Sooryavanshi smashes maiden half-century as India thump Zimbabwe

July 23 : Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his maiden half-century in international cricket when he smashed 50 from 19 balls to steer India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International in Harare on Thursday.After Zimbabwe were sent in to bat, the home side managed 125 for seven in their 20 overs, a total that was never likely to trouble the tourists, who chased it down with 40 balls remaining.The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi was at his destructive best as he hit four fours and four sixes on the large Harare Sports Club ground before being caught at deep third man off a top edge from the bowling of Richard Ngarava (1-30).Sooryavanshi improved his previous best score of 15 after he debuted in England earlier this month but found the going tough. Cap