Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his India debut in the India national cricket team vs England cricket team match scorecard at Old Trafford, and the first spell of his innings was brief but sharply defined. He struck a six early, then was stumped for 14 after advancing down the track, leaving India to continue at 74-2 in the 7th over.
Old Trafford and Sooryavanshi
The debutant’s first runs for India came in the second over, when India were 10-0 and he had 1 after an inside edge. He then took on Tongue in the third over and hit his first six, with India moving to 21-0.
By the middle of the 4th over, India were 50-0 and Sooryavanshi had already shown enough intent to turn a routine opening into the match’s main sub-plot. Will Jacks then had the chance to take him out of the game, and the dismissal came when the batter came down the track and was stumped.
England’s bowlers respond
The wicket changed the rhythm immediately. India were 50-1 in the 5th over, then 65-2 by the end of the 6th over after Sam Curran dismissed Abhishek, who had earlier hit several boundaries.
Liam Dawson came on in the 7th over and the scoring slowed further, which left Ishan Kishan on 3 and Shreyas Iyer on 7 as India reached 74-2. Archer had been in England’s XI for the match, and Sooryavanshi’s six had already come off the bowler’s first ball to him, but the debut finished with the same hard edge that made it notable: a quick score, a late risk, and a wicket that shifted the innings back to the middle order.
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer
For India, the immediate task is simple. Kishan and Iyer were left to extend the innings after Sooryavanshi’s brief burst, with the score in the 7th over showing that the start had been lively without becoming decisive.
For Sooryavanshi, the debut carried the kind of split verdict that live scorecards capture cleanly. He announced himself with a six, reached 14, and then paid for the same intent when Jacks completed the stumping.
