Vaibhav Suryavanshi Goes Past Babar Azam To Set New Youth ODI Record | Cricket News

Last Updated:September 27, 2025, 10:46 IST

Vaibhav Suryavanshi goes past Babar Azam in Youth ODI runs at 16 or lower, leading India U19 to a 3-0 series victory over Australia.

Suryavanshi has been in brilliant form, scoring 38 and 70 in the opening two Youth ODIs, steering India U19 to a series win against Australia.

But on Friday, India didn’t have a great start after electing to bat, losing captain Ayush Mhatre for just four runs, his third single-digit score in the series and Suryavanshi for 16. But that didn’t stop the latter from breaking records.

Even though he managed just 16 runs in the third ODI at Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, Suryavanshi’s overall record remains astonishing. In just 11 innings, he has amassed 556 runs at a stunning average of 50.54.

Suryavanshi’s tally now includes 43 sixes, the highest ever in Youth ODI history, going past Unmukt Chand’s long-standing record.

Most Runs In Youth ODIs At 16 Or Lower

Hasan Raza: 727 runs

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 556 runs

Babar Aza: 552 runs

Najmul Hossain Shanto: 546 runs

Ahmed Shahzad: 510 runs

What makes his feat historic is that only Pakistan’s Hasan Raza, back in 1997–98, had amassed more runs at this age.

Suryavanshi is also the youngest cricketer ever to score a fifty against Australia in Youth ODIs, going past Raza’s record by over a year.

At just 14 years and 181 days, Suryavanshi holds the records for the four youngest fifties in Youth ODI history.

Before Suryavanshi, Sarfaraz Khan (308 runs) held the record for the most Youth ODI runs by an Indian under 16, while Piyush Chawla was the only other 14-year-old to play at this level.

India Thrash Australia 3-0 In Youth ODI Series

Middle-order batters Vedant Trivedi and Rahul Kumar both scored half-centuries, while young left-arm spinner Khilan Patel took four wickets as India U19 thrashed Australia U19 by 167 runs.