6,6,6,6,4… Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a stormy century on debut, hit 15 sixes and 11 fours in just 42 balls.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a surprising century in the first T20 itself.Image Credit source: Getty Images

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Century: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s storm is not ready to stop. 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has been destroying bowlers with his bat from IPL to first class cricket and at Under-19 level, scored a surprising century in his T20 debut. Vaibhav created history by scoring an explosive century in 32 balls against UAE in the first match of Asia Cup Rising Star. In the very first match of this tournament which started from November 14 in Qatar, Vaibhav played the biggest innings by hitting 15 sixes and 11 fours in just 42 balls.

Washed the bowlers in the debut match itself

Apart from IPL and domestic cricket, Vaibhav, who till now was playing only in India’s Under-19 team, was selected in the senior level team for the first time, which also includes players like Jitesh Sharma, Naman Dheer. In such a situation, this is a very special opportunity for Vaibhav and in the very first match this young batsman showed that he has the ability to play at the senior level also.

This match was also special for Vaibhav because for the first time he was playing T20 match for India at any level. Vaibhav made his debut match special by scoring a memorable century. Although the UAE fielder dropped an easy catch on the very first ball of the match, but after that Vaibhav did not leave his bowlers. In the 5 balls that Vaibhav faced between the last ball of the second over and the first ball of the fourth over, he hit 5 consecutive boundaries. This young batsman gave a stormy start to the team by hitting 6, 4, 6, 6, 4.

Second T20 century in 32 balls

Soon Vaibhav completed his half-century in just 17 balls and then scored the remaining 50 runs in the next 15 balls. However, as soon as he completed his half-century, he got a lease of life on the next ball and once again he taught UAE a lesson. Vaibhav completed the second century of his T20 career by hitting a four on the third ball of the 10th over. Earlier, he had scored a century for Rajasthan Royals in 34 balls in IPL. While reaching his century, Vaibhav had hit 10 fours and 9 sixes.

Missed a double century, but hit 15 sixes

Vaibhav did not stop even after this and he hit 4 consecutive sixes and one four in the 11th over. Vaibhav had scored 138 runs in just 12 overs and it seemed that he could score a double century but in the 13th over, while trying to hit a six, he was caught out at the boundary. But still this batsman entertained everyone by playing a spectacular inning of 144 runs in just 42 balls. Vaibhav hit 15 sixes and 11 fours in his innings. That means out of 144, 134 runs were scored only in boundaries. Vaibhav’s strike rate was 342.85.

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