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Headline: Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sizzles in U-19 Asia Cup, Nears Virat Kohli’s Youth ODI Record
Dubai: India’s Under-19 Asia Cup campaign is off to a promising start, with opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi showcasing his explosive talent in the match against Malaysia at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Suryavanshi blasted a quickfire half-century, scoring 50 runs off just 25 balls, decorated with 5 boundaries and 3 towering sixes. While his innings was cut short abruptly, it propelled him closer to Virat Kohli’s record for the most runs scored for India in Youth ODIs.
Suryavanshi now boasts 782 runs in 14 Youth ODI matches, including 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries. This places him within striking distance of Kohli’s 978 runs scored in 28 matches between 2006 and 2008. Suryavanshi needs just 196 more runs to surpass the stalwart. It’s worth noting that Kohli only managed one century in his Youth ODI career, highlighting Suryavanshi’s impressive consistency.
While Virat Kohli currently sits 7th on the list of highest run-scorers for India in Youth ODIs, the top spots are occupied by players like Shubman Gill (1149 runs) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (1386 runs), both of whom have gone on to achieve success in international cricket. The record for most Youth ODI runs for India belongs to Vijay Zol, who amassed 1404 runs between 2012 and 2014.
In the India vs. Malaysia match, Malaysia won the toss and elected to bowl first. At the time of reporting, India were 142 for 3 in 20 overs.
India U-19 XI: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Pangalia, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Dipesh Devendran, Udhav Mohan, Kishan Kumar Singh.
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