Vaibhav Suryavanshi Smashes Record Books with Record Century in U19 WC Final

India's star youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been in superb form for the past one year. His superb form continues in the the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup final between India and England at Harare, which has one of the best cricket stadiums in the world.

India skipper Ayush Mhatre opted to bat first after winning the toss, which gave the fans a glimpse of his batting masterclass. India's decision to bat first in the final went in their favour, thanks to a magnificent knock by the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who shattered multiple records in the final match.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Smashes Record Century

Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a cracking century in the first innings of the IND vs ENG U19 World Cup final. The young prodigy reached the milestone off just 55 deliveries, which included eight fours and eight sixes, at a destructive strike rate of 181.82. This is the fastest hundred in U19 World Cup final.

This is also the joint fastest hundred in U19 World Cup as he joined Australia's Will Malajczuk, who smashed a century off just 55 balls against Japan. Suryavanshi also stitched a massive 142-run stand with the skipper Ayush Mhatre for the second wicket off just 90 balls.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi U19 World Cup record will be remembered by the fans for a long time. The youngster created history with his historic knock in the IND U19 vs ENG U19 final.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Blazing Knock Puts India Ahead

Suryavanshi started his innings carefully, adapting to the conditions initially. But once he got settled, he ended up producing the most dominating knock in the history of the U19 World Cup. The left-handed batter departed after scoring 175 runs off just 80 deliveries, including 15 fours and 15 sixes.

With this knock, Suryavanshi has now become the player with the most sixes in an innings by a batter in U19 World Cup history. During this knock, she showed qualities of becoming one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world in future. His innings earned him a standing ovation from the crowd in Harare as well as from both the dressing rooms. He was greeted by the England players while he was walking back to the pavilion.

Suryavanshi's brilliant knock took India to 250 runs in just 25 overs, and it looked like the Boys in Blue would end up scoring 500 runs by the rate he was smashing boundaries. However, his dismissal has put breaks on India's run-scoring but they will be eyeing a 400-plus total.