INDORE: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in men's T20 cricket history on Saturday when he walked out for the toss to lead Bihar in their 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener against Saurashtra at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. At 15 years and 232 days, he broke the record held by Croatia's Zach Vukusic, who captained his national team at 17 years and 311 days.

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The record completes the development Awaaz Punjab reported on November 7, when Bihar named Sooryavanshi captain for the tournament's opening matches and he stood on the verge of the mark. On Saturday he crossed it on the field, becoming the youngest Indian to captain an official T20 match as well — the previous youngest Indian was Mahipal Lomror, who led Rajasthan against Jharkhand in 2018 at 18 years and 67 days, according to Rajasthan Royals.

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The milestone came in a losing cause. Sooryavanshi won the toss and chose to bat, and Bihar posted 137 for 9. The captain made 18 off 12 balls, with two fours and a six, before he was caught and bowled by left-arm seamer Chetan Sakariya. Saurashtra, led by Jaydev Unadkat, chased the target down at 138 for 5 with 21 balls to spare.

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15 years 232 daysSooryavanshi's age as Bihar captain
17 years 311 daysPrevious record — Croatia's Zach Vukusic
138/5Saurashtra's chase of Bihar's 137/9

Saturday's match was only Sooryavanshi's eighth T20 for Bihar and his 44th overall, 23 of them for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He already holds the records as the youngest player to appear in a T20 match and the youngest to score a T20 century, and the captaincy mark is the latest in a run of records arriving ahead of schedule in his short career.

Sooryavanshi is set to lead Bihar in one more tournament fixture before joining the India A squad for the ACC Rising Stars tournament in Doha from November 19, according to reports of the Bihar Cricket Association's squad plan.