Doha, Qatar – India’s teenage batting sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has once again stunned the cricket world, smashing a breathtaking century off just 32 balls in the Rising Stars Asia Cup T20 match against the UAE. The 14-year-old opener’s explosive knock of 144 off 42 deliveries powered the India A side to a mammoth total and an eventual crushing victory.
The innings, played on Friday at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha, was a masterclass in aggressive T20 batting that rewrote multiple record books.
🚀 An Unbelievable Start: From Reprieve to Record
Suryavanshi’s innings had a dramatic beginning. Dropped off the very first ball of the match, the left-hander showed no mercy, making the UAE bowlers pay a hefty price for the lapse.
He was relentless in his boundary hitting:
- He raced to his fifty in just 17 balls.
- He accelerated even further, scoring his next 50 runs in a mere 15 deliveries to complete his century in 32 balls.
His 32-ball ton is the joint-second fastest T20 century by an Indian (equaling Rishabh Pant’s record) and is among the fastest hundreds ever recorded in men’s T20 cricket globally. - Numbers That Defy Age
Suryavanshi’s final scorecard reads like a video game performance: 144 runs off 42 balls at a staggering strike rate of 342.85. The numbers behind the blitz are even more staggering: - 15 Sixes: The young batter plundered 15 maximums, making it one of the highest numbers of sixes hit by an Indian in a T20 innings.
- 11 Fours: He complemented his six-hitting with 11 boundaries.
- Boundary Runs: A remarkable 134 of his 144 runs (over 93%) came from boundaries alone.
His assault, which included plundering 30 runs off a single over, helped India A post a monumental total of 297/4 in their 20 overs—one of the highest team totals in men’s T20 history.
⭐ Building a Prodigious Career
This is not the first time the Bihar-born sensation has grabbed headlines. Suryavanshi, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, holds the unique record of being the youngest centurion in IPL history and the only player in history to score two T20 centuries in 35 balls or fewer.
His sensational form across all formats and levels—from making his first-class debut at just 12 years old to his lightning-fast Youth ODI century—suggests the 14-year-old is fast-tracking his way towards the senior national team, leaving a trail of broken records in his wake.
