Bihar on Wednesday broke the record for the highest ever team score in men’s List A cricket, smashing a mind-boggling score of 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Plate Group of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Bihar’s stunning assault was first built on wunderkind Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s record 190 in 84 balls. Captain Sakibul Gani then scored an unbeaten 128 in 40 balls while wicketkeeper Ayush Loharuka scored 116 in 56.
Suryavanshi missed out on the record for fastest ever men’s List A century by a single delivery, getting there in 36 balls. However, Gani did exactly that by getting there in 32 balls. Suryavanshi, meanwhile, went on to break AB de Villiers’ record for fastest 150 in the format, getting there in 54 deliveries.
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However, Suryavanshi ended being pushed down even further to fourth on the list of fastest men’s List A centuries by Indians even before Bihar’s innings ended. That was because Jharkhand’s Ishan Kishan smashed his way to three figures in 32 balls against Karnataka, eventually finishing on 125 off 39 balls.
It has meant that three of the four fastest men’s List A hundreds by Indians have all now been brought up on the same day, across two different venues, Ahmedabad and Ranchi. Only two batters have scored quicker centuries than Gani’s in List A cricket: Jake Fraser-McGurk and De Villiers.
All of this has taken the attention away from Jaipur and Bengaluru somewhat, which is where most of the focus was going into the opening day of the tournament due to the presence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit and Mumbai are playing Sikkim in Jaipur with fans rushing into the Sawai Mansingh Stadium to have a glimpse of the former India captain. Kohli and Delhi, meanwhile, are playing behind closed doors at the BCCI Centre of Excellence against Andhra Pradesh. Rohit is nearing his 37th List A century.
