The start of batting under captaincy was not good for Vaibhav Suryavanshi.Image Credit source: Getty Images

India’s rising cricket star Vaibhav Suryavanshi has seen the power of his bat wherever he has stepped on the pitch to bat. But the beginning was not good for Vaibhav, who came to play on South African soil for the first time. Just before the Under-19 World Cup 2026, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out cheaply against South Africa. This match was very special for Vaibhav because he was captaining the Indian team for the first time but he could not make this match memorable with his bat and returned to the pavilion after scoring only 11 runs.

Before the World Cup, a three-match ODI series between the Under-19 teams of India and South Africa started from Saturday, January 3. 14 year old young batsman will command the Indian team for this series Vaibhav Suryavanshi Who also became the youngest captain in cricket history. He got this responsibility due to the injury of Under-19 team’s regular captain Ayush Mhatre and vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra, who are not part of this tour.

Vaibhav’s bat did not work under captaincy

In such a situation, this match was like an important point in the career for Vaibhav Suryavanshi and eyes were on him. But Vaibhav, who had given explosive starts in many matches before, could not do so this time. In his very first innings as captain, Vaibhav got out in just 12 balls and returned to the pavilion. During this period he scored only 11 runs, which included 2 fours. Vaibhav was out on the first ball of the 7th over of the Indian innings and was the second batsman to be out. Before him, the wicket of opener Aaron George had fallen on the very first ball of the second over.

Rest of the batsmen also failed

In the first match of this series being played in Benoni, South Africa, not only Vaibhav but also the top order of Team India completely failed. After George and Vaibhav, wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu and Vedant Trivedi took over the innings for some time and made a partnership of 33 runs. But then Kundu was run out in the 14th over and this partnership was broken. Its effect was visible and in the very next over, Vedant Trivedi also returned to the pavilion.