Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scores fastest List A fifty, but 324.14 strike rate still not his best | Cricket News:
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again showed why he is regarded as one of India’s brightest young talents, making a stunning 94 off just 29 balls against Sri Lanka A in the final of the Tri-Nation Series. The 15-year-old hit at an incredible rate of 324.14, hammering 10 fours and 8 sixes before falling 6-run short of a century. While this innings ranks among the most destructive for India A in the 50-over format, it is not the fastest-scoring knock of his young career.The 15-year-old opener unleashed a stunning onslaught on Sri Lanka’s bowlers after Sri Lanka A elected to bat first, racing to his half-century in just 11 deliveries, creating a stunning run of 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 6, 4, 1, 6, 6. In doing so, Sooryavanshi broke the previous world record of 12-ball fifty, set by Kaushalya Weeraratne of Sri Lanka in 2005. But this was only his second best innings in terms of strike rate. The best came in November 2025 when, at the age of 14 years and 232 days, the left-handed opener rewrote the record books with a stunning 144 off 42 balls against the UAE in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament.In that T20 match, he smashed 11 fours and 15 sixes, scoring a staggering strike rate of 342.86. He reached his century in just 32 balls, making it the joint third fastest T20 century by an Indian batter with Rishabh Pant smashing a 32 ball hundred for Delhi at the SMAT. Sooryavanshi powered India A to a monumental 297/4 in their 20 overs and played a key role in driving the side to a 148-run victory. Although Vaibhav Sooyavanshi’s highest run for Team India came in the U19-Final match against England in 2026. Vaibhav tore apart England’s bowling attack with 15 fours and 15 sixes and scored 175 off 80 balls at a strike rate of 218.75 and powered India to a final record of 411/9.
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