HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Teenage cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi enhanced his growing reputation by scoring a stunning 175 off 80 balls for India against England in the men's Under-19 World Cup final.
The 14-year-old smashed 15 fours and 15 sixes as India finished its 50 overs with 411 at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe and beat England by 100 runs.
It was another staggering innings from Suryavanshi, who turns 15 next month. He burst onto the scene in the Indian Premier League last April with a century from just 35 balls — the second fastest in the tournament's 18 years.
Earlier that same month, he had become the youngest cricketer to debut in IPL history and signaled his intent by smacking his first ball with the Rajasthan Royals for six.
His 175 against England is the highest score by any batter in an ICC tournament final, either at the under-19s or senior level, beating Alyssa Healy's 170 for Australia against England in the women's One Day International World Cup final in 2022.
With 15 sixes he broke the record for most sixes in a youth ODI innings, breaking his own record of 14 when he posted 171 against United Arab Emirates in December.
He reached his 100 against England from 55 balls and took only 71 to complete his 150, breaking his mark of 84 against UAE.
However, he fell three runs short of breaking India's record for the highest score in a youth ODI — Ambati Rayudu's 177 not out against England in 2002.
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FILE - Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands during the award ceremony after his team won the Indian Premier League cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm set off flooding and a landslide in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead, displacing more than 28,000 and trapping residents in houses in two flooded villages, officials said Friday.
Tropical Storm Penha slammed ashore onto the southeastern province of Surigao del Sur from the Pacific late Thursday. It weakened into a tropical depression Friday night and was last tracked off the central province of Cebu with sustained winds of up to 55 kilometers (34 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 75 kph (47 mph), according to the country's weather agency.
A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rains in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.
Three others drowned in floodwaters in southern Iligan city and another villager drowned in Carmen town in Agusan del Norte province, also in the south, the Office of Civil Defense said.
In Iligan city, more than 80 kilometers (48 miles) southwest of Cagayan de Oro, a resident called the DZMM radio network Friday morning and pleaded to be rescued from the second floor of her house as floodwater rose and trapped her family and three other families.
“Rescuers are on the way,” Sugarol told the frantic resident over the radio, saying other families were being rescued in the villages of Mahayahay and Tubod in Iligan city.
More than 28,000 villagers were displaced due to the storm, with most evacuating to emergency shelters in southern and central provinces. Classes were suspended in many areas, the Office of Civil Defense said.
More than 7,400 passengers and cargo workers were stranded in 78 seaports after interisland passenger ferries and cargo ships were temporarily prohibited from venturing into rough seas, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The storm, which has a 660-kilometer- (410-mile-) wide rain and wind band, hit ahead of summer when the least number of storms lash the Philippine archipelago, government forecaster Robert Badrina said.
Penha, locally named Basyang, was forecast to further weaken as it blows northwestward across central island provinces, government forecasters said.
The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year. The country also is often hit by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
This handout provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescuers wading along flooded streets as they relocate residents to higher ground after Tropical Storm Penha hit Surigao city, at the province of Surigao del Sur, southeastern Philippines on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
This handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescuers clearing roads from toppled trees after Tropical Storm Penha hit Surigao city, at the province of Surigao del Sur, southeastern Philippines on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
This handout provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescuers wading along a flooded street as they try to locate trapped residents after Tropical Storm Penha hit Surigao city, at the province of Surigao del Sur, southeastern Philippines on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
