Vaibhav Suryavanshi Century - (Source :@Johns/X.com)
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is having a tryst with records as the southpaw added another feather to his cap by scoring the fastest-ever century in Youth ODIs. Notably, on Saturday, July 5, India U19 locked horns against England U19 in the fourth One-Day, where the opening batter etched his name into history.
India U19, batting first, lost Ayush Mhatre early on, but Vaibhav stepped his foot onto the gas and slammed a 52-ball century, which is the fastest in the history of youth ODIs. He went past Pakistan's Kamran Ghulam, who earlier held the record for a 53-ball hundred.
Fastest Centuries In Youth ODIs
Meanwhile, let's look at the list of fastest centurions in Youth ODIs.
Player | Team | Balls | Opposition |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi | India U19 | 52 | England U19 |
Kamran Ghulam | Pakistan U19 | 53 | England U19 |
Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh U19 | 68 | England U19 |
Raj Angad Bawa | India U19 | 69 | Uganda U19 |
Shaun Marsh | Australia U19 | 69 | Kenya U19 |
Jewel Andrew | West Indies U19 | 71 | South Africa U19 |
Zawad Abrar | Bangladesh U19 | 72 | Sri Lanka U19 |
Thomas Rew | England U19 | 73 | India U19 |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Takes All Formats By Storm
The 14-year-old not only has taken the One-Day by storm, but is doing great in the longest format as he also holds the record for the second fastest century in youth Tests. Suryavanshi had stuck the second-fastest hundred in Men’s Youth Tests against Australia U-19 in Chennai when he took just 56 balls, while Moeen Ali holds the record for fastest ton with a 56-ball hundred back in 2005.
Suryavanshi is in the form of his life as he is coming from a sensational IPL season where he scored 252 runs in seven innings, which included a century and a fifty-plus score.
Suryavanshi The Best Batter In England U19 series
The 14-year-old is the best batter in the ongoing five-match series as the southpaw has 322 runs in four innings, averaging 80.50. He scored 143 (78) in the fourth One-Day, his first ton of the tour.
He also scored 86 (31) in the third One-Day and two fourty-plus scores in the first two youth ODIs.