Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes fastest List A half-century in IND-A vs SL-A Tri-Series final
2 min readUpdated: Jun 21, 2026 10:33 AM IST Vaibhav Sooryavanshi overturned a string of low scores for India A with a sensational 11-ball fifty, breaking the List A world record for the fastest-ever half-century during the Tri-Nation Series final against Sri Lanka A on Sunday. FOLLOW LIVE: INDIA-A VS SRI LANKA-A FINAL Taking guard at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium after Sri Lanka A opted to bowl first, Sooryavanshi charged from the first ball, flat-batting Mohamed Shiraz for a boundary on the first ball. The 15-year-old, who entered the final on the back of a string of low scores and an ugly shoving incident against the opposition earlier this week, turned around the script with a series of sixes and fours. He unfurled his full range in Shiraz’s second over, smashing three sixes and two fours in a 26-run over. Sooryavanshi stormed to his fifty in only 11 balls, bludgeoning his fifth six over long-on to break a 20-year-old record for the fastest List A half-century. Fastest List A half-centuries by balls Balls Player …
