ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes 171, breaks world record for maximum sixes in an innings

The 14-year-old slammed a record 14 sixes in his 95-ball 171 as India crushed the UAE by 234 runs in their opening encounter.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi unleashed fury in the first match of the Under-19 Asia Cup on Friday with a stunning 171 off just 95 balls against the UAE.

The 14-year-old slammed nine fours and a record 14 sixes at the at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.

With the knock, Suryavanshi broke a 17-year-old world record for most sixes in a youth ODI innings. The record was earlier held by Australia's Michael Hill, who had smashed 12 sixes during his 124-run knock against Namibia U-19 back in February 2008.

The record for the highest score in an U-19 ODI belongs to Ambati Rayudu, who had scored 177 runs against England in 2002. The opener came close to breaking the record, but fell short by six runs.

Powered by Suryavanshi's record-breaking innings, India U-19 amassed 433 runs in 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Aaron George and Vihaan Malhotra smashed half-centuries, scoring 69 runs each. Meanwhile, Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu played cameos to propel the score past 400.

The team smashed 31 fours and 20 sixes during their innings.

India then restricted UAE to 199 to seven to register a thumping 234-run win.

India will play arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday, while their last league stage match is against Malaysia at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai on December 16.

14-year-old sensation

Suryavanshi made history in the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year by becoming the youngest player to feature in the cash-rich tournament.

He was picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore in the 2025 mega-auction. On his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants, Suryavanshi slammed a six of the first ball against India international bowler Shardul Thakur.

The Bihar-based opener slammed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans against an attack that featured Mohammed Siraj, Praidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma and Rashid Khan.

He also won the Super Striker award for the highest strike rate in the season. His 252 runs in seven matches came at a mind-blowing strike rate of 206.