Sooryavanshi scripts List A history as U19 World Cup looms
A milestone performance at senior level highlights the form and confidence of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, one of India’s key prospects for the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
At just 14 years and 272 days, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has announced himself on the domestic senior stage in unprecedented fashion.
On the opening day of the 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s premier 50-over domestic tournament, the teenager became the youngest centurion in men’s List A cricket, achieving the landmark in only his seventh appearance in the format.
Representing Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi, Sooryavanshi raced to his maiden senior one-day hundred off just 36 deliveries before pushing the boundaries of possibility even further.
His 150 came in 59 balls — the fastest in men’s List A history — and he ended at 190 off 84 balls, which included 16 fours and 15 sixes.
The innings was the latest highlight in what has been a breakthrough year for the left-hander. Already a familiar name in youth cricket, Sooryavanshi is firmly in line for India’s ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026 campaign in Zimbabwe and Namibia starting January 15.
He also starred at the recently concluded Under-19 Asia Cup in the UAE, finishing as the fourth-highest run-getter with 261 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 182.51.
One of his standout knocks was a 95-ball 171, which left him just six runs short of Ambati Rayudu’s long-standing India youth one-day record.
His emergence into the mainstream spotlight came during the Indian Premier League 2025, where he became the youngest player to score a century in the tournament’s history, blasting 101 off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against a seasoned Gujarat Titans attack.
Across seven matches, he amassed 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.55, showcasing his ability to thrive against established bowling.
Since then, Sooryavanshi has continued to dominate on tours of England and Australia at the youth level, with the England series proving especially fruitful as he piled up 355 runs at a strike rate of 174.01.
Across 15 youth ODIs, he now averages 51.13 with two centuries and three half-centuries, striking at an imposing 158.79.
Still only 14, but already rewriting record books, Sooryavanshi enters the World Cup year as one of the most exciting young batters in world cricket and a central figure in India’s quest for youth glory.