Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes on rampage, rewrites record books with 94 off 29 vs Sri Lanka A in Tri-Nation A series final

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made a remarkable comeback after enduring a silent individual campaign in the Tri-Nation A series, as the 15-year-old batter went all guns blazing in the ongoing final clash against Sri Lanka A which is being played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.

The star Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener scored a record breaking 94 runs off just 29 balls, consisting of 10 boundaries and massive eight sixes. The 15-year-old opener ended his knock at a staggering strike rate of 324.14.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewrites record books

Winning the toss, Sri Lanka A skipper Sahan Arachchige opted to bowl first against the Tilak Varma-led side. However, the decision turned out to be a total disaster, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi didn't waste a single minute in making his intentions clear. The star left-handed opener smashed five sixes in the first four overs of the innings.

While continuing his inning, Vaibhav broke the record of scoring the fastest half-century in the history of List A cricket, as the young opener reached the feat in just 11 deliveries. At one point it looked like Vaibhav could also score the fastest century in List A. However, the 15-year-old opener lost his wicket off Sahan's bowling after reaching 94 runs off 29 balls.

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Soon after Vaibhav's dismissal, Priyansh Arya, who was looking calm and solid at the other end also got out after scoring 39 off 29 balls. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) opener managed to hit six boundaries and one six.

At the time of writing, skipper Tilak and vice-captain Ruturaj Gaikwad are currently batting in the middle. It will be interesting to see if India A can truly capitalize on a brilliant start provided by Vaibhav in the first 10 overs.

India A playing XI:

Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma(c), Kumar Kushagra(w), Suryansh Shedge, Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur

Sri Lanka A playing XI

Niroshan Dickwella(w), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige(c), Ravindu Fernando, Wanuja Sahan, Mohamed Shiraz, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dulaj Samuditha, Kugathas Mathulan