At 15 years and 157 days old, teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history by becoming the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history. Playing for East Zone in their semifinal clash against Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru, the youngster completed his fifty in 42 balls, launching off-spinner Saransh Jain for a six to break a 57-year-old record in East Zone's first innings.

The previous record belonged to Laxman Singh, who reached a Duleep Trophy half-century at 16 years and 23 days during the 1969 tournament, while leg-spinner Piyush Chawla recorded a half-century at 16 years and 307 days in 2005.