Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest debutant for India in a T20 loss to England at Old Trafford.Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Jacob Bethell helped England spoil the international debut of teenage India sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Saturday, with a four-wicket win in the second Twenty20 in Manchester.At age 15 years and 99 days, Sooryavanshi usurped Sachin Tendulkar as his country’s youngest men’s player and marked the record-breaking occasion with two blistering sixes as he scored 14 from 10 balls.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut it was Bethell, a comparative veteran at 22, who made the match-winning contribution at Old Trafford.With England chasing 191 for victory, he came to the crease at 51-3 and produced a perfectly paced 76 not out to carry the hosts to a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.Bethell hit the button in a game-changing 17th over, smashing two free hits for six after backfoot no-balls from Ravi Bishnoi, who leaked 29 to put England in control.Bethell hit five fours and five sixes in his 46-ball stay, finishing the game alongside Jofra Archer as England nailed a four-wicket win with an over to spare. Sooryavanshi hits a six off the bowling of England’s Jofra Archer during the second T20 international cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on July 4, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP]Opening the batting in place of Sanju Samson, Sooryavanshi walked out in front of a majority Indian crowd in Manchester and a primetime evening television audience in Mumbai.His first opponent was another T20 debutant, Josh Tongue, 13 years ol …
