Fastest Century in List A Cricket: Ishan Kishan, Sakibul Gani Enter Top 5 Moments After Vaibhav Suryavanshi in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26

Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 by smashing a century in just 36 balls against Arunachal Pradesh. With this knock, he entered the list of the fastest century in List A cricket. Little did he know, that Ishan Kishan and Sakibul Gani were following his footsteps. The top-three fastest List A hundreds by Indians have been registered on the same day.

While Gani and Kishan are third and fourth on the list, Suryavanshi has made an appearance as the joint-sixth fastest ton in List A cricket.

Here is the list of fastest century in List A cricket.

Jake Fraser-McGurk

In the match between South Australia and Tasmania, while chasing a target of 436, Jake Fraser McGurk created history by smashing a century in just 29 balls, the fastest century in List A cricket. He ended up scoring 125 off 38 balls, including 10 fours and 13 sixes, and batted at a strike rate of 328.94.

Despite his best efforts, South Australia fell short of the target and were bowled out for 398, losing the match by 37 runs.

AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers is second on the list of the fastest century in List A cricket. In the second ODI between South Africa and West Indies in Johannesburg in 2015, he smashed a century in just 31 balls. He went on to score 149 off 44 balls, including nine fours and 16 sixes, while batting at a strike rate of 338.63, helping South Africa post a massive total of 439 for 2 in 50 overs.

In reply, South Africa restricted West Indies to 291 for 7 in the second innings and won the match by 148 runs.

Sakibul Gani

Bihar posted 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh in their opening fixture of the tournament, which had a lot to do with the exploits of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sakibul Gani. Though the opener scored a blistering ton, Gani walked in at No.5 and stormed to his century off just 32 deliveries.

He batted with a strike-rate of a massive 320, which helped Bihar get past the 500-run mark in the first game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.

Ishan Kishan

After smashing a swashbuckling ton in the Final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025, Ishan Kishan was not done! The Jharkhand skipper smashed another ton in the opening round of the 50-over domestic tournament – this time against Karnataka in Ahmedabad.

It took him just 33 deliveries to get to his hundred, which also made him the second Fastest List A centurion from India, behind Sakibul Gani.

Anmolpreet Singh

In a match between Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh in the 2024 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Anmolpreet Singh scored 115 off 45 balls, including 12 fours and nine sixes. He helped Punjab chase a target of 165 in just 12.5 overs.

His century came in just 35 balls, which is the third fastest in List A cricket and also the fastest by an Indian.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi

The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar smashed 190 off just 84 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26. His knock included 16 fours and 15 sixes, and he batted at a strike rate of 226.19.

His century came in 36 balls, which is the joint fourth fastest in List A cricket and the second fastest by an Indian. He could have gone on to score the fastest double century, but unfortunately got out.

Corey Anderson

Corey Anderson, while playing for New Zealand, smashed a century in just 36 balls against West Indies in the third ODI in Queenstown in 2014. He went on to score an unbeaten 131 off 47 balls, including six fours and 14 sixes.

He helped New Zealand post a total of 283 for 4 in 21 overs in a rain affected game. New Zealand won the match by 159 runs, and Anderson’s 36 ball hundred remains the joint fourth fastest century in List A cricket.

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