Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest to score international fifty with 18-ball blitz vs Zimbabwe

India’s 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in men's international cricket to score a half-century. Sooryavanshi reached the milestone off 18 balls against Zimbabwe in Harare, breaking Nepal's Kushal Malla's world record

Harare: India’s 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in the world to score a fifty in men’s international cricket, reaching the mark in just 18 balls in the first T20I against Zimbabwe here on Thursday.

His knock featured 4 fours and 4 sixes as India race toward the target of 126 following a blistering start at the Harare Sports Club.

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Opting to bowl first, India restricted hosts Zimbabwe to 125 for seven in the allotted 20 overs.

Sooryavanshi broke the world record previously held by Nepal’s Kushal Malla to continue his meteoric rise in top-flight cricket. Mall was 15 years and 340 days when achieved the milestone while Sooryavanshi is 15 years and 118 days old.

India are currently touring Zimbabwe for a three-match T20I series.