Sports · 26 July 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Becomes Youngest Player to Score a T20I Fifty
Exam-focused facts from the 26 July 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score a T20I fifty at the age of 15 years and 118 days.
- He achieved this record during the 1st T20I between India and Zimbabwe at Harare.
- Sooryavanshi scored 50 runs off 19 balls, including four fours and four sixes.
- He surpassed the previous T20I fifty record held by Gibraltar's Louis Bruce (16 years 56 days).
- He also became the youngest player to register a fifty-plus score in men's international cricket across all formats.