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Teen Prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Falls Short of Century, East Zone Edge Ahead in Duleep Trophy Semi-Final
Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 off 81 balls, becoming the youngest player to hit a Duleep Trophy half-century, before East Zone collapsed to 266, matching Central Zone's first-innings total. Central finished Day 2 at 45/3, setting up a tense second-innings battle.
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Teen Prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Falls Short of Century, East Zone Edge Ahead in Duleep Trophy Semi-Final
Bengaluru: Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history on Monday as the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history, smashing 92 off 81 balls for East Zone against Central Zone in the semi-final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1. His explosive knock, featuring seven sixes and seven fours, helped East Zone reach 266 in their first innings — exactly matching Central Zone's total. However, a dramatic late collapse left the match finely poised, with Central Zone at 45/3 at stumps on Day 2.
Sooryavanshi, who captained East Zone for much of the innings after regular skipper Ishan Kishan sustained an injury, reached his fifty in just 42 balls, breaking the 57-year-old record previously held by Laxman Singh, who scored a half-century at 16 years and 23 days in 1969. The Bihar batter also had a reprieve on 40 when Yash Rathod dropped a catch at backward point off Saransh Jain, but he continued to dominate the bowlers, including a six over mid-wicket off pacer Yash Thakur.
His dismissal, caught at deep mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey while attempting a slog-sweep, came just eight runs short of a century. A hundred would have broken Sachin Tendulkar's record for the youngest Duleep Trophy centurion, set at 17 years and 262 days in the 1990/91 season, and would have made Sooryavanshi the second-youngest Indian to score a First-Class century.
Sooryavanshi's opening partnership with Abhimanyu Easwaran added 161 runs, with Easwaran contributing a patient 69 off 106 balls. However, after their stand was broken, East Zone suffered a spectacular collapse, losing 10 wickets for 105 runs, with the last five wickets falling for just 53 runs. Dubey finished with figures of 4/66, while pacers Yash Thakur (3/66) and Aryan Pandey (3/43) shared the remaining wickets. Pandey struck three times in 15 minutes after lunch, dismissing Easwaran, Virat Singh, and Sudip Kumar Gharami.
Central Zone's first innings had earlier been bowled out for 266, with Rinku Singh top-scoring with 60 off 88 balls. Aryan Juyal contributed 46, while captain Rajat Patidar was dismissed for 12. East Zone's bowlers, led by Abhijit Sarkar and Mukesh Kumar with three wickets each, and Mohammed Shami with two, restricted the defending champions.
In their second innings, Central Zone lost Kunal Chandela and Aryan Juyal early, with Mukesh Kumar dismissing Chandela and Shami accounting for Juyal. Mukesh then removed Patidar in the closing minutes of the day, leaving Central at 45/3. Aman Mokhade (23) and Aryan Pandey (4) were unbeaten at the crease, with Central holding a slender lead of 45 runs.
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Framing: East Zone in the driving seat against Central Zone on day two of the Duleep Trophy semis — Descriptive with a focus on the day's cricket highlights, including S Sooryavanshi's record and the match situation.
Facts Included:
Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey (4/66) and pacers Yash Thakur (3/66) and Aryan Pandey (3/43) shared all the wickets to bowl out East for 266, identical to Central's first innings total.
In a match that has now been reduced to a second-innings shootout, Central are placed rather precariously at 45 for three at close.
At stumps, Aman Mokhade (23) and Aryan Pandey (4) were batting as pacer Mukesh Kumar dealt a huge blow to Central, dismissing skipper Rajat Patidar in the closing minutes of the day.
But the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi was the star of the day and he became the youngest batter to score a fifty in the Duleep Trophy, surpassing Laxman Singh who achieved the feat as a 16-year-old in 1969.
His innings that spanned across 118 minutes and 81 balls was never really a settled-looking one but the Bihar boy showed good temperament.
There was a reprieve for him on 40 when Yash Rathod grassed a sitter at backward point off Saransh Jain.
But on either side of that blip, Sooryavanshi played some sensational shots.
His onslaught on the day started with a massive six over mid-wicket off pacer Yash Thakur, and apart from that six, Sooryavanshi hammered him for four boundaries in that particular spell.
It forced the Vidarbha pacer to switch to the media box end but the ensuing results were not very encouraging.
Once he was done with Thakur, Sooryavanshi trained his eyes on the other bowlers with equal ferocity.
India off-spinner Saransh Jain was clubbed over mid-wicket, and the maximum also took him past the 50-run mark, his second in first-class cricket.
There were sixes off Dubey and Aryan Pandey, and another maximum followed by a four took him into the 90s as expectations of Sooryavanshi's maiden first-class match breached the ceiling.
But an ambitious slog-sweep off Dubey ended with Arshad Khan, stationed at deep mid-wicket.
Sooryavanshi had to tear himself away from the field, knowing that he missed a golden chance to register a hundred.
Along that blistering innings, Sooryavanshi also stitched an opening wicket alliance of 161 with Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made a more compact 69 off 106 balls.
After dismissing Sooryavanshi, Dubey brought in another breakthrough off the very next ball through the wicket of Kumar Kushagra, who edged to Aman Mokhade at slips.
Easwaran also soon departed, falling leg-before to Pandey, and the pacer inflicted telling blows on East in the 41st over.
Pandey ousted Virat Singh and Sudip Kumar Gharami in the space of three balls to leave East tottering at 213 for five.
Instead of trying to calmly tread through the rough phase, the East batters tried to hit out of trouble and the approach made Central bowlers' job that much easier.
Even skipper Ishan Kishan, who returned to the field after suffering an injury on Sunday, did not offer any exception.
In all, East lost 10 wickets for 105 runs in a spectacular collapse, and the last five wickets for 53 runs.
East Zone were 266 for 9, and a run could have given the all-important innings lead but Thakur castled Central to wrap up the innings.
Framing: Highlights Sooryavanshi's flashy 92 and Mukesh Kumar's two wickets, framing East Zone as holding Central to a low score. — celebratory and admiring
Facts Included:
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 off 81 balls with seven sixes and seven fours.
Sooryavanshi became the youngest-ever player to score a half-century in the Duleep Trophy at 15 years and 157 days, breaking Laxman Singh's 57-year-old record.
Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 69 off 106 balls, and the pair put on 161 for the opening wicket.
Harsh Dubey dismissed Sooryavanshi, caught at deep midwicket.
Dubey took two wickets in two balls, dismissing Kumar Kushagra.
Aryan Pandey took three wickets in 15 minutes after lunch, including Easwaran, Virat Singh, and Sudip Gharami.
Yash Thakur also took three wickets.
East Zone scored 266 in the first innings, matching Central Zone's total.
Mukesh Kumar took two wickets, dismissing Kunal Chandela and Rajat Patidar.
Mohammed Shami took one wicket, dismissing Aryan Juyal.
Central Zone ended Day 2 at 45/3, leading by 45 runs in the second innings.
Framing: The milestone record set by the player, emphasizing a rewritten record with dramatic language.
Facts Included:
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history during East Zone's semi-final against Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru.
Sooryavanshi reached the milestone at 15 years and 157 days in 42 balls, with a six off off-spinner Saransh Jain.
The previous record was held by Laxman Singh, who scored a Duleep Trophy half-century at 16 years and 23 days in 1969.
Piyush Chawla achieved the feat at 16 years and 307 days in 2005.
Sooryavanshi was dismissed for 92 runs off 81 balls.
If he scored a century, he would have broken Sachin Tendulkar's record for the youngest Duleep Trophy centurion.
Tendulkar scored a century in the 1990/91 Duleep Trophy at 17 years and 262 days.
A hundred would have made Sooryavanshi the second-youngest Indian to score a First-Class century.
The youngest Indian First-Class centurion is Dhruv Pandove, who scored a century for Punjab against Jammu & Kashmir in the 1988-89 Ranji Trophy season at 14 years and 293 days.
Central Zone were bowled out for 266 runs after Rinku Singh's half-century.
East Zone won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Abhijit Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohammed Shami led the bowling effort.
Aryan Juyal scored 46 runs, and captain Rajat Patidar was dismissed for 12.
Yash Rathod contributed 27, and Rinku Singh scored 60 off 88 balls.
Harsh Dubey added 27 runs.
Abhijit Sarkar claimed three wickets, Mukesh Kumar took three, and Mohammed Shami took two.
East Zone started strongly with Abhimanyu Easwaran.
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ClaimVaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 runs off 81 balls in the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone.
ClaimThe youngest Indian First-Class centurion is Dhruv Pandove, who scored a century for Punjab against Jammu & Kashmir in the 1988-89 Ranji Trophy season at 14 years and 293 days.