The debut of young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi in domestic red ball cricket, who made a splash with his stormy performance in the recently played T20 series against Zimbabwe, was not as expected. In the Duleep Trophy 2026 being played at BCCI's Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, Vaibhav was made the vice-captain of the East Zone team, which is captained by wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan. However, Vaibhav, who made his mark in the T20 format, failed to spread the magic of his bat in this exciting match of red-ball cricket.
In this match of Duleep Trophy, the teams of North East Zone and East Zone are face to face. During the match, the captain of North East Zone won the toss and decided to bowl first and invited East Zone to bat. Young Vaibhav Suryavanshi came to the crease along with experienced batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran, who came to start the innings. Vaibhav, who came with the intention of giving a good start to the team, showed pace in the beginning and scored 8 runs by hitting 2 brilliant fours in just 5 balls.
But, his aggressive innings could not last long and he became the victim of fast bowler Bishorjit Konthoujam on the sixth ball. In this way, in his very first match of Duleep Trophy, Vaibhav returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs on 6 balls. Although this was his debut in this format, his hopes of playing a big innings were dashed with the initial setback.
It is noteworthy that Vaibhav made his debut in international cricket against England this year, where he had to struggle in English conditions. After this, he made a brilliant comeback on the Zimbabwe tour and scored excellent half-centuries in the first and third matches, due to which he was chosen as 'Player of the Series'. This may have been a disappointing start for Vaibhav, who returned to the domestic circuit after the success of the Zimbabwe tour, but the team will be expected to give a big innings from him in the coming matches.
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