Indian teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has etched his name into the record books by registering the fastest fifty in List A cricket history during the Tri-Nation Series final between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.The 15-year-old opener unleashed a breathtaking assault on the Sri Lankan bowlers after Sri Lanka A elected to field first, racing to his half-century in just 11 deliveries, conjuring up a stunning sequence of 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6 off his first 11 deliveries. In doing so, Sooryavanshi shattered the previous world record of a 12-ball fifty, set by Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeraratne in 2005.Here are the top 5 fastest fifty in list A cricket history:
| Balls | Player | Team | Opposition/Venue | Season/Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | India A | Sri Lanka A | 2026 |
| 12 | K. Weeraratne | Ragama Cricket Club | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club (Colombo) | 2005/06 |
| 13 | N.L.T.C. Perera | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club (Panagoda) | 2020/21 |
| 14 | R.K. Kleinveldt | Western Province | KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) | 2010/11 |
| 15 | A.J. Hollioake | Surrey | Yorkshire (Scarborough) | 1994 |
The historic moment came when Sooryavanshi launched left-arm seamer Dulaj Samuditha straight down the ground for his fifth six of the innings, bringing up a remarkable fifty and rewriting the List A record books.In the third over the left-hander clobbered 26 runs off Mohamed Shiraz’s over. After failing to cross the 50-run mark throughout the competition (14, 44, 21 and 38), Sooryavanshi stepped up big time in the final and eventually ended with a 29-ball 94, to lay a solid foundation for India A in the Ti Nation final at Dambulla.
Playing XIs
India A: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (c), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur.Sri Lanka A: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige (c), Ravindu Fernando, Wanuja Sahan, Mohamed Shiraz, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dulaj Samuditha, Kugathas Mathulan.
Do you think Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will become a future star in cricket?