Under-19 Asia Cup 2025: Record-breaking Vaibhav Suryavanshi powers India to 234-run win over UAE
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was at his imperious best while smashing 171 off 95 balls, powering India to a mammoth 234-run win over host UAE in the inaugural match of the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Friday.
The 14-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar, unleashed a stunning display of batting, hitting 14 sixes—the most by any batter in a single innings at the U-19 level—during his breathtaking innings.
Half-centuries from Vihaan Malhotra (69) and Aaron George (69) further bolstered India’s charge as it piled up 433 for six in 50 overs. The 400-plus total is India’s highest-ever in U-19 ODIs and is the highest in the U-19 Asia Cup’s history.
In reply, the UAE was never in the contest despite fighting fifties from Prithvi Madhu (50) and Uddish Suri (78 not out), as it could only manage 199 for seven in its allotted 50 overs.
Suryavanshi’s blistering knock, studded with nine boundaries, is now the second-highest score by an Indian in youth ODIs, behind Ambati Rayudu’s unbeaten 177 against England in 2002 and the ninth-highest score by a batter in a men’s U-19 ODI.
Sent in to bat, the young opener looked a class apart as he pummelled the UAE bowlers into submission, racing to his fifty off just 30 balls and bringing up his hundred in only 56 deliveries.
He shared a 212-run stand with George to flatten the host’s attack. His fiery innings came to an end in the 33rd over when he was bowled by spinner Suri.
After his dismissal, the middle-order maintained the tempo, with Vedant Trivedi (38), Abhigyan Kundu (32 not out) and Kanishk Chouhan (28) keeping the runs flowing to take India past the 400-run mark.
Faced with a daunting target, the UAE lost two wickets inside the first four overs, before the quick dismissals of Muhammad Rayan, Ayaan Misbah and Ahmed Khudadad in the space of nine balls left the team tottering at 48 for five.
Suri and Madhu added 85 runs to arrest the slide, but the damage had been done.
BRIEF SCORES
India 433/6 in 50 overs (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 171, Vihaan Malhotra 69, Aaron George 69; Yug Sharma 2/75) beat UAE 199/7 in 50 overs (Uddish Suri 78 not out, Prithvi Madhu 50; Deepesh Devendran 2/21)
Published on Dec 12, 2025
