India National Cricket Team vs United Arab Emirates National Cricket Team Match: Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the show in India A’s opening match against the UAE in the Rising Stars Asia Cup at Doha on Friday, November 14. The 14-year-old batter scored a blistering century in just 32 balls. He finished with 144 runs from 42 deliveries, hitting 11 boundaries and 15 sixes. He was dismissed by Muhammad Farazuddin, caught by Ahmed Tariq.
This century marked Suryavanshi’s second in Twenty20 cricket. Earlier in 2025, he had scored a 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in the IPL, setting the record for the fastest T20 century by an Indian in the league.
Suryavanshi’s 32-ball hundred against UAE is now the joint second-fastest T20 century by an Indian, alongside Rishabh Pant. The record is held by Urvil Patel and Abhishek Sharma, who scored hundreds in 28 balls each.
Fastest T20 hundreds by Indian players
| Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Balls Faced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urvil Patel | Gujarat | Tripura | 2024 | 28 |
| Abhishek Sharma | Punjab | Meghalaya | 2024 | 28 |
| Rishabh Pant | Delhi | Himachal Pradesh | 2018 | 32 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | India A | UAE | 2025 | 32 |
Suryavanshi’s 144 is the fourth-highest individual T20 score by an Indian batter. Tilak Varma holds the record with 151, followed by Shreyas Iyer with 147 and Punit Bisht with 146 not out.
Highest individual T20 scores by Indian batters
| Rank | Player | Score | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilak Varma | 151 | Meghalaya | 2024 |
| 2 | Shreyas Iyer | 147 | Sikkim | 2019 |
| 3 | Punit Bisht | 146* | Mizoram | 2021 |
| 4 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 144 | UAE | 2025 |
| 5 | Abhishek Sharma | 141 | Punjab Kings | 2025 |