Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable start to international cricket continued to attract praise, with India’s interim coach. VVS Laxman highlighted the teenager’s maturity and willingness to learn after his composed innings in the third T20I against Zimbabwe. The 15-year-old anchored India’s batting effort with a well-crafted 81 off 49 deliveries in Harare, hitting eight fours and four sixes to guide the visitors to 192/5. India went on to record a 35-run win, completing a clean sweep of the three-match series. Sooryavanshi finished as Player of the Match and Player of the Series after scoring 151 runs in the three matches. Unlike his explosive fifty in the opening T20I, Sooryavanshi had to change his approach in the series finale.
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Batting on a used surface where the ball gripped and came slowly onto the bat, the left-hander paced his innings smartly. He reached his fifty in 31 balls before raising the scoring rate to finish with a strike rate of 165.30. Speaking after the match, Laxman he said the youngster’s greatest strength was his ability to constantly evaluate his performances and improve with every opportunity. “Very mature. And that’s what I really appreciated Vaibhav. With every experience, every match, he understands, evaluates, and gets better,” said Laxman. “So I think he does a lot of revision of every practice session. Not just match.” Laxman pointed out that the conditions in Harare demanded a different batting approach and praised Sooryavanshi for recognizing what the situation required instead of sticking to his natural attacking game. “So today what you saw was a mature innings. Because it was a used wicket. The wicket we played the match on yesterday. Then the ball stopped and came. The wicket was slow,” said Laxman. The former India batsman also revealed that Zimbabwe had prepared specific plans to restrict the young opener after his impact earlier in the series, but Sooryavanshi responded impressively. “And I thought today the Zimbabweans bowled well. He had a plan for him. So he countered that plan. And it was a very, very mature shot from Vaibhav.” The innings showed another side of Sooryavanshi’s game. After smashing a 19-ball half-century in the series opener, the teenager showed that he could still build an innings as the conditions demanded. His ability to change gears and overcome Zimbabwe’s bowling plans added another dimension to an already impressive start to his international career.