India's 15-year-old cricketing prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is already making his presence felt in the Duleep Trophy 2026. The young left-hander is representing East Zone in their first quarter-final against North East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru.

Vaibhav could not make a big impact with the bat in the first innings, scoring eight runs from six balls. However, he made up for it with the ball on Day 3.

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The teenager picked up two wickets in his second over of North East Zone’s second innings, putting East Zone in a strong position to complete an innings victory.

Two Wickets In One Over

Vaibhav, who is also East Zone’s vice-captain, got his first wicket on the second delivery of his second over.

Kishan Lyngdoh tried to hit the youngster for a big shot but ended up being caught by substitute fielder Denish Das.

Imliwati Lemtur came in next and started with a boundary off the very first ball he faced. But his stay at the crease was short-lived.

On the fifth delivery of the over, Lemtur edged the ball behind and was caught by wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, giving Vaibhav his second wicket.

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The BCCI shared a video of Vaibhav’s double-wicket over on X, and the clip quickly attracted plenty of attention online.

East Zone Post 467

While Vaibhav could only manage eight runs with the bat, East Zone put up a massive 467 in their first innings.

Bengal batters Sudip Kumar Gharami and Shahbaz Ahmed led the way with centuries on the opening day, helping East Zone build a huge total.

Jharkhand’s Kumar Kushagra also played an important role, scoring 55 runs to further strengthen East Zone’s position in the quarter-final.

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