Sooryavanshi sets record for youngest India player in international match

Sooryavanshi sets record for youngest India player in international matchFifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest debutant for India in a T20 loss to England at Old Trafford.Jacob Bethell helped England spoil the international debut of teenage India sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Saturday, with a four-wicket win in the second Twenty20 in Manchester.At age 15 years and 99 days, Sooryavanshi usurped Sachin Tendulkar as his country’s youngest men’s player and marked the record-breaking occasion with two blistering sixes as he scored 14 from 10 balls.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4All eyes on the Azteca: Mexico, England clash in blockbuster World Cup tielist 2 of 4Brazil look to overcome Norway hoodoo in World Cup last 16 clashlist 3 of 4VIDEO: World Cup Day 24: France and Morocco advance to quarterfinalslist 4 of 4World Cup 2026 Day 25: Round of 16 schedule and predictionsend of listBut it was Bethell, a comparative veteran at 22, who made the match-winning contribution at Old Trafford.With England chasing 191 for victory, he came to the crease at 51-3 and produced a perfectly paced 76 not out to carry the hosts to a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.Bethell hit the button in a game-changing 17th over, smashing two free hits for six after backfoot no-balls from Ravi Bishnoi, who leaked 29 to put England in control.Bethell hit five fours and five sixes in his 46-ball stay, finishing the game alongside Jofra Archer as England nailed a four-wicket win with an over to spare.Sooryavanshi hits a six off the bowling of England’s Jofra Archer during the second T20 international cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on July 4, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP]Opening the batting in place of Sanju Samson, Sooryavanshi walked out in front of a majority Indian crowd in Manchester and a primetime evening television audience in Mumbai.His first opponent was another T20 debutant, Josh Tongue, 13 years older but with 13 fewer T20 appearances. Sooryavanshi missed his first two balls and got off the mark with a sketchy inside edge that pinged past his off stump.