Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old India A opener, breaks the record for the fastest List A fifty with a half-century off 11 balls during the Tri-Nation Series final against Sri Lanka A at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Multiple outlets report he reaches the milestone quickly while striking boundaries throughout his innings. The record comes by surpassing Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeraratne, whose 12-ball fifty was previously cited as the benchmark.
Sooryavanshi’s innings ends at 94 off 29 balls, with reports noting he hits 10 fours and eight or more sixes (depending on the source wording). In the ninth over, Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige dismisses him and he misses out on a century. India A go on to win the match and claim the tri-series title.
Several sources also place the performance in context, mentioning Sooryavanshi’s recent call-up discussions and noting that he was not named in India’s one-day international squad that day, while another outlet adds he had an earlier on-field altercation involving Sri Lankan players. Separately, one report states his strike-rate for this innings is noted as high but not his personal best, referencing a prior 144 off 42 balls.
