Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 35-Ball 144* Blows UAE Away as India A Win by 148 Runs.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 35-Ball 144* Blows UAE Away as India A Win by 148 Runs.

India A vs UAE Highlights, Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Blistering 144* off 42 Balls Powers India A to 148-Run Demolition.

            Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Muscat – November 14, 2025 Fifteen-year-old Bihar sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi announced himself to the world in the most explosive manner imaginable, smashing the fastest century by an Indian in any form of List A or T20 cricket — a 35-ball hundred — en route to an unbeaten 144 off just 42 deliveries as India A pulverised UAE by 148 runs in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025. The left-hander’s knock, studded with 11 fours and 15 sixes, propelled India A to a scarcely believable 298/3 in 20 overs before their bowlers, led by Raj Limbani’s 4/19, bundled UAE out for 150 in 18.4 overs.
            This was not just a win; it was a statement. The “Rising Stars” tournament — a new ACC initiative featuring A sides and emerging nations in T20 format — witnessed the birth of a superstar on a balmy Omani evening.

Match Summary

India A 298/3 in 20 overs Vaibhav Suryavanshi 144* (42) Ayersh Jain 67 (31) Prabdeep Singh 41* (18) Junaid Siddique 2/58

UAE 150 all out in 18.4 overs Aryansh Sharma 48 (28) Raj Limbani 4/19 Vaibhav Arora 3/26 Yash Kothari 2/11

Result: India A won by 148 runs Player of the Match: Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Toss & Team News

India A captain Ayersh Jain called correctly and had no hesitation in batting first on a flat Al Amerat deck with lightning-fast outfield and short boundaries (62-68 metres square). UAE, missing several first-choice players on national duty, handed debuts to three teenagers.

India A XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayersh Jain (c), Kiran Chormale, Ansh Gosai, Prabdeep Singh, Sachin Dhas, Raj Limbani, Yash Kothari, Vaibhav Arora, Manav Suthar, Digvijay Patil (wk) UAE XI: Aryansh Sharma (c & wk), Rahul Chopra, Tanish Suri, Ethan D’Souza, Basil Hameed, Nilansh Keswani, Aayan Khan, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Omid Rahman, Dhruv Parashar
India A Innings: 298/3 – The Vaibhav Show That Broke Every Record

Powerplay (1-6 overs): 92/1 – Carnage from Ball One Vaibhav Suryavanshi walked out at 15 years and 248 days old — already the youngest Indian to play List A cricket earlier this year — and treated the very first ball from Junaid Siddique like a crime. Full on middle, dispatched over long-on for six. The next three balls disappeared for 4-6-6. By the end of the first over, India A were 25/0.

Omid Rahman’s opening over went for 22 — three sixes and a four — all from Vaibhav’s blade. The 15-year-old reached his fifty off just 18 balls (6x4, 5x6) — fastest by any Indian in T20 cricket, surpassing Rishabh Pant’s 22-ball record.

Overs 7-10: 152/2 – Triple-Digit Powerplay, Century in 35 Balls Ayersh Jain joined the party, lofting Aayan Khan for three consecutive sixes in the 7th over. At the halfway mark (10 overs), India A were 152/2 — the highest 10-over score in Asian T20 history.

Then came the moment that sent social media into meltdown. Vaibhav, on 97, took 14 runs off Jawadullah’s 11th over — 6, 4, 4 — to reach his hundred off just 35 balls, breaking the previous Indian record of 42 balls jointly held by Yusuf Pathan and Rohit Sharma. The helmet came off, the bat was raised, and the entire India A dugout stood as one.

Overs 11-15: 210/3 – Changing Gears into Overdrive Vaibhav wasn’t done. He smoked Nilansh Keswani for 28 in the 13th over (6, 6, 6, 4, 6) and then took 30 off Dhruv Parashar in the 15th — the most expensive over in the tournament’s short history (6, 6, 6, 6, 6). At 15 overs, India A were 210/3. Vaibhav: 140* off 39.

Death Overs (16-20): 298/3 – Mercy Denied UAE finally removed Ayersh Jain (67 off 31) in the 17th, but Prabdeep Singh walked in and smashed 41* off 18 (four sixes, three fours). Vaibhav finished with a gentle single off the last ball — 144* off 42 (11x4, 15x6, SR 342.85).

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s knock in numbers
Fastest century by an Indian in T20 cricket: 35 balls
Most sixes by an Indian in a T20 innings: 15 (= Yashasvi Jaiswal)
Highest individual score in Asia Cup Rising Stars: 144*
Youngest player to score a T20 hundred for India (15y 248d)
102 runs in boundaries (44 fours + 58 sixes)
UAE Innings: Brave Start, Limbani’s Fire Ends Contest (150 all out in 18.4 overs)

Chasing 299, UAE needed nothing short of a miracle. Aryansh Sharma provided early hope, racing to 48 off 28 (6x4, 2x6) with some gorgeous drives. He added 62 in 5.3 overs with Rahul Chopra before Raj Limbani, the Gujarat pacer who took 4/13 in the U19 World Cup final last year, produced a sensational spell.

Powerplay: 68/2 — Decent start, but the required rate already 15+ Limbani struck with his second ball, castling Chopra with a 141 kph inswinging yorker. Next over, Vaibhav Arora removed Tanish Suri with extra bounce.

Overs 7-12: 110/6 — Collapse triggered Limbani returned and blew UAE away: Basil Hameed bowled off an inside edge, Ethan D’Souza cleaned up by a 144 kph thunderbolt, Nilansh Keswani caught behind off a sharp lifter. 4-2 in his spell, all bowled or caught behind.

Yash Kothari, the leg-spinning all-rounder from Rajasthan, chipped in with two wickets in the 13th over, and the innings folded meekly. Junaid Siddique swung lustily for 19* off 9, but the result was never in doubt.

Post-Match Reactions

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Player of the Match): “I just wanted to play my natural game. The ball was coming on nicely, and once I got my eye in, I didn’t want to stop. I’ve watched Rohit bhaiya and Surya bhaiya a lot — tried to play like them tonight.”

Ayersh Jain (India A captain): “Vaibhav is special. We’ve seen him do this in nets for two years, but tonight the world saw it. 298 in 20 overs is unreal, but with him anything feels possible.”

UAE captain Aryansh Sharma: “We knew it would be tough, but 298 is a mountain. Vaibhav batted on a different planet. We’ll learn from this.”

Where Does This Knock Rank?
Fastest List-A/T20 century by any Indian
Joint-second fastest T20 hundred globally (behind Chris Gayle’s 30-ball ton)
Highest score in any India A/UAE encounter
Most sixes in an innings at Al Amerat Cricket Ground

The boy from Bihar, who once sold milk with his father to fund cricket coaching, has just hit 15 sixes on international television. The cricketing world has a new teenage superstar — and his name is Vaibhav Suryavanshi.