Young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive innings of 94 runs helped India ‘A’ beat Sri Lanka ‘A’ to win the Tri-Series trophy. After the match, Vaibhav revealed a secret about his tactics and career, which probably few people knew.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi batting vs Sri Lanka: Young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive and storming innings helped India ‘A’ defeat Sri Lanka ‘A’ by 66 runs in the high-voltage final of the tri-series to clinch the trophy. The Sri Lankan team fell on its knees against the huge target given by India. After this brilliant win, the real hero of the match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has made a revelation about his strategy and career, which probably few people know about.
Batting first, India racked up a mountain of runs
In the final match, the Indian ‘A’ team, who won the toss and elected to bat first, posted a huge score of 377 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. During the Indian innings, captain Tilak Verma batted responsibly and scored 67 runs, while veteran opener Rituraj Gaekwad contributed 40 runs.
Chasing a tough target of 378 runs, the Sri Lankan team could not last long against the Indian bowlers and the entire team was bowled out for 311 runs. As a result, India registered a resounding victory by 66 runs.
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Devastated at a strike rate of 324.14: Missed the century by just 6 runs
If one player has been in the limelight throughout this match, it is Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He was declared ‘Player of the Match’ for his aggressive batting. Vaibhav played an incredible innings of 94 runs off just 29 balls, raining fours and sixes all over the ground. Meanwhile, his strike rate was 324.14. Vaibhav hit 10 fours and 8 towering sixes in his explosive innings. However, he missed his century by just 6 runs, but his innings was the turning point of the match.
What did Vaibhav Suryavanshi say after the match?
Speaking after the win, Vaibhav said- I didn’t think too much before going to the crease. My only simple plan was to take full advantage of the first 10 overs and implement the strategy I had come up with on the field.
This answer given on the pressure question
When Vaibhav was asked, was there any pressure with all eyes on you? Then the young star boldly said – there was no pressure. I was just trying to work on a plan that was not being successful before. I discussed this in detail with my coach and worked hard on it during practice sessions. Today that plan worked perfectly and the result is in front of you.
‘People may not know this…’
Talking about what he learned from this series, Vaibhav said an interesting thing. He said- I have learned a lot from this tournament. But one thing that people might not know is that I have played many ODI format matches before. There were different conditions, different pitches and the style of play was a bit different, but overall it was a lot of fun to play in this series and it was a great tournament for us.
Vaibhav’s explosive innings has firmly slammed the door for the future Indian senior team as well and his power-hitting alone is being praised in the cricketing world right now.
