Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest batter to score century in SMAT:Hardik Pandya slams quick fifty on comeback, ruins Abhishek Sharma’s 18-ball half century

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi created new history. He became the youngest batsman to score a century in the tournament. Vaibhav from Bihar scored his third T20 century, which is the first such record for any player in the world at this age. Against Maharashtra, he scored an unbeaten 108 runs off 58 balls, which included 7 fours and 7 sixes. Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya made a strong comeback after recovering from injury. Hardik, playing for the first time since the Asia Cup final, scored an unbeaten 77 runs against Punjab to lead Baroda to victory. From Punjab’s side, captain Abhishek Sharma scored 50 runs in just 18 balls, but his quick innings could not lead the team to victory. On the other hand, Prithvi Shaw’s 66 runs were enough for Maharashtra’s victory. Additionally, Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal continued his tremendous form in T20s, scoring an unbeaten 102 runs off 46 balls. This is the fourth T20 century of his career, which came against Tamil Nadu. Hardik added 101 runs with Shivalik Hardik Pandya made a spectacular comeback after a left quadriceps injury. Chasing a target of 223 runs against Punjab, Hardik scored an unbeaten 77 runs off 42 balls to lead Baroda to victory. Hardik formed a crucial 101-run partnership for the third wicket with Shivalik Sharma (47)*. Shivalik was tactically retired out so that Jitesh Sharma could score runs quickly. Baroda needed 30 runs in the last 15 balls, and the team finished the match in just 9 balls. Also Read: BCCI selector separately talks to Virat Kohli, Gambhir: Cricketer’s video from Ranchi airport goes viral; apex board meeting expected tomorrow However, Hardik was not effective in bowling. He took 1 wicket for 52 runs in 4 overs. From Punjab’s side, captain Abhishek Sharma batted aggressively against him and was out after scoring 50 runs in just 18 balls. Anmolpreet Singh (69) and Naman Dhir (39) put up a big score for Punjab, but in the end, Baroda won the match by 7 wickets. Both teams now have two wins each in Group C, while Gujarat is at the top after winning three out of four matches. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s third T20I century 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a strong comeback after three poor scores, hitting a big century. Playing for Bihar, he scored an unbeaten 108 runs off 61 balls. This innings included 7 fours and 7 sixes. Vaibhav’s innings helped Bihar post a score of 176/3. Suryavanshi has become the batsman to score three T20 centuries for India this year, which is jointly the most with Abhishek Sharma. Ayush Mhatre and Ishan Kishan have two centuries each this year. However, even Vaibhav’s excellent innings fell short against the aggressive batting of Maharashtra captain Prithvi Shaw. Shaw, who came out to prove himself after going unsold in IPL 2025, made the chase easy by scoring 66 runs off 30 balls. Maharashtra won the match by 3 wickets, with 1 over remaining. Bihar is still without a win. Padikkal’s century, Karnataka’s big 145-run win over Tamil Nadu After two consecutive losses, Karnataka got a big relief when Devdutt Padikkal scored the fourth century of his T20 career. He played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 102 runs off 46 balls against Tamil Nadu. Karnataka, batting first, got off to a quick start, and then the partnership of Padikkal-R. Smaran (46)* took the team to a strong score. Tamil Nadu captain Varun Chakravarthy conceded 47 runs in 4 overs and got no wickets. Chasing the target, Tamil Nadu’s batting completely faltered. The entire team was all out for just 100 runs in 14.2 overs. Karnataka’s leg-spinners Shreyas Gopal and Praveen Dubey took 3 wickets each, never allowing Tamil Nadu to get back into the match. With this loss, Tamil Nadu has fallen to the bottom position in Group D. First a poor start in the Ranji Trophy and now only one win in the white-ball format. The team’s domestic season continues to worsen. Bishnoi’s brilliance, Arjun Tendulkar’s 3-wicket haul After being released by LSG, Ravi Bishnoi took 3 wickets with an excellent bowling performance for Gujarat. Thanks to this performance, Gujarat has taken a strong lead in the Super Four race by winning three out of four matches. Bowling first, Gujarat bowled out Puducherry for just 83 runs and chased the target in only 9 overs. Opener Arya Desai played a quick innings of 53 (30 balls)*. Meanwhile, after being traded to LSG, Arjun Tendulkar delivered a brilliant bowling spell for Goa. He took crucial wickets with figures of 3/36, which included the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer. Chasing MP’s target of 170/6, Goa registered an easy win. Abhinav Tejrana scored 55 runs off 33 balls, and Suyash Prabhudessai scored 75 runs off 50 balls. In Group B, both Goa and MP now have two wins each out of four.