Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings batter Ayush Mhatre, Suryavanshi smashed a whirlwind 48 off 19 deliveries, collecting five sixes and three fours along the way.
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- Smashed 48 runs in just 19 balls.
- With 3 fours and 5 sixes. pic.twitter.com/HOKgnYGd4m
What’s more, he lit up the County Ground at Hove, Sussex’s home ground, while donning the iconic No 18 jersey – which is synonymous with legendary batter Virat Kohli.
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Captain Mhatre was happy to play second fiddle during the 71-run opening partnership, which provided the Indian team the perfect start in their chase of a 175-run target. The ‘Boys In Blue’ were in a spot of bother after Mhatre (21) departed the very next over, with Maulyarajsinh Chavda and Vihaan Malhotra departing shortly after 16 and 18 respectively.
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More ShortsWicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu, however, stabilised the chase with a knock of 45 off 34 deliveries, collecting four fours and a six to see his team home with more than half of their overs to spare.
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Off-spinner Kanishk Chouhan had earlier headlined India’s clinical bowling performance with a haul of 3/20, with the trio of RS Ambrish (2/24), Mohamed Enaan (2/37) and Henil Patel (2/41) collecting a couple of wickets each.
The Thomas Rew-led England U-19 team appeared steady at 76/1 in the 12th over until a flurry of wickets derailed their innings. Rocky Flintoff, son of legendary English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, top-scored with a knock of 56 off 90 deliveries while opener Isaac Mohammed was the only other member of the batting lineup to cross 20, scoring a brisk 42 off 28 deliveries.
The two teams will move to Northampton, where the next two Youth ODIs will take place on Monday and Wednesday respectively, with Worcester hosting the fourth and fifth matches on Saturday, 5 July and Monday 7 July respectively.
That will be followed by two unofficial Tests at Beckenham and Chelmsford starting 12 July.
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