Currently enjoying a purple patch, India's new sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has been on a run-making spree for India Under-19 of late, which includes stark performances Down Under against Australia Under-19. Suryavanshi managed to edge past Pakistan's Babar Azam's record in Youth One-Day Internationals to become the second-highest run-getter in YODIs aged 16 or less. Suryavanshi achieved this feat during IND U19 vs AUS U19 3rd ODI YODI 2025, scoring 16 runs. 14-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Shatters Unmukt Chand’s Record of Most Sixes in Youth ODIs, Achieves Feat During IND-U19 vs AUS-U19 2nd Youth ODI 2025.

Suryavanshi managed to score 38, 70, and 16 runs in three YODIs between India U19 and Australia U19, to notch up 556 runs in 11 innings for IND U19, breaking Azam's 552 tally for Pakistan U19.  Former Pakistan batter Hasan Raza is leading the most YODIs runs aged 16 or less with 727 runs, achieving this feat in the 1997-98 season.

Most YODI Runs Aged 16 or Less

Player  Runs  Country 
Hasan Raza  727   Pakistan U19 
Vaibhav Suryavanshi  556  India U19 
Babar Azam  552  Pakistan U19 
Najmul Hossain Shanto  546  Bangladesh U19 
Ahmed Shahzad  510  Pakistan U19 

During his maiden Australia tour, the 14-year-old became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century against Australia in YODIs, breaking Raza's record by over a year. Aged 14 years and 181 days, Suryavanshi also holds the record for most Youth ODI runs under 16 for India, with 556 runs, breaking Sarfaraz Khan's 308-run tally. Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sizzles With an Entertaining Knock in Maiden Cricket Innings on Australian Soil During IND U19 vs AUS U19 1st YODI 2025 (Watch Video Highlights).

Thanks to Suryabanshi's record-breaking tour, India Under-19 managed to clean sweep the three-YODI series against Australia Under-19 3-0, under Ayush Mharte's captaincy.

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