Young Team India batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a stunning century for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 match. The left-handed batter recorded the second-fastest hundred by an Indian in List A cricket, surpassing players like Yusuf Pathan, Urvil Patel, and Abhishek Sharma.
Vaibhav recently played for India in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. He scored the majority of his runs against lower-ranked opposition, including 171 runs against the UAE. Vaibhav finished the tournament with 261 runs from five games at an average of 52.20 and a strike rate of 182.52, including one century and one fifty.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Second-Fastest Indian to Score a List A Century
Vaibhav Suryavanshi produced a remarkable knock in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday, December 24. He became the second-fastest Indian to score a List A century. The 14-year-old reached the milestone in just 36 balls while representing Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in a Plate Group match at Ranchi.
Suryavanshi dominated the bowling with a flurry of boundaries, smashing 10 fours and eight sixes. He brought up his hundred with a single at the start of the 12th over.
Fastest List A Centuries by Indians:
| Balls | Player | Match | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anmolpreet Singh | Punjab vs Arunachal Pradesh | 2024 |
| 36 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh | 2025 |
| 40 | Yusuf Pathan | Baroda vs Maharashtra | 2010 |
| 41 | Urvil Patel | Gujarat vs Arunachal Pradesh | 2023 |
| 42 | Abhishek Sharma | Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh | 2021 |
Jake Fraser-McGurk Holds Fastest List A Hundred Record
Anmolpreet Singh smashed a century in just 35 balls for Punjab against Arunachal Pradesh in Ahmedabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He went on to remain unbeaten on 115 from 45 deliveries while chasing a 165-run target.
Australia batter Jake Fraser-McGurk holds the record for the fastest List A hundred. The Australian reached the milestone in just 29 balls while playing for South Australia against Tasmania in Adelaide in October 2023.
| Player | Balls | Score | Team | Opposition | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 29 | 125 | South Australia | Tasmania | 2023-24 |
| AB de Villiers | 31 | 149 | South Africa | West Indies | 2014-15 |
| Anmolpreet Singh | 35 | 115* | Punjab | Arunachal Pradesh | 2024-25 |
| Corey Anderson | 36 | 131* | New Zealand | West Indies | 2014 |
| Graham Rose | 36 | 110 | Somerset | Devon | 1990 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 36 | 128* | Bihar | Arunachal Pradesh | 2025-26* |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest Player to Score a List A Century
At just 14 years and 272 days, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to score a List A century. Suryavanshi has already scored centuries across multiple formats and levels, including the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, IPL, Youth ODIs, Youth Tests, and India A cricket.
With milestones piling up so early in his career, the spotlight now shifts to how the Board of Control for Cricket in India manages and protects a player widely viewed as not just a generational prospect, but a once-in-a-lifetime talent.
The left-handed batter will next play for the India team in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. He will also represent Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2026 after being retained by the franchise.
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