IND vs ZIM 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history in men's international cricket
Updated On: 23 July, 2026 08:56 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
In the first T20I match against Zimbabwe, Team India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scripted history. Here's all you need to know (Pics: X)


In the first T20I match against Zimbabwe, Team India emerged victorious by seven wickets at the Harare Sports Club

During the match, swashbuckling batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi delivered an explosive knock of 50 runs. Facing just 19 deliveries, he smashed four boundaries and the same number of maximums

With this, he became the youngest player in the world to score a half-century in men's international cricket

The left-handed batsman broke the world record previously held by Nepal's Kushal Malla to continue his meteoric rise in top-flight cricket. Malla was 15 years and 340 days old when he achieved the milestone, while Sooryavanshi is 15 years and 118 days old

The victory also helped the "Men in Blue" take a lead of 1-0 in the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe
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