India’s next generation announced itself in emphatic fashion as a fearless, record-shattering knock from 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered the side to a commanding 100-run victory over England and a record-extending sixth ICC Under-19 World Cup title on Friday.Batting first on the biggest stage of youth cricket, India produced a statement total of 411 for 9, a score built around Sooryavanshi’s breathtaking 175 off just 80 balls. Playing with a freedom that belied his age, the teenage prodigy dismantled the English attack with clean striking and relentless tempo, reaching the fastest 150 ever recorded in Under-19 cricket in only 71 deliveries. His innings, studded with 15 sixes and 15 fours, is now the highest individual score in an ICC tournament final and instantly enters the folklore of India’s rich junior-cricket history.The title triumph strengthens India’s extraordinary legacy in the competition, adding to earlier championships in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022, and once again underlining the country’s depth of emerging talent.England’s pursuit briefly carried promise, with the required rate remaining within reach through the early stages. But India’s bowlers ensured the chase never truly gathered control, striking at regular intervals to chip away at momentum. Caleb Falconer’s aggressive 115 from 66 balls and Ben Dawkins’ 66 provided resistance, yet the mounting target proved too steep as England were eventually bowled out for 311 in 40.2 overs.While Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary innings defined the final, the victory resonated far beyond the boundary ropes. In Virar, Maharashtra, scenes of celebration broke out near the residence of India Under-19 captain Ayush Mhatre, where neighbours and supporters gathered with drums, cheers and fireworks to welcome a triumph that symbolised both local pride and national promise.— ANI (@ANI) Brief scoresIndia 411/9 in 50 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 175, Ayush Mhatre 53; James Minto 3/63, Sebastian Morgan 2/74).England 311 all out in 40.2 overs (Caleb Falconer 115, Ben Dawkins 66; RS Ambrish 3/56, Deepesh Devendran 2/64).
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