Daijiworld Media Network - Indore

Indore, Nov 14: Bihar’s 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history on Saturday by becoming the youngest player to captain a men’s T20 match.

Sooryavanshi, aged 15 years and 232 days, led Bihar in their Elite Group B match against Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. He won the toss and elected to bat first.

The previous record was held by Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who made his T20 captaincy debut against Cyprus in Zagreb on August 7, 2025, at the age of 17 years and 311 days.

Among Indian players, Mahipal Lomror previously held the record. He captained Rajasthan against Jharkhand in Kolkata on January 22, 2018, at the age of 18 years and 67 days.

Sooryavanshi, who is also the youngest player to represent the Indian men’s cricket team at the international level, was set to open the innings alongside Alok Kumar.

Bihar’s playing XI included Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (captain), Alok Kumar, Ayush Loharuka, Altamish Ashraf (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Raj, Suraj Kashyap, Mayank Kumar, Raghuvendra Pratap Singh, Prashant Singh, Himanshu Singh and Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.

Saurashtra’s team comprised Vishvaraj Jadeja, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Prerak Mankad, Ruchit Ahir, Sammar Gajjar, Harvansh Pangalia, Chetan Sakariya, Parth Bhut, Jaydev Unadkat (captain), Siddhant Rana and Krains Fuletra.