Sports · 1 September 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest Duleep Trophy half-century maker
Exam-focused facts from the 1 September 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, aged 15 years and 157 days, became the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history.
- Sooryavanshi scored 92 off 81 balls in East Zone's semi-final against Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru.
- He broke the 57-year-old record previously held by Laxman Singh, who had scored a Duleep Trophy fifty at 16 years and 23 days.
- Sooryavanshi's opening stand of 161 with Abhimanyu Easwaran (69) helped East Zone reach 266 all out in their first innings.