Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was back to record-breaking antics on Sunday as he smashed the fastest fifty in List A cricket while batting for India A against Sri Lanka A in the final of the Talent TV Cup 2026.
The prodigious teenager blazed to an 11-ball fifty - the fastest in List A cricket history - before finishing with a breathtaking 94 off just 29 deliveries. He hammered 10 fours and eight sixes, batting at an astonishing strike rate of 324.13.
With the hosts sending India A in to bat at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi signalled his intent from the outset, cracking two boundaries to get off the mark.
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The 15-year-old then unleashed a brutal assault in the third over, taking Mohamed Shiraz apart for 26 runs with two fours and three sixes.
Another four and a couple of sixes saw him reach his fifty off just 11 balls to create the new record for the fastest List A half-century.
Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeratane previously held the record for the fastest List A fifty, having struck a half-century in 12 balls for the Ragama Cricket Club in 2005.
Sooryavanshi also eclipsed the previous Indian record held by Sarfaraz Khan, who had raced to a 15-ball half-century for Mumbai against Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy last season.
Despite making his List A debut only in December 2024, the 15-year-old has already featured in 12 matches and boasts a career-best score of 190 for Bihar in domestic cricket.
Vaibhav eventually fell six runs short of a hundred but not before he had powered India to 132/1 inside nine overs.
He finishes the series with 211 runs in five matches at an average of 42.20 and a strike rate of 200.95.
Vaibhav was also Rajasthan Royals’ leading scorer in IPL 2026 with 776 runs in 16 matches at an average of 48.50 and a staggering strike rate of 237.30. The tally saw him become the youngest player to win the Orange Cap and the MVP award in Indian Premier League history.
Player | Balls | Team | Opposition | Year |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 11 | India A | Sri Lanka A | 2026 |
Kaushalya Weeraratne | 12 | Ragama Cricket Club | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 2005 |
Thisara Perera | 13 | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 2020/21 |
Rory Kleinveldt | 14 | Western Province | KwaZulu-Natal | 2010/11 |
Adam Hollioake | 15 | Surrey | Yorkshire | 1994 |
Salman Butt | 15 | National Bank of Pakistan | Lahore Eagles | 2008/09 |
Parvez Hossain | 15 | Abahani Limited | Shinepukur Cricket Club | 2024/25 |
Sarfaraz Khan | 15 | Mumbai | Punjab | 2025/26 |
