BRISBANE: Teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi scripted history on Wednesday, breaking the record for most sixes in Youth ODIs before setting up India’s 51-run victory over Australia in the second U-19 ODI at the Ian Healy Oval. The win gave India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Suryavanshi, only 14, smashed six sixes in his 70 off 68 balls, overtaking former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand’s tally of 38 career maximums. Remarkably, he reached the milestone in just 10 innings, taking his overall count to 41. The left-hander’s record-breaking fourth six came during a 117-run stand with Vihaan Malhotra (70), which steadied India after early trouble.

India, pushed into batting first, also saw wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu top-score with a fluent 71 off 64 balls, as the vis

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