India’s 14-year-old batting sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, made headlines once again by smashing a 36-ball century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate league opener for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh at the JSCA Oval Ground on Wednesday.
Suryavanshi’s century off 36 balls is now the second-fastest hundred by an Indian man in overall List A cricket, following Punjab batter Anmolpreet Singh’s 35-ball century against Arunachal in the Vijay Hazare competition last season. Overall, Suryavanshi’s 36-ball ton ranks as the joint-fourth-fastest ever in the world in List A cricket. The extraordinary teenager racked up his 150 off just 54 deliveries before being dismissed for 190 off 84, with Bihar currently at 379/2 in 39 overs.
Earlier this month, Suryavanshi scored an unbeaten century for Bihar against Maharashtra in an Elite Group B Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He tallied an unbeaten 108 off 61 balls, marking his maiden ton in the T20 domestic circuit and his third overall in the format. This century also made him the youngest batter to score a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, achieving the feat at 14 years and 250 days.
The young cricketer previously set the record for the highest score by an Indian in U19 Asia Cup history, amassing 171 off just 95 balls against the UAE. He also smashed a century against the Australia U19 team in Brisbane during a Youth Test match in November. His most recent jaw-dropping innings took place in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, where he scored 144 off 42 balls for India A against UAE, which included 11 fours and 15 sixes.
His 32-ball hundred made him the youngest man to score a century for any national representative side at the senior level, breaking a 20-year-old record. Last month, Instagram spotlighted Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s journey on its official page, making him only the second Indian cricketer after Virat Kohli to receive this honor.