Vaibhav Suryavanshi: Indian teenager, 14, makes 175 off 80 balls in U-19 World Cup final against England

India beat England in the final of the Under-19 World Cup, with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi impressing with a stunning 175 off just 80 balls.

The IPL sensation hit 15 sixes and 15 fours at a strike rate of 218.75 during a brutal and stunning knock at Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe.

He scored 24 off his first 24 balls, meaning his last 151 runs came from just 56 deliveries.

Suryavanshi’s 126-minute stay at the crease was eventually ended by English seamer Manny Lumsden in the 26th over to leave India 251-3.

Lumsden took the ball and Suryavanshi threw down the glove for a sweep attempt to England captain and wicket-keeper Thomas Rio.

A number of England players shook Suryavanshi’s hand as he left the field in appreciation of his brilliance.

India finished with 411-9 from their 50 overs – the fifth highest total in U-19 World Cup history and a record for the final, surpassing the 253-7 achieved by Australia against India in the 2024 final.

England struggled to keep pace with India when it was their turn to bat. Knowing that they needed to maintain a run rate of 8.24 from the start, a second wicket partnership between Ben Dawkins and Ben Mayes gave them hope.

Mayes (45 off 28 balls), who finished as the tournament’s top run-scorer, looked in particularly good form but was out playing a reverse sweep and despite skipper Rowe adding 31 off 18, wickets began to fall regularly.

At one stage, England lost four wickets in three overs to slide to 177-7.

Middlesex’s Caleb Falconer played a brilliant knock to give his side the slightest hope – bringing out his century off 63 balls as he moved across his stumps and clipped the ball over the square leg fence for six.

However, his partners were running out, and he was the last wicket to fall when he was caught at backward point for 115.

India have now won the tournament six times, with England last winning at this level in 1998.