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Sooryavanshi becomes youngest Duleep Trophy fifty
The Indian Express··1 Sept
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a half-century for East Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru at 15 years and 157 days. The fifty came off 42 balls and broke Laxman Singh's 57-year-old mark. He was dismissed for 92 off 81 balls. Sachin Tendulkar remains the youngest Duleep Trophy centurion at 17 years and 262 days.
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What It Means For You
- East Zone's opener now holds the youngest Duleep Trophy fifty mark in first-class records.
- Followers of age-group cricket can track whether he converts early starts into centuries.
- Match coverage from Bengaluru will keep citing the 15 years and 157 days figure against prior holders.
What's Happening
- Sooryavanshi opened for East Zone versus Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1.
- He reached fifty with a six off Saransh Jain and later fell eight runs short of a hundred.
- Livemint and The Indian Express both place the previous youngest fifty with Laxman Singh in 1969.
Who Held The Marks
- Laxman Singh scored a Duleep Trophy fifty at 16 years and 23 days in 1969.
- Piyush Chawla had a Duleep Trophy fifty at 16 years and 307 days.
- Tendulkar's youngest century mark dates to the 1990/91 season at 17 years and 262 days.
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