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    "excerpt": "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar captain Sakibul Gani became the fastest Indian to score a List A century in just 32 balls in the Plate Group opener against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at JSCA Oval Ground on Wednesday.\n",
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    "editor1": "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar captain Sakibul Gani became the fastest Indian to score a List A century in just 32 balls in the Plate Group opener against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at JSCA Oval Ground on Wednesday.\n<p>Gani finished not out with 128 off 40 balls, just ahead of Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, who on the same day scored a 33-ball century against Karnataka in the same tournament. Gani's record-breaking century included 10 fours and 12 sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The top two fastest List A centuries by Indians have all been recorded on the same day at two different venues, Ahmedabad and Ranchi, on the opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The world record for the fastest century in List A cricket belongs to Australian batter Jake Fraser-McGurk. The former Delhi Capitals player reached the 100-run mark in just 29 balls for South Australia against Tasmania in Adelaide on October 8, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Teen prodigy Suryavanshi led the charge of Bihar's batting with an impressive 190 off 84 deliveries, whereas Ayush Loharuka scored a 56-ball 116, as captain Gani contributed another hundred to round out the assault. Suryavanshi\u2019s performance made him the youngest centurion in List A cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After electing to bat first, Bihar went on to post the highest List A total of 574 for six, surpassing the previous record of 506 for 2 set by Tamil Nadu against Arunachal Pradesh in the same competition in 2022. The Bihar innings included 49 fours and 38 sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fastest centuries by Indians in List A cricket<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sakibul Gani \u2013 32 balls, Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh, December 24, 2025<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ishan Kishan \u2013 33 balls, Jharkhand vs Karnataka, December 24, 2025<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Anmolpreet Singh \u2013 35 balls, Punjab vs Arunachal Pradesh, December 21, 2024<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ishan Kishan \u2013 33 balls, Jharkhand vs Karnataka, December 24, 2025<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>Yusuf Pathan \u2013 40 balls, Baroda vs Maharashtra, February 16, 2010<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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