Indian youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has written his name in the record books by registering the fastest fifty in List A Cricket history in the final match of the Tri-Nation Series between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.The 15-year-old opener staged a spectacular attack against Sri Lankan bowlers Sri Lanka A after electing to bat first, running in just 11 runs. In doing so, Sooryavanshi eclipsed the previous world record of 12-ball 50, set by Kaushalya Weeraratne of Sri Lanka in 2005.The defining moment came when Sooryavanshi launched left-arm spinner Dulaj Samuditha straight down the sixth over of his innings, bringing up an incredible fifty and rewriting List A records.Sri Lanka A won the toss earlier and decided to bowl first against India A in the final of the Tri-Nation Series.
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India A: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (c), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur.Sri Lanka A: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige (c), Ravindu Fernando, Wanuja Sahan, Mohamed Shiraz, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dulaj Samuditha, Kugathas Mathulan.
