Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes fastest List A fifty off 11 balls:15-year-old breaks world record with 94 off 29 balls in tri-series final vs SL A

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his meteoric rise in cricket, smashing 94 runs off just 29 balls in the India A vs Sri Lanka A one-day tri-series final in Dambulla on 21 June. Having had a lean run in the tournament, Sooryavanshi kept his best for the last. The 15-year-old scripted the record of the fastest fifty in List A cricket. His 94-run knock was his first half-century of the tri-series and he finished the campaign with 211 runs in five games. Sooryavanshi scored the fastest List-A half-century Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a half-century in just 11 balls. This is the fastest List-A half-century, breaking the record of Kaushalya Weeraratne of Sri Lanka, who had hit a fifty off 12 balls in 2005. The record for the fastest fifty in ODI cricket belongs to AB de Villiers, who achieved this feat in 16 balls against the West Indies in 2015. However, India A matches do not hold international status, so Sooryavanshi’s innings will not be included in international records. Sooryavanshi had pushed a Sri Lankan player Meanwhile, Vaibhav has been embroiled in controversy in this series. After the defeat in the Super Over against Sri Lanka-A in the match on June 15, he and Sri Lankan player Vishen Halambage had an altercation. He had pushed Sri Lanka A’s Vishen Halambage and the two almost came to blows. Seeing the situation escalate, other players intervened and calmed the situation. After the match, when Vaibhav was asked about this, he said that after the Super Over, when he was going back to the crease, some Sri Lankan players started abusing and provoking him. He also alleged that they were also making personal comments about him throughout the match. The 15-year-old added that he tried to focus on the game, but a human also has a limit to their endurance. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a lean run in the tri-series In the first match against Sri Lanka-A, Vaibhav’s bat did not perform well. He was out after scoring 14 runs. During this, he hit 3 fours. Mohammed Siraj took his wicket. In the second over, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit two fours. He sent Mohammed Siraj’s first and third balls to the boundary. Hit 9 fours against Afghanistan In the second match against Afghanistan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was out after scoring 44 runs off 22 balls. He hit 9 fours. Vaibhav was caught out by Abdullah Ahmadzai. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took the team to 50 runs by hitting fours off Mohammed Ibrahim’s fourth and fifth balls. Vaibhav hit two fours in the first over. In the third match against Sri Lanka-A, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 21 runs off 14 balls. He hit 3 fours and one six. He was caught by Vanuja Sahan off Sri Lankan captain Sahan Arachchige. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 3 boundaries in Chamika Gunasekara’s over, which included two fours and one six. In the previous match against Afghanistan-A, Vaibhav had scored 38 runs off 28 balls. Played an innings of 175 runs in the Under-19 World Cup Final Prior to this, Vaibhav has played for India in the Asia Cup Rising Stars and the Under-19 World Cup. In the Under-19 World Cup final held in January this year, he played an innings of 175 runs. He scored a century off 55 balls, hitting 15 fours and 15 sixes. Thanks to his innings, India scored 411 runs and won the World Cup by 100 runs. He was named Player of the Tournament. Vaibhav scored the most runs in this IPL Vaibhav scored the most runs, 776, in IPL 2026 and won the Orange Cap. Vaibhav also won the Most Valuable Player, Emerging Player of the Year, Super Striker, and most sixes awards. This season, he scored a century in 36 balls, while he was dismissed between 90 and 100 three times. Journey from Ranji debut to India A in 12 Years Vaibhav debuted for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy in January 2024. He was 12 years old then. In 2024, he scored 31 runs in two first-class matches against Mumbai and Chhattisgarh. Vaibhav surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (15 years) and Yuvraj Singh (18 years) to become the youngest player to debut in domestic first-class cricket. Vaibhav scored a century in just 58 balls against Australia in the Under-19 Youth Test Series at the age of 13. This was the second fastest century in Under-19 Test cricket. He played an innings of 104 runs in 62 balls, which included 14 fours and 4 sixes. Vaibhav has played 8 List-A (50 overs) matches so far. During this, he scored 353 runs at an average of 44.12 and a strike rate of 164.95. His best score has been 190 runs. Sooryavanshi has scored 1 century and 1 half-century in this format. He has also hit 37 fours and 23 sixes. In IPL 2025, Vaibhav scored 252 runs in just 7 matches, which included one century and one half-century. Based on all these performances, BCCI gave him a place in India-A. Vaibhav became the youngest player ever selected for the Indian Cricket Team Vaibhav has been selected for the Indian team. He has become the youngest player ever selected for the Indian Cricket Team. He has also broken Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Among male cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar was selected for the Indian team at the age of 16 years, 194 days. Whereas, Vaibhav has been selected at 15 years, 71 days. Strike rate of over 243 in Asia Cup In the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 T20, Vaibhav scored 239 runs in 4 matches with an average of 59.75 and a strike rate of 243.87. During this, his best score was 144 runs. Sooryavanshi also scored one century in this series. He hit 20 fours and 22 sixes.