Vaibhav Suryavanshi's new history, breaking many old records of Sachin-Afridi


Published: 01:28 24 July 2026
India's 15-year-old rising star Vaibhav Suryavanshi has created a world record by scoring a blistering half-century in just 18 balls in international T20 cricket. India has won the first T20 of the three-match series by defeating Zimbabwe by 7 wickets on the strength of his explosive and devastating innings.
In this match held in Harare, Zimbabwe scored 125 runs in the allotted 20 overs after batting first. In reply, India secured victory by losing 3 wickets in just 13.2 overs, relying on Suryavanshi's stormy batting. This wonder kid has stunned the entire cricket world by playing only the fourth T20 international match of his career.
In this single innings, Vaibhav broke many old records of cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi. He now holds the historic milestone of becoming the youngest batsman to score his first half-century in international cricket. Sachin scored his first fifty at the age of 16 years and 213 days in 1989 and Afridi scored his first fifty at the age of 16 years and 214 days in 1996, which Vaibhav achieved at the age of just 15 years and 118 days.
Suryavanshi has also become the youngest batsman in history to score 50 or more runs in any format of international cricket, including full members and associate countries. Previously, this record was held by Nepal's Kushal Malla, who scored a half-century in an ODI at the age of 15 years and 340 days. Vaibhav's historic performance opened a new chapter in world cricket.
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