Vaibhav Sooryavanshi suffers disappointing loss after becoming youngest T20 captain

Dubai: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut as the youngest T20 captain, at the age of 15, did not go as planned when Bihar lost to Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match at Holkar Stadium in Indore. The teenager shattered Croatia's Zach Vukusic's record by becoming the youngest T20 captain at 15 years and 232 days. Sooryavanshi's batting contribution was limited to 18 runs from 12 deliveries, dismissed by Chetan Sakariya.

Bihar struggled to set a competitive total, finishing on 137-9. Prithvi Raj offered some resistance with a 38-run innings, but the rest of the batting line-up failed to respond. Saurashtra, led by Vishvaraj Jadeja and Harvik Desai, staged a good reply, but Bihar fought back through Suraj Kashyap, who took three wickets. Despite losing five wickets, Saurashtra managed to reach the target with 21 balls to spare, resulting in a 5-wicket defeat for Sooryavanshi in his first match as captain.

With limited time remaining in his captaincy stint, Sooryavanshi hopes to improve his performance in his next match against Railways on November 16, with the hopes of cementing his place as one of India's most promising young batting prospects.