Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13-Year-Old Sensation, Hits 5 Sixes & Scores 76 off 36 Balls to Lead India to U19 Asia Cup Final

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 13-year-old prodigy, has been captivating audiences at the U19 Asia Cup. The young sensation made history as the youngest-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) signing, being signed by Rajasthan Royals for a whopping INR 1.1 crore. The left-handed opening batsman has been turning heads with his exceptional talent, most recently in the semi-final against Sri Lanka where he played a blistering innings to secure India's spot in the final of the Youth Asia Cup. Watch out for this rising star as he continues to showcase his immense potential on the cricketing stage.

On Friday, in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, the young southpaw smashed 67 runs off just 36 balls to help India register a comprehensive seven-wicket win with 170 balls to spare.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi brought up his half-century off just 24 balls. His entire innings was studded with six fours and five sixes.

The left-hander's aggressive intent up top helped India score 31 runs in just the second over of their innings. This effort ensured the easing of nerves in India's camp and in the end, the side ended up registering a comprehensive win as they had no difficulty in chasing down the below-par total of 174.

Vaibhav who has a knock of dispatching anything bowled towards his pads, was helped by Sri Lanka's poor reading of the game. Dulnith Sigera kept dishing out loose deliveries and the youngster kept hitting them for boundaries.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's U19 Asia Cup campaign did not get off to an ideal start as the batter registered scores of 1 and 23 in the opening two matches against Pakistan and Japan.

However, he made it count in the last group stage match against UAE as he played an unbeaten knock of 76. Vaibhav continued from where he left off and he displayed the same form in the crucial semi-final against Sri Lanka.

Speaking of the semi-final, India first bundled out Sri Lanka for just 173 inside 47 overs. For India, Chetan Sharma returned with three wickets while Kiran Chormale and Ayush Mhatre took two wickets each.

India then chased down the total of 174 inside overs, owing to a 67-run knock by Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Ayush Mhatre chipped in with a handy knock of 34 while Mohammed Amaan and KP Karthikeya remained unbeaten on 26 and 11 respectively.