Vaibhav Suryavanshi performance vs Japan

What Happened When Vaibhav Suryavanshi Faced Japan Last Time? Here's the Scorecard

Monojit Das

Published - Sep 19, 2026, 10:28 AM

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India's young prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already established himself as one of the most famous cricketers in the world. The left-handed opener is in the Indian cricket team squad for Asian Games, and the fans will be eager to watch him play.

Before the Asian Games men's competition begins, India will face Japan in a one-off T20I match on September 22. Suryavanshi is in the squad for this match and there is a chance that he might play at the Sano International Cricket Stadium.

It is to be noted that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the only player in this squad who has played against Japan before. This happened during the Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 when he opened the batting against Japan U19 team. On this note, let's find out more about Vaibhav Suryavanshi runs against Japan.

What Happened When Vaibhav Suryavanshi Faced Japan?

During the Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 match against Japan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened the batting for India alongside Ayush Mhatre on December 2 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

A lot was expected from Vaibhav Suryavanshi performance vs Japan but he was dismissed for a run-a-ball 23, which included 3 fours and 1 six. Left-arm spinner Charlie Hara-Hinze was the bowler to dismiss Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the U19 Asia Cup match against Japan.

It wasn't a great outing for the youngster despite getting a good start. He looked in an aggressive mood on the day but couldn't convert it to get a big score. This knock gave a glimpse about Suryavanshi's future. The youngster is touted to become one of the best batsmen in the world for years to come.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi vs Japan Scorecard

Batting first, Indian openers Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi game their team a solid start. Mhatre scored a quickfire half-century but it was India's captain Mohamed Amaan, who played a blinder with 122 off 118 balls. India U19 scored 339/6 in 50 overs. Later, they restricted Japan to 128-8 and thus, went on to win the match by a massive margin of 211 runs. Here's India U19 scorecard against Japan for this game:

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike Rate
Ayush Mhatre	c Abe b Tiwari	54	29	6	4	186.20
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	c Moore b Hinze	23	23	3	1	100.00
C Andre Siddarth	c & b Tani-Kelly	35	48	2	0	72.91
Mohamed Amaan (c)	not out	122	118	7	0	103.38
KP Karthikeya	c Moore b Tani-Kelly	57	49	5	1	116.32
Nikhil Kumar	c Hinze b Yamamoto-Lake	12	17	1	0	70.58
Harvansh Pangalia †	lbw b Yamamoto-Lake	1	4	0	0	25.00
Hardik Raj	not out	25	12	1	2	208.33