The teenager also broke former South African great AB de Villiers’ long-standing record for the fastest 150 in men’s List A cricket. He reached the milestone in 59 balls, bettering de Villiers’ 64-ball effort against West Indies in 2015.
Suryavanshi was eventually dismissed for a stunning 190 off 84 deliveries, smashing 16 fours and 15 sixes at a strike rate of 226.19.
Consistent run of big scores
Wednesday’s performance was not an isolated one for Suryavanshi. Earlier this month, he scored an unbeaten 108 off 61 balls for Bihar against Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Eden Gardens. That knock made him the youngest player to score a century in the tournament’s history, at 14 years and 250 days.
He has also impressed at youth level across formats. At the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai, Suryavanshi hammered 171 off 95 balls against the UAE, finishing just six runs short of Ambati Rayudu’s long-standing India youth one-day record of 177. In November, he scored a century against Australia Under-19 in a Youth Test match in Brisbane.
Rapid rise across formats
Last month in Doha, Suryavanshi struck a 42-ball 144 against the UAE at the Rising Stars Asia Cup. His century came off 32 balls, making it the joint-third fastest by an Indian in men’s T20s and joint-sixth fastest overall.
The year 2025 has marked a major breakthrough. After becoming the youngest player picked at an IPL auction at 13, he went on to score an IPL century for Rajasthan Royals — a 101 off 38 balls against Gujarat Titans. He played seven matches in IPL 2025, scoring 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.55.
Since the IPL, Suryavanshi has continued to score heavily on youth tours of England and Australia, amassing 355 runs in England alone at a strike rate of 174.01. In 15 youth ODIs, he averages 51.13, with two centuries and three half-centuries.
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