Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged 14, floored England with a destructive exhibition of power batting in the third Youth ODI at Northampton. He hit 86 off 31 balls and fell two deliveries short of Rishabh Pant's record 18-ball fifty. The left-handed Bihar player completed his half-century off the 20th delivery, creating the second-fastest Indian U19 cricket mark and destroying several records in the process.

Suryavanshi struck England bowler Sebastian Morgan in the third over, sending two consecutive balls over the boundary ropes. He continued the same aggressive play throughout the inning. His tally included six boundaries and nine massive sixes, passing the record for the largest number of sixes an Indian U19 player has ever hit in a single ODI by shattering Mandeep Singh's previous record of eight. When India's middle order collapsed at 199/6, all-rounder Kanishk Chouhan came to the rescue with an unbeaten 43 to lead the team to victory with RS Ambrish, thus Suryavanshi's firecrackers were not wasted.

Suryavanshi was remarkably consistent across the series. He accumulated 179 runs in three matches at an average of 59.66 and a strike rate exceeding 213. Previously, he had near misses of 48 and 45 in opening fixtures. He particularly has ability to execute top-edge pull shots for maximum while driving over mid.

Suryavanshi's IPL 2025 debut by being the youngest T20 player to score a century with 101 from 38 balls against Gujarat Titans and making 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.56 set him up strongly.

India is leading a 2-1 series, and all team members qualify for the 2026 Under-19 World Cup to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The World Cup preparation phase that will follow will be a test of whether this fire power can also be consistent across conditions and pressure situations, eventually defining his path into senior international cricket.