Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, breaks 20-year-old record with fastest fifty in List A cricket
Indian teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has etched his name into the record books by registering the fastest fifty in List A cricket history during the Tri-Nation Series final between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.The 15-year-old opener unleashed a breat
By Toi Sports Desk
Indian teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has etched his name into the record books by registering the fastest fifty in List A cricket history during the Tri-Nation Series final between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.The 15-year-old opener unleashed a breathtaking assault on the Sri Lankan bowlers after Sri Lanka A elected to field first, racing to his half-century in just 11 deliveries.
In doing so, Sooryavanshi shattered the previous world record of a 12-ball fifty, set by Sri Lanka's Kaushalya Weeraratne in 2005.The historic moment came when Sooryavanshi launched left-arm seamer Dulaj Samuditha straight down the ground for his fifth six of the innings, bringing up a remarkable fifty and rewriting the List A record books.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's breathtaking innings came to an end on 94 off just 29 balls.
Sooryavanshi looked set for a historic hundred before Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige struck a crucial blow.
Attempting to clear mid-off, the young opener miscued a full delivery and was caught by Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
His sensational knock included 10 fours and 8 sixes, leaving the crowd applauding as he walked back after a remarkable innings that put India A firmly on top.
Playing XIsIndia A: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (c), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur.Sri Lanka A: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige (c), Ravindu Fernando, Wanuja Sahan, Mohamed Shiraz, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dulaj Samuditha, Kugathas Mathulan.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates.
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