Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted 94 from just 29 balls for India A against Sri Lanka A in the Tri-Nation Series final at Dambulla on Sunday.
The teenage left-hander lit up the final with a brutal opening burst that pushed India A into immediate control and turned the match into another major marker in his fast-rising career.
Sooryavanshi fell six short of a century, but the damage had already been done. His innings was reported by NDTV’s live coverage of the India A v Sri Lanka A final, which detailed a 94-run assault that gave India A a dominant platform.
Sooryavanshi innings gives India A a statement start
The performance carried extra weight because it came in a final, not a low-pressure group match. Sooryavanshi’s tempo forced Sri Lanka A backwards almost immediately and allowed India A to dictate the pace of the innings before the middle order had to settle.
For ReadCricket readers, the wider significance is obvious. Sooryavanshi is already one of the most closely watched young Indian batters, and this was another innings that will sharpen the debate around how quickly he can move from A-team cricket towards senior international conversations.
India A still needed to convert the start into silverware, but Sooryavanshi had supplied the defining image of the final: a 29-ball near-century that made the chase for control look one-sided from the opening overs.
