Dubai: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s record-breaking start as a T20 captain ended in disappointment as Bihar suffered a defeat against Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Saturday.
The 15-year-old made history at the Holkar Stadium in Indore by becoming the youngest captain in T20 cricket at 15 years and 232 days. However, his first outing as skipper did not go according to plan, with Bihar losing the contest in the 16th over with 21 balls remaining.
Sooryavanshi surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who was 17 years and 311 days old when he captained his national side in a T20 international. The teenager’s appointment as Bihar captain for the opening two matches of the tournament had already attracted considerable attention.
But his personal contribution with the bat was limited to 18 runs from 12 deliveries. He was dismissed by Chetan Sakariya, who caught and bowled the young opener to give Saurashtra an important breakthrough.
Bihar struggled to build a substantial total after being sent in to bat, finishing on 137-9 in their 20 overs. Prithvi Raj provided some resistance with a 38-run innings, but the rest of the batting line-up failed to capitalise.
Sakariya and Prerak Mankad were the pick of the Saurashtra bowlers, claiming three wickets each to restrict Bihar to a modest total.
