Vaibhav Suryavanshi Ends 39-Year-Old Record in List A Cricket

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues to make waves across different formats. He recently did well in the Under-19 Asia Cup, and has now joined Bihar for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Playing the first game this season, he has shattered a 39 year old record.

with the bat in 2025. From stunning the fans in the IPL, he has now headed to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, playing for Bihar. You will be shocked to know that the youngster has broken yet another record in the history of the game. And this happened in Bihar's opening match of this season.

The team had its clash against Arunachal Pradesh, as Vaibhav aimed to give his best. He was not able to do well in the last season for Bihar, but has been commendable this time. As a result, he brought up his maiden List A century for the team. Scoring 190 runs in the game, he was just close to finish with a big total.

1. Suryavanshi Breaks Another Record

Vaibhav Suryavanshi started the year by breaking records. And fortunately, he will also be the one ending the year by breaking records. In his debut IPL season, he became . And now in his second edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has now become the youngest player to score a ton in List A, all over the world.

He has not only broken a record to be the youngest in India, he has broken it to become the youngest in the world. At the age of 14 years and 272 days, . Earlier, this record was held by Zahoor Elahi, who achieved this record in 1986, in the match against Railways.

Elahi held this record for a massive total of 39 years. And everyone thought it would be challenging for young talents to break the same. But nothing seems impossible when a youngster like Vaibhav Suryavanshi steps in. in the match against Arunachal Pradesh.

First, he went on to complete his half-century in 25 balls, and took just 11 balls to bring up his maiden List A century. He continued to dominate the bowlers with ease, as he ended up scoring 190 runs off just 84 balls. His vital knock included 16 fours and 15 sixes, which has helped Bihar a lot in this game.

2. Zahoor Elahi: Player who Held the Record Earlier

Zahoor Elahi, an infamous Pakistani cricketer, held the record of youngest centurion in the List A for a long time. It should be noted that his career was restricted to success in the domestic format. When he made his debut for Pakistan in Tests and ODIs, he was not able to give his best performances to the team and eventually dropped.

Zahoor Elahi in List A:

Innings: 187
Not Out: 21
Runs: 6366
Average: 38.34
100s: 13
50s: 36

This record was achieved by Zahoor in his first ever season when he started to play List A. For a long time, his record had stood at the top for the century he scored against Railways. Although he had a promising start to his List A career, he was not able to finish it on a positive note.

3. Vaibhav's Century-Filled 2025

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been playing the game for the last few years. But . He started off by playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, which was also his very first IPL season. In the match against Gujarat Titans, he brought up his maiden IPL century.

Later he was also able to play for the Indian team in the Youth matches. He brought up his maiden century across Youth ODI and Youth Tests, both of which came in the away games. Later while playing for India A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, he brought a century while playing against UAE.

Eventually, he got a chance to play for Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Vaibhav took this opportunity well, and scored his first ever century in the SMAT. Opportunities loaded for the youngster and he made sure to utilise them all. He also scored a ton in the Under-19 Asia Cup, and now has .