Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits aggressive fifty in Duleep Trophy semi-final

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi recorded an aggressive fifty while batting in the Duleep Trophy semi-final on 2026-08-31, with play later halted by rain.

Sooryavanshi was batting alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran and faced spells from Harsh Dubey, Saransh Jain and Aryan Pandey during the innings. Ball-by-ball reporting shows frequent dot balls and singles from both batsmen interspersed with boundaries and at least one leg bye.

Sooryavanshi accelerated with several big hits: Saransh Jain to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Six! Played towards mid off; Saransh Jain to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Four! Played towards point; Harsh Dubey to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Six! Played towards mid wicket; and Aryan Pandey to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Six! Played towards mid on. He also ran singles off deliveries from both Saransh Jain and Aryan Pandey.

Abhimanyu Easwaran contributed with boundaries and runs between the wickets, including multiple fours off Harsh Dubey — Harsh Dubey to Abhimanyu Easwaran, Four! Played towards mid wicket — and several singles such as Saransh Jain to Abhimanyu Easwaran, 1 run, played towards square leg. He also faced a sequence of dot balls delivered by the same bowlers.

The bowling logs feature repeated economical overs and dot deliveries: Saransh Jain to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, No run; Harsh Dubey to Abhimanyu Easwaran, No run; Aryan Pandey to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, No run. A leg bye was recorded as Aryan Pandey to Abhimanyu Easwaran, Leg bye, and Harsh Dubey conceded four byes recorded as Harsh Dubey to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 4 Byes.

Play was suspended during the innings with the entry "Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage," leaving the semi-final interrupted at that point.