"He showed maturity": Ayush Mhatre praises Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after vital knock at U19 World Cup

Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], January 18 (ANI): India captain Ayush Mhatre hailed the professionalism on display from his star hitter Vaibhav Suryavanshi after he contributed a vital (72 off 67) for India as they edged past Bangladesh to maintain their unbeaten start at the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup and take command of Group B, detailing how he was able to handle the high pressure moment with aplomb.

Mhatre-led India registered a thrilling 18-run win over Bangladesh after the second innings was reduced to 29 overs due to rain in the seventh match of the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup 2026 on Saturday. With this win, India registered their second consecutive win in the ongoing tournament.

"(Suryavanshi) showed the maturity that he's got and just batted really brilliantly. He showed patience also; the team needed him to stay there, so he stayed in," said Mhatre as per the ICC website.

"It was initially tough conditions because there was some stickiness in the wicket and the ball was coming a little bit (on the) slower side, back of the length, so there was some difficulty. But the way that (Abhigyan Kundu and Suryavanshi) batted, and (later in) the innings, (Kanishk Chouhan) batted well," he added.

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