Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryawanshi continued to smash records as he blazed 144 off  42 deliveries in India A’s opening game in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 against UAE. His century, coming off just 32 balls, was the joint-second fastest by an Indian in men’s T20s. His score was also the fourth highest for an Indian in the format.

Urvil Patel for Gujarat and Abhishek Sharma for Punjab scored centuries off 28 balls in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, while Rishabh Pant had also scored a century off 32 balls for Delhi in 2018.

Overall, Suryavanshi’s century is the joint fifth fastest in men’s T20s.

Suryavanshi, at 14 years and 232 days, also became the youngest man to score a hundred for a national representative team at senior level. It was a record previously held by Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim, who was 16 years and 171 days old when he scored 111* for Bangladesh A against Zimbabwe A in a first-class match in 2005.

Suryavanshi was dropped first ball but made full use of his second life, hammering 11 fours and 15 sixes in his knock before getting out in the 13th over. He finished with a strike rate of 342.85, the fourth highest for a score of 100 or more in men’s T20s.

This was Suryavanshi’s second T20 century, following his 35 ball effort for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. He is the youngest man to score a hundred in T20s.  He had become the second-fastest centurion in IPL history, only behind Chris Gayle, who had taken 30 deliveries for his ton against Pune Warriors in 2011.

“It was just my natural game and it’s the T20 format so I wanted to back my own game,” Suryavanshi said after his knock. “I was dropped first ball but I just thought I didn’t want to change my intent because we needed a big score on this ground. The wicket was good and the boundary was small. So I was trying to back my shots.”

He credited his father for helping him stay focused during games. “Because of how he was strict with me since childhood. Earlier, I used to think why is he being so strict. But now I understand that the benefit of those things can be seen on the ground, that he didn’t let me get distracted and kept me focused on cricket and made sure that I keep working hard,” Suryavanshi said. “So I will say that whatever I have, it is thanks to my father.”

He also played down talks of feeling pressure, despite drawing attention at a young age.

“There is no pressure. Because the fans have come to support,” he said.

“And after going to the ground, the field outside the ground doesn’t come to mind. Then my focus is on playing the ball.”

India A raced to 297 for 4, the joint fifth highest team total in men’s T20s, with captain Jitesh Sharma applying the finishing touches with an unbeaten 83 off 32 balls.

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Bangladesh sealed an innings-and-47-run win over Ireland inside four days in Sylhet, a victory built on Hasan Murad’s four-wicket haul and commanding centuries from Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto.  It was a team effort with almost everyone contributing to the win.

Ireland’s only solace, perhaps, was keeping the home side waiting until 45 minutes after the lunch break on the fourth day, particularly after having lost half their side on the third evening. Andy McBrine struck a patient half-century, adding 66 runs for the seventh wicket with Andy Balbirnie, who came in at No. 8 due to a finger injury.

Nahid Rana gave Bangladesh the breakthrough they wanted with the second ball after lunch. He banged one in slightly short, which McBrine went to pull, only to find Murad at midwicket. The left-hander fell for 52, having struck five fours in his 106-ball stay.

Barry McCarthy and Jordan Neill kept the visitors alive briefly with a 54-run ninth-wicket stand. Neill made 36 with seven fours, while McCarthy, the last man out, struck a six and two fours in his 25.

Earlier, the first session revolved around reviews that ultimately went Ireland’s way. It began with Matthew Humphreys in the day’s first over, overturning a decision through DRS. Taijul Islam removed him soon after, caught off a top edge at backward square-leg.

McBrine survived twice in the same over against Mehidy Hasan Miraz, both by slim margins. Balbirnie enjoyed similar luck, though Murad eventually trapped him lbw for 38, the dismissal upheld on umpire’s call as the ball was projected to partially hit leg stump.

McBrine reached his fifty just before lunch, capping off a fine session for the visitors.

Ireland began their second innings facing a deficit of 301 runs. They lost five wickets on the third afternoon, although Paul Stirling fought hard for his 43, which included seven boundaries. But when the experienced right-hander was run out following a moment of hesitation, Ireland slipped further in the final hour. Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker were trapped lbw by Taijul and Murad respectively, while Shadman Islam’s excellent catch at cover ended Curtis Campher’s stay. It left Ireland with a mountain to climb on the fourth day.

Brief scores:
Bangladesh 587 for 8 dec in overs 141  (Mahmudul Hasan Joy 171, Shadman Islam  80, Mominul Haque 82, Najmul Hosain Shanto 100, Litton Das 60; Berry McCarthy 2-72, Mathew Humpreys 5-170) beat  Ireland 286 in 92.2 overs  (Paul Stirling 60, Cade Carmichael 59, Curtis Campher 44, Lorcan Tucker 41; Hasan Mahmud 2-42, Taijul Islam 2-78, Hasan Murad 2-47, Mehidy Hasan Miraz  3-50) and 254 in 70.2  overs  (Paul Stirling 43, Andy McBrine 52, Andy Balbirnie 38, Jordan Neil 36; Nahid Rana 2-40, Taijul Islam 3-84,  Hasan Murad 4-60) by an innings and 47 runs