Vaibhav Suryavanshi (BCCI photo)

New Delhi: All eyes were once again on young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi as he walked out to open the batting for India A in the crucial tri-A series clash against Afghanistan A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.The innings started with plenty of drama as Suryavanshi found himself at the center of a controversial decision by the third umpire. Batting at 0, it looked like the left-hander was out when Faridoon Dawoodzai took a brilliant one-handed catch at point off the bowling of Shams ur Rehman.While the catch appeared clean in real time, the third umpire watched the replays several times and ultimately ruled that a portion of the ball had touched the ground during the completion of the catch. This decision gave Suryavanshi a chance to continue his innings and India A got initial relief.The teenager survived another scare when he dropped a direct chance at square leg before regaining his rhythm. He hit four fours and two sixes during his brilliant innings and added 75 runs for the opening wicket with Priyansh Arya.

How many runs did Vaibhav Suryavanshi score against Afghanistan A?

Suryavanshi scored 38 runs in 28 balls against Afghanistan A, but his innings was ended by Faridoon Dawoodzai in the eighth over. Attempting to take a short ball, he mistimed his shot and was caught by Khalid Taniwal, ending his innings which showed glimpses of his immense talent but was also helped by some lucky escapes.This innings was an improvement on his previous innings in the Tri-Nation A Series, where he had scores of 14, 44 and 21. However, the youngster is still in search of the big scores that many expected after his remarkable IPL season.

Suryavanshi entered the series with a sensational IPL 2026 campaign, in which he scored 776 runs, won the Orange Cap and broke the record for most sixes in a season. He also performed brilliantly in the U19 World Cup, further cementing his reputation as one of India’s talented young players.