Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out for 8 on Duleep Trophy debut

Fifteen-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was dismissed for eight runs off six balls on his Duleep Trophy debut for East Zone against North East Zone in a quarterfinal match in Bengaluru on August 23, 2026. The young batter, serving as East Zone's vice-captain under captain Ishan Kishan, showed early promise with back-to-back boundaries before being caught at gully off pacer Bishworjit Konthoujam.

The dismissal occurred in the second over of East Zone's innings after North East Zone captain Rongsen Jonathan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Sooryavanshi, who opened the batting with Abhimanyu Easwaran, began with two dot balls before striking a whip through midwicket and a square drive for boundaries. However, on the final delivery of the over, he edged a delivery to gully, ending his brief stay at the crease.

The early exit raised questions about the teenager's readiness for red-ball cricket, particularly given his recent success in white-ball formats. Sooryavanshi has accumulated 193 runs in six T20Is at an average of 32.16 and was the leading run-scorer in IPL 2026 with 776 runs. He also won the Player of the Series award during India's tour of Zimbabwe, scoring...