Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Smashes Fastest List A Fifty in 11 Balls
Why in the news
Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewrote the List A record book on 21 June 2026, reaching a half-century in only 11 balls for India A in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka A.
Key facts
- Record: fastest fifty in List A cricket, in 11 balls.
- Previous record: 12 balls by Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeratne in 2005-06.
- Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Sri Lanka.
- Innings: 94 off 29 balls, including 26 runs in one over off Mohamed Shiraz.
- He is described as a 15-year-old opener.
About List A cricket
List A is the category for limited-overs matches played at domestic or A-team level, and its records are kept separately from international one-day records. This one was achieved in a match between India A and Sri Lanka A.
Exam angle
- Record questions: 11 balls beats the old mark of 12 balls.
- Names to remember: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kaushalya Weeratne.
- The record is in List A, not in international ODIs or T20Is.