Magic of bowling by Vaibhav Suryavanshi, disappointing performance in batting

Opening match of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026

New Delhi: The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 has started, in which the first match was played between India and America. The Indian captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. Supporting this decision, the bowlers performed brilliantly, resulting in Heinil Patel taking 5 wickets, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi also took one wicket. The American team lost all the wickets after scoring only 107 runs.

Indian batsmen start

While chasing the target, the Indian team suffered a big setback in the beginning. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was under the radar of the team and fans, was out after scoring just 2 runs. The team had to lose his wicket for 12 runs. However, his one wicket in bowling made it clear that he can perform brilliantly with the ball as well.

Suryavanshi’s wicket

Vaibhav Suryavanshi also showed his bowling abilities at the age of 14. In the first match between USA and India, he caught everyone’s attention with his bowling. He was given the ball in the 36th over of the innings, when America had lost 9 wickets. Nitish Sudini took two runs on the first ball of the over, but on the next ball, Sudini was caught while trying to play a big shot, which was caught by Khilan Patel. Thus the American team was all out in 35.2 overs.

bowling excellence

Vaibhav got a chance to bowl only two balls in this match, in which he successfully got the wicket. Earlier, Henil Patel dismissed Rishabh Shimpi on the last ball of the 35th over, making it the 5th wicket in his name. Captain Ayush Mhatre handed the ball to Vaibhav for the last wicket, who took advantage of the opportunity.

Henil Patel’s leading performance

Henil Patel took 5 wickets for 16 runs in his 7 overs, his economy was 2.30. India started the Under-19 World Cup on a bright note, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi proving that he is vital to his team not only in batting but also in bowling.