{"id":196341,"date":"2026-07-24T02:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196341"},"modified":"2026-07-24T02:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:53:58","slug":"sooryavanshi-dedicates-maiden-t20i-fifty-to-family-coaches-and-those-who-supported-his-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196341","title":{"rendered":"Sooryavanshi dedicates maiden T20I fifty to family, coaches and those who supported his journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71261111\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dedicated his maiden T20I half-century to his family, coaches and everyone who supported him through his journey through all the ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old India opener smacked an 18-ball fifty against Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday, setting up his side\u2019s seven-wicket win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you play an innings in the starting phase of your career, then the confidence grows manyfold for the next match. I felt like I was in my zone and backed my strengths,\u201d Sooryavanshi told        <i>BCCI.TV.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Also read | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ind-zim-2nd-t20i-preview-sooryavanshi-mayank-yadav-what-to-fix\/article71260984.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">From Sooryavanshi\u2019s blitz to Mayank\u2019s burst: what India must repeat, and what Zimbabwe must fix, in 2nd T20I<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>After reaching his milestone, Sooryavanshi gestured a heart during his celebration which he later revealed was dedicated to his mother.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Sooryavanshi has travelled to the shores of Zimbabwe. He was part of the India Under-19 squad that won the World Cup here earlier this year. He scored 68 (vs Afghanistan in semifinal) and 175 (vs England in final) at the same venue to lead India to the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the vibe here. There are some grounds where you like scoring runs, maybe that\u2019s the case here. I\u2019m not taking anything for granted. I\u2019m trying to give my best anywhere I play and contribute to the team,\u201d Sooryavanshi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-maiden-t20i-fifty-india-vs-zimbabwe-series\/article71261111.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dedicated his maiden T20I half-century to his family, coaches and everyone who supported him through his journey through all the ups and downs. The 15-year-old India opener smacked an 18-ball fifty against Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday, setting up his side\u2019s seven-wicket win. \u201cIf&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196342,"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-196341","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\/07\/AFP_C2YU9F3.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":197354,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197354","url_meta":{"origin":196341,"position":0},"title":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams second fifty in India vs Zimbabwe T20I series","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his second T20I half-century during India vs Zimbabwe third T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. 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