Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved a milestone. He scored the second-fastest fifty for India in Under-19 ODIs. He reached the landmark in just 20 balls against England. Rishabh Pant holds the record with an 18-ball fifty. Suryavanshi smashed 86 runs with six fours and nine sixes. He has consistently performed well in the series.
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