Top 5 youngest centurions in List A cricket with Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshithe 14-year-old batting prodigy from Bihar broke records in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 debut match by becoming the youngest player to score a century in men’s List A cricket. At 14 years and 272 days old, he made 190 runs from 84 balls, including 16 fours and 15 sixes, against Arunachal Pradesh at the JSCA Oval in Ranchi. His explosive 36-ball ton propelled Bihar to a record 574 for 6, the highest total in List A history, eclipsing a 39-year-old mark previously held by Pakistan. Zahoor Elahi.​

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s record-breaking rise

Suryavanshi reached his hundred in just 36 balls, the second fastest in Indian List A cricket behind Anmolpreet Singhof 35 balls, while also taking the fastest 150 in men’s List A history from 59 balls. It was only his seventh List A appearance since his debut in December 2024, underlining his meteoric trajectory in domestic cricket. Bihar’s innings spanned three centuries, with Suryavanshi’s knock setting the tone in a dominant Plate League victory.

The teenager’s exploits extend beyond List A. In April 2025, he grabbed the world’s attention with a first-ball six on his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royalsfollowed by a T20 century at 35 balls against Gujarat Titans—the second fastest in IPL history after Chris Gayleit’s a 30 ball blitz. July marked another milestone: a youth ODI hundred of 52 balls from 78 balls (143 runs) for India against England in Worcester, the fastest recorded in this format. Four months later, his 32 ball 144 in India AThe Rising Stars’ Asia Cup T20 win over the UAE ranked as the fifth fastest men’s T20 ton in the world.​

Suryavanshi’s Vijay Hazare’s exploits highlight his fearless approach, blending raw power with maturity well beyond his years. Pundits now view him as a future Indian star, drawing parallels with precocious talents like Shahid Afridi for his limit-breaking prowess.​

Top 5 youngest A-list centurions

1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Suryavanshi tops the elite list of youngest List A centurions, rewriting the cricket history books at 14 years and 272 days on December 24, 2025. His innings in Bihar superseded Pakistan’s. Zahoor Elahi from the summit, a record that stood for nearly four decades.​

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2. Zahoor Elahi

In second place, Elahi achieved 15 years and 209 days in the 1986 Wills Cup for Pakistan Automobiles against Railways. The off-spinner and lower-order batter shone at domestic level but struggled at international level, playing only one Test and 10 ODIs without notable success. Elahi’s ton symbolized an era of Pakistani talent being discovered in domestic limited-overs cricket.

3. Riaz Hassan

The third match is that of Afghanistan Riaz Hassan at 16 years and 9 days in 2018, scoring his hundred for Boost Region against Band-e-Amir in the domestic one-day game. Born in 2002, Hassan has since progressed to international cricket, competing in Tests and ODIs while representing Afghanistan’s new batting depth amid its status as a Test nation.​

4. Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq ranks fourth at 16 years and 91 days during the 2000-01 season Quaid-e-Azam One-day trophy for Islamabad against Gujranwala in Rawalpindi. The left-handed top-order batter made his debut at 13 in 1996-97, amassing over 100 first-class matches and several tons, including a quickfire 114 off 65 balls later in his career.

5. Nasir Jamshed

To complete the top five, Nasir Jamshed scored 117 from 114 balls at 16 years and 92 days on March 8, 2006 for Karachi Dolphins against Lions of Lahore. The stylish opener went on to play 48 ODIs for Pakistan, culminating with a 101 not out in a 2013 ODI hundred, although inconsistency curtailed his international career.

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