NEW DELHI: Bihar rewrote the history books in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, piling up the highest team total ever recorded in List A cricket during their Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi. Powered by breathtaking centuries and a relentless assault that lasted the full 50 overs, Bihar amassed a staggering 574/6, eclipsing the previous world record of 506/2 set by Tamil Nadu — also against Arunachal Pradesh — in the same tournament in 2022.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!At the heart of the carnage was Bihar captain Sakibul Gani (128 not out off 40 balls), who etched his name into the record books by smashing the fastest List A century by an Indian. Gani raced to his hundred in just 32 balls, surpassing Anmolpreet Singh’s 35-ball effort from last season, and provided the final, brutal flourish to an innings that had already spiralled beyond control for the opposition.
While Gani supplied the exclamation point, the foundation — and much of the spectacle — was laid by 14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Already one of the most talked-about names in Indian age-group cricket, Suryavanshi produced a knock that bordered on the unreal, hammering 190 off just 84 balls. His innings featured a jaw-dropping 15 sixes and 16 fours, as he brought up his century in only 36 deliveries, now the third-fastest by an Indian in List A cricket.In the process, Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in List A history at 14 years and 272 days, eclipsing the long-standing record held by Pakistan’s Zahoor Elahi. Only Jake Fraser-McGurk (29 balls) and AB de Villiers (31 balls) have reached a List A hundred quicker worldwide than Gani.The run-fest did not end there. Ayush Loharuka (116 off 56) also registered a century, ensuring Bihar never lost momentum after choosing to bat first. Arunachal Pradesh’s bowlers, struggling for penetration and consistency, were unable to stem the flow as boundaries rained in all directions through the innings.The sheer scale of the achievement — 574 runs in a 50-over match — underlines the extraordinary nature of the performance.
