Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams 55-ball century in U19 World Cup final 2026

Vaibhav hit 8 boundaries and 8 sixes to complete his century that cements his place as the tournament's top scorer as well for now.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his 4th Youth ODI hundred for India during the 2026 U19 World Cup final against England. His fiery hundred came in just 55 deliveries, showcasing his power hitting that bamboozled the England bowlers at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe today.  Check IND vs ENG U19 World Cup final LIVE SCORE UPDATES here    Vaibhav hit 8 boundaries and 8 sixes to complete his century that cements his place as the tournament's highest top scorer as well for now. The hundred also got him in an elite list as this was the 2nd fastest U19 World Cup hundred in the history of this tournament. 

Fastest hundreds in U19 World Cup
Rank	Player	Country	Opponent	Year	Balls Faced
1	Will Malajczuk	AUS	Japan	2026	51
2	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	IND	ENG	2026	55
3	Qasim Akram	PAK	SL	2022	63
4	Ben Mayes	ENG	SCOT	2026	65
5	Raj Bawa	IND	Uganda	2022	69

    His 142-run partnership with India Under 19 skipper Ayush Mhatre is paved the way for India who are on course to set a big total to defend in the final tonight in order to lift their record 6th title.  Vaibhav continued his attacking intent right from Ball 1 of his knock as the pacers and spinners both received the same treatment from him on the day. The highlight of his knock was an 18-run over against Ahmed which saw him hit 3 sixes and a boundary to end the over, leaving his teammates and the opponents shell shocked.  Vaibhav goes onto score 150!    His onslought didn't just stop after his hundred, as he continued to breathe fire on the England bowlers and scored 150* within 23 overs, getting India past 200 runs within 22 overs itself. His next 50 runs came in just 16 balls showing his class in the middle in a big match for his country.  He ended his superb knock after Lumsden dismissed him on 175 runs off just 80 balls in what was a knock for the ages. Caught behind by Rews, Vaibhav got a standing ovation from the Harare crowd who recognised greatness in front of their eyes.   

Hundreds in U19 World Cup finals
Runs	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Year
119*	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	IND	ENG	Harare	2026
111*	Unmukt Chand	IND	AUS	Townsville	2012
108	Brett Williams	AUS	PAK	Adelaide	1988
107	Stephen Peters	ENG	NZ	Johannesburg	1998
101*	Manjot Kalra	IND	AUS	Mount Maunganui	2018
100*	Jarrad Burke	AUS	SA	Lincoln	2002