Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI)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, conjuring up a stunning sequence of 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6 off his first 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.Here are the top 5 fastest fifty in list A cricket history:BallsPlayerTeamOpposition/VenueSeason/Year11Vaibhav SooryavanshiIndia ASri Lanka A202612K. WeeraratneRagama Cricket ClubKurunegala Youth Cricket Club (Colombo)2005/0613N.L.T.C. PereraSri Lanka Army Sports ClubBloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club (Panagoda)2020/2114R.K. KleinveldtWestern ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal (Durban)2010/1115A.J. HollioakeSurreyYorkshire (Scarborough)1994The 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.In the third over the left-hander clobbered 26 runs off Mohamed Shiraz’s over. After failing to cross the 50-run mark throughout the competition (14, 44, 21 and 38), Sooryavanshi stepped up big time in the final and eventually ended with a 29-ball 94, to lay a solid foundation for India A in the Ti Nation final at Dambulla.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.PollDo you think Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will become a future star in cricket?Yes, definitelyNot sure yet
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.









