Teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke the record for the fastest half-century in List A 50-over cricket as he took just 11 balls to reach 50 against Sri Lanka. The 15-year-old hit five fours, five sixes and played just one dot ball in the latest of a string of remarkable performances. He 94 off 29 balls, including 10 fours and eight sixes, before he was dismissed as India A beat Sri Lanka A by 66 runs in the final of the tri-series in Dambulla, posting a total of 377-9 and restricting their opponents to 311 all out. The youngster’s record-breaking feat saw him surpass the previous landmark set by Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeraratne, who needed 12 deliveries for a 50 in 2005. South Africa’s AB de Villiers and West Indies’ Matthew Forde share the record of 16 balls for the quickest in international 50-over cricket. Sooryavanshi opened the batting and immediately made a statement of intent, while he was unlucky not to notch a new fastest century too as he was ultimately caught at mid-off.
Published: June 21, 2026 1:52 pm
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