Vaibhav Suryavanshi breaks AB de Villiers’ List A world record with fastest 150 in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses quickest double century

Only Punjab batter Anmolpreet Singh has recorded a quicker ton among Indians in List A cricket, having smashed a 35-ball century against Arunachal in the Vijay Hazare competition last season. Suryavanshi’s 36-ball ton ranks as the joint-fourth fastest ever in the world in List A cricket.

Fastest List A centuries by Indians

35 – Anmolpreet Singh, Punjab vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2024
36 – VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI, Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2025*
40 – Yusuf Pathan, Baroda vs Maharashtra, 2010
41 – Urvil Patel, Gujarat vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2023
42 – Abhishek Sharma, Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh, 2021

Misses fastest List A double century

The dashing southpaw had racked up his 150 in only 54 deliveries, with Bihar storming past the 200-run mark inside 18 overs. Suryavanshi thereby broke South Africa batting legend AB de Villiers’ record (64 balls) for the fastest 150 in the format.

Suryavanshi, however, missed out on recording the fastest List A double hundred as he fell on 190 off 84 deliveries. He clubbed 15 sixes during the whirlwind knock, only second to Rohit Sharma (16) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (16) in a List A innings among Indians.

Australia batter Jake-Fraser McGurk had smoked a 29-ball century, representing South Australia against Tasmania in Adelaide in the 2023-24 season. In ODI cricket, de Villiers continues to hold the record for the fastest century in 31 deliveries against the West Indies at Johannesburg in 2014.

The century is also Suryavanshi’s maiden hundred in the senior-level List A competition, coming only in his seventh appearance.

Fastest List A 150s by balls faced

54 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Bihar v Arunachal Pradesh, 2025-26
64 – AB de Villiers – South Africa v West Indies – 2014/15
65 – Jos Buttler – England v Netherlands – 2022
68 – Matthew Wade – Australia A v Derbyshire – 2019
76 – Jos Buttler – England v West Indies – 2018/19