{"id":183880,"date":"2026-06-22T00:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183880"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:48:48","slug":"the-day-dambulla-belonged-to-vaibhav-sooryavanshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183880","title":{"rendered":"The day Dambulla belonged to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71128678\">A couple of days before the Tri-Nation series final, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked out of the nets after a long and gruelling batting session under the scorching sun, a handful of local fans gathered around him, hoping to click pictures. The teenager obliged to most requests, but the demands kept growing. One picture led to two, two led to three, three led to more.<\/p>\n<p>It reached a point where the team had to leave the Rangiri International Stadium and Sooryavanshi had to rush to catch the team bus, but the young fans simply wouldn\u2019t let him go. As the local security staff eventually escorted him away, one of them joked, \u201cLet him score first&#8230; Give him some time&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The runs weren\u2019t coming for the youngster. Coming on the back of a remarkable IPL season, where he won the Orange Cap, Sooryavanshi couldn\u2019t convert his starts in the Tri-Nation series for India-A. The pressure, naturally, was mounting. Hearing the remark, he smiled and quietly boarded the team bus.<\/p>\n<p>Who would have imagined that the 15-year-old would save his best for the last?<\/p>\n<p>In the final, on Sunday, after Sri Lanka-A opted to field, Sooryavanshi slipped into a simple mode: miss your line or length and he\u2019ll make you pay.<\/p>\n<p>His 11-ball fifty \u2014 the fastest in List A cricket \u2014 turned India\u2019s innings into a breathtaking exhibition of power-hitting. Making batting look ridiculously easy, the teenager dealt almost exclusively in fours and sixes as India raced to 50 in just three overs. With the Sri Lankan bowlers repeatedly missing their lengths, Sooryavanshi punished anything in his arc, scarcely allowing a dot ball to interrupt the onslaught.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-fastest-list-a-fifty-record-stats-india-a-vs-sri-lanka-a-final\/article71128550.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks record for fastest List A fifty<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Priyansh Arya, too, made full use of an early reprieve and played the perfect foil, keeping the pressure firmly on the hosts as the opening partnership flourished under Sooryavanshi\u2019s command. Every audacious hit drew loud cheers from the crowd that was on their feet, as India surged to the 100-run mark in just 6.3 overs.<\/p>\n<p>With spectators turning up in large numbers, the stage appeared set for Sooryavanshi to break Australia\u2019s Jake Fraser-McGurk\u2019s record for the fastest List A century. But another nervous-nineties moment got the better of him. He was eventually caught at mid-off by Vijaykanth Viyaskanth off Sahan Arachchige\u2019s bowling. As he raised his bat and helmet before walking off, the crowd rose to its feet in appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Yet his expression said it all. It was another case of being so near, yet so far. It was also a reminder that India\u2019s newest sensation is only getting started.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-11-ball-fifty-record-dambulla-india-sri-lanka-final\/article71128678.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days before the Tri-Nation series final, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked out of the nets after a long and gruelling batting session under the scorching sun, a handful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Copy20of20Vaibhav20Sooryavanshi.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177648,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177648","url_meta":{"origin":183880,"position":0},"title":"&#039;With his performances, he has forced us to pick him&#039; &#8211; Agarkar on Sooryavanshi &#8211; Cricbuzz","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"'With his performances, he has forced us to pick him' - Agarkar on Sooryavanshi\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzAgarkar: Sooryavanshi 'picked himself' in T20I squad, we've got 'high hopes of him'\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfo'For the sake of world cricket': Ex-England cricketer urges India to play Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in Ireland T20Is\u00a0\u00a0The Times of IndiaBCCI to fund Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s parents\u2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":177424,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177424","url_meta":{"origin":183880,"position":1},"title":"&#039;Ek Bihari, sab pe bhari&#039;: After a record-breaking IPL season, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets his India moment &#8211; The Times of India","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"'Ek Bihari, sab pe bhari': After a record-breaking IPL season, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets his India moment\u00a0\u00a0The Times of IndiaNasser Hussain urges India to fast-track teen prodigy\u00a0\u00a0ICCHussain and Ashwin split on Sooryavanshi\u2019s ideal India debut path\u00a0\u00a0MSNVaibhav Sooryavanshi makes history with India selection at 15, surpasses Sachin Tendulkar\u00a0\u00a0The Economic TimesVaibhav Sooryavanshi \u2018forced\u2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":183461,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183461","url_meta":{"origin":183880,"position":2},"title":"Sooryavanshi can draw crowds to Test cricket, says Sidath Wettimuny","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sent the Rangiri International Stadium into raptures with another audacious innings, Sidath Wettimuny watched on from the president\u2019s box in admiration. 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