{"id":18215,"date":"2026-07-26T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18215"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:49:09","slug":"teenager-sooryavanshi-hits-another-half-century-as-india-sweeps-t20-series-against-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18215","title":{"rendered":"Teenager Sooryavanshi hits another half century as India sweeps T20 series against Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/26\/Zimbabwe_India_Cricket_98267_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>HARARE, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> \u2014 The 15-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi\/\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi<\/a> hit his second international half-century for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> lost the third and final Twenty20 match by 35 runs on Sunday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> swept the series 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>On a slow surface, opener Sooryavanshi scored 81 runs off 49 balls with four sixes and eight fours as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> reached 192-5 in 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p>In reply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> was restricted to 157-7 with Ryan Burl scoring 54 not out off 43 balls. Pacer Mayank Yadav took 3-29 in four overs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> had already clinched the series with a 90-run victory on Saturday. It won the first T20 on Thursday by seven wickets, when Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off 18 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Opting to bat first, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> lost Abhishek Sharma for two runs off Blessing Muzarabani. Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan (29) then added 75 off 50 balls. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> scored 64-1 in the powerplay.<\/p>\n<p>Sooryavanshi\u2019s second 50 came off 31 balls this time. He hit another two sixes after crossing the 50-mark and looked set for a maiden hundred, before holing out off Wessly Madhevere.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/collection\/teenager-sooryavanshi-hits-another-2026-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: Teenager Sooryavanshi hits another half century as India sweeps T20 series against Zimbabwe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\/>\n<p>Sooryavanshi was named player of the series with 151 runs in three innings.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI try to replicate what I do in training,\u201d he said. \u201cI had good preparation time after the England tour and I am glad to score these runs for the team, and contribute to the series win. It was my dream to do it for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shreyas Iyer scored 27, with Rinku Singh providing a final flourish with 25 off 14 balls including two fours and a six.<\/p>\n<p>In reply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> lost Brian Bennett off the first ball of the innings against Mayank Yadav.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Curran (20) and Dion Myers (19) added 34 runs for the second wicket, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> lost a couple of quick wickets, including skipper Sikandar Raza. Yash Thakur (2-45) dismissed him for a golden duck with a brilliant one-handed catch.<\/p>\n<p>Burl held the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> innings together, with five fours, and scored 50 off 42 balls. He added 60 off 50 balls with Madhevere (28).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> dropped five catches but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/zimbabwe\/\">Zimbabwe<\/a> was outplayed with both bat and ball.<\/p>\n<h3>High hopes<\/h3>\n<p>Sooryavanshi replaced Sachin Tendulkar this month as the youngest player to represent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> but his output in a T20 series in England was modest: 14, 13, 15 at a strike rate of 168. He was replaced for the last match and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/india\/\">India<\/a> lost the series 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The selectors &#8211; successfully &#8211; hoped Sooryavanshi would thrive in a low-key series at the same cricket ground where he blasted 175 off 80 balls against England in February in the final of the Under-19 World Cup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2014 The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit his second international half-century for India as Zimbabwe lost the third and final Twenty20 match by 35 runs on Sunday and India swept the series 3-0. 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