England vs India: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, makes history as youngest ever India debutant in loss at Old Trafford - how it happened

Jacob Bethell's swashbuckling 76no may have fired England to an impressive four-wicket victory over India, but the headlines from Old Trafford were stolen by the much-anticipated debut of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Sooryavanshi was named the IPL MVP for the 2026 season after leading the league in runs with 776 - at a stunning strike rate of 237.30 - and replaced Sanju Samson as the opener for India after they crashed to two consecutive T20 defeats against Ireland in Belfast.

The teenage phenomenon became the youngest player to ever play for India - surpassing all-time leader in Test runs Sachin Tendaulker, who made his debut at 16 in 1989 - and wowed spectators with two sixes before being stumped on 14 in his 10-ball international cameo.

Sooryavanshi's day begun with two swings and misses at his first deliveries faced from Josh Tongue - who was also making a T20I debut - before a tentative inside edge into the leg side ignited his innings with his first runs as an India cricketer.

His confidence appeared to have been boosted immediately. With the next delivery, he notched his first India maximum with an audacious lofted shot over the rope at fine leg off Jofra Archer - Sooryavanshi's team-mate with the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.

The opener continued his remarkable start two balls later when he read the off-cutter of Josh Tongue to a tee and dispatched it over the boundary for another six to the delight of the Manchester crowd.

His short-but-sweet debut ended there, though, as an ill-advised charge down the ground to meet the delivery of spinner Will Jacks gave Jos Buttler an easy stumping to end one of the most anticipated debuts in cricket's history.