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Uddish Suri says he manifested Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wicket in Under-19 Asia Cup

UAE spinner Uddish Suri said he planned for months to take Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's wicket in last year's Under-19 Asia Cup game against India at the ICC Academy in Dubai.

Apex Sports News graphic: Uddish Suri says he manifested Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wicket in Under-19 Asia Cup
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UAE left-arm wrist-spinner Uddish Suri said he planned for months to take Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's wicket in last year's Under-19 Asia Cup game against India at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Suri bowled 23 balls to Sooryavanshi and conceded exactly 23 runs.

Key takeaways

  • Uddish Suri is a UAE left-arm wrist-spinner who planned to take Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's wicket in last year's Under-19 Asia Cup.
  • The match took place at the ICC Academy in Dubai, where India scored 433/6.
  • Sooryavanshi made 171 off 95 balls with 14 sixes against the UAE attack.
  • Suri bowled 23 balls to Sooryavanshi and gave away exactly 23 runs, including one four and one six.
  • Suri finished with figures of 2-77 from ten overs.

UAE spinner Uddish Suri said he manifested the wicket of India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during last year’s Under-19 Asia Cup match at the ICC Academy in Dubai, NDTV reported. The left-arm wrist-spinner planned for months to take Sooryavanshi's wicket with coaches and an analyst.

Uddish Suri bowled 23 balls to Sooryavanshi and gave away exactly 23 runs - one four and one six among them. In his penultimate over, he even castled Sooryavanshi.

With the second ball Uddish Suri bowled in last year’s Under-19 Asia Cup game against India at the ICC Academy in Dubai, the UAE left-arm wrist-spinner felt he got out teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi but was reduced to seeing the left-hander being dropped off his bowling.

What followed was carnage - Sooryavanshi tore into the UAE attack for 171 off 95 balls, laced with 14 sixes, as India piled up 433/6. Suri finished with 2-77 from his ten overs.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, also spelled Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national team. He is a left-handed top-order batter and an occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

“Before the tournament had started like about a month and a half before, I had always been planning ahead. I believe in manifestation a lot. So, I think I had manifested that I would be the one getting this wicket.

I think from one or two months, I was working with our coaches like Naveed sir, Zahoor sir, Nael sir, Manpreet sir, our analyst at that time.

I think I was just going through his videos as well and like to see where his strong areas were, where I could maybe bowl to him to not get hit, try to get saved and try to take his wicket.

I think that had helped me a lot, especially a day or two before I was sitting with our head coach Naveed sir. I was discussing with him how I can bowl to him and how I can make him struggle to actually score against me.

I think it worked at the end of the day an

NDTV listed upcoming fixtures including the first ODI between India and New Zealand in Auckland on November 4, 2026, followed by matches in Wellington on November 7, Hamilton on November 10, and Mount Maunganui on November 13. No date or venue was given for Suri’s next match.

Key figures from the Under-19 Asia Cup match

Detail

Figure

India total

433/6

Sooryavanshi score

171 off 95 balls

Sooryavanshi sixes

14

Suri balls to Sooryavanshi

23

Suri runs conceded to Sooryavanshi

23

Suri match figures

2-77 from 10 overs

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