Fastest List A fifties, full list: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks yet another world record, falls just short of quickest ton

After an under-par tri-series, including a controversial finish to a close encounter against Sri Lanka A, the 15-year-old came into his own in the final against the hosts in Dambulla, slamming the fastest List A fifty ever, off 11 deliveries, en route to a 29-ball 94. He would have equalled Jake Fraser-McGurk’s record of the quickest ton in the format (29 balls) had he scored a maximum off the delivery he was dismissed.

Sooryavanshi kicked off his knock with three consecutive fours and two sixes to get to 24 off five. A dot on his next delivery was followed by a sequence of six, four, four, six, six, four, four, two, four, during which he completed his half-century and bolted to 64 off 15. Three more sixes and two fours came off his next 13 balls, leaving him needing a six to match the quickest List-A ton record.

But it wasn’t to be as he was caught at mid-off. His whirlwind knock took India A to 132 in just 8.5 overs. Captain Tilak Varma scored his fourth half-century of the series, while Vipraj Nigam and Anukul Roy provided the finishing touches to take the side to 377-9.

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Fastest List A fifties, full list: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi takes the top spot

Sooryavanshi broke a 20-year-old record for the fastest List A fifty. It was previously held by former Sri Lanka white-ball all-rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne, who completed his half-century off 12 deliveries in the country's Premier Limited Overs Tournament in November 2005.

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