Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who were returning to the event after 15 and 7 years, respectively, were intended to be the focus of the Vijay Hazare Trophy’s opening day.
But within an hour of the game starting, a 14-year-old prodigy named Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the show when he hit a 36-ball century for Bihar versus Arunachal Pradesh. On the list of the fastest hundreds in List A cricket, he overtook Shahid Afridi, who in 1996 scored a century off 37 balls in an ODI against Sri Lanka.
Overall, Vaibhav equalled Corey Anderson for the fourth-fastest century in One-Day cricket history. This is the second-fastest List A century among Indian cricketers, behind Anmolpreet Singh, who scored for Punjab against Arunachal Pradesh in just 35 balls the previous season.
In this regard, Suryavanshi outperformed Yusuf Pathan, who had produced a 40-ball century for Baroda against Maharashtra in 2010. The other batters on this list are Urvil Patel and Abhishek Sharma, who scored 41 and 42-ball tons for their teams, respectively.
Fastest List A centuries by Indians:
35 – Anmolpreet Singh, PUJB v ARP, 2024
36 – VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI, BIH v ARP, TODAY
40 – Yusuf Pathan, BRDA v MAH, 2010
41 – Urvil Patel, GUJ v ARP, 2023
42 – Abhishek Sharma, PUJB v MP, 2021
In List A cricket, Jake Fraser McGurk is the owner of the fastest century. During the 2023–24 season, he accomplished this for South Australia against Tasmania in just 29 deliveries. Next on the list is AB de Villiers, who hit a 31-ball century in Johannesburg after battering the West Indies spinners.
Fastest century in List A cricket:
29 balls – Jake Fraser McGurk
31 balls – AB de Villiers
35 balls – Anmolpreet Singh
36 balls – Corey Anderson
36 balls – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
37 balls – Shahid Afridi
