'A Star, A Stage, A Statement': Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's Record-Breaking Show At ICC U19 World Cup 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, ICC U19 World Cup 2026: Having burst onto the scene with a special outing and a memorable performance in IPL 2025, the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 arrived as a tournament where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could only scale new heights. He carried crucial momentum into the competition, having led India against South Africa in a bilateral series just days before the World Cup began.

Just weeks later, Vaibhav finds himself at a stage where he is being widely regarded as the next big thing in Indian cricket, with his exploits at this World Cup standing as the clearest reason why. What he produced in today’s final against England was merely a glimpse of his immense ability—an effort that deserves the highest praise. On the back of his remarkable century, India defeated England by 100 runs to lift their sixth U19 World Cup title.

He played a historic knock of 175 runs in 80 balls with the help of 15 fours and 15 sixes, smashing multiple records during his stay at the crease. After opting to bat first India posted a massive total of 411/9 in their 50 overs. India bowled England out for 311 in 40.2 overs to conclude an outstanding campaign, remaining unbeaten throughout the competition. "I had faith in my skills that I can contribute in big games and today it happened," Sooryavanshi said at the post-match presentation.

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"We weren't taking too much pressure. We just thought how we had done well in the tournament, we'll just follow our process and play our natural games." Asked about the preparations for the tournament, he said, "The preparation has been good not only during the Asia Cup (which India lost to Pakistan last year in Dubai), but the last 8-9 months. And only the players know how hard we have worked in that period."

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The tournament may not have begun on a high note for Sooryavanshi, but he persisted, showing flashes of promise through a series of encouraging starts. Yet, given the standards he had already set, that was never going to be enough for the fans. In the end, the young batter delivered something that will be spoken about for many years to come.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi performance in ICC U19 World Cup 2026

2 Runs vs USA (Bulawayo)

72 Runs vs Bangladesh (Bulawayo)

40 Runs vs New Zealand (Bulawayo)

52 Runs vs Zimbabwe (Bulawayo)

30 Runs vs Pakistan (Bulawayo)

68 Runs vs Afghanistan (Harare)

175 Runs vs England (Harare)

Records broken by ICC U19 World Cup 2026

Vaibhav's 175-run knock against England is the highest individual score in a final or knockout game in Youth ODIs.

Sooryavanshi's 175 is also the highest score by any batter in an ICC tournament final, either at the Under-19s or senior level.

He now holds the highest individual score for India in Under-19 World Cups.

15 sixes smased by Sooryavanshi during his 175 are the most by any batter in a Youth ODI innings. He broke his own record of 14 sixes against UAE in December.

Sooryavanshi scored 150 runs just by boundaries (15 fours, 15 sixes), which is a record at this level.

Sooryavanshi's 55-ball century is also the second-fastest by any batter at the Under-19 World Cup.

Sooryavanshi becomes the first player to win the Player of the Final as well as the Player of the Tournament award in the U19 World Cup.