Ishan Kishan smashes 33-ball century in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Ishan Kishan, the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter gave an amazing performance on Wednesday at the Vijay Hazare Trophy hitting a 33-ball century against Karnataka in Ahmedabad.

Kishan’s hundred became the second-fastest by an Indian in List A cricket, leaving him just one ball short of a national record that had been set only hours earlier by Bihar skipper Sakibul Gani.

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Ishan was not the only one who played well. Youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also scored a 36-ball century for Bihar, which he later converted into an 84-ball 190 followed by Gani’s record-breaking ton and Ayush Loharuka’s rapid 56-ball 116, as the team finished with a massive 574 against Arunachal Pradesh. Earlier in the day, Bihar scripted history by registering the highest team total in List A cricket in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Kishan came really close in the end to surpass Gani’s record, but eventually finished with 125 off just 39 balls, helping Jharkhand post a formidable total of 412 for nine.

The innings further underlined Kishan’s form in domestic cricket. Only days earlier, the left-hander had made headlines after being named in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, shortly after leading Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title.

He was the standout performer of the SMAT campaign, finishing as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 517 runs. He played a match-defining role in the final against Haryana, where he struck a blistering 45-ball century. That innings made him only the second batter to score a hundred in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final and the third-fastest centurion in a men’s T20 final. With five centuries in the tournament, he also equalled Abhishek Sharma’s record for the most hundreds in SMAT history.

At the international level, Kishan has well established himself. He holds the record for the fastest double century in One-Day Internationals, having reached the milestone in just 126 balls against Bangladesh in 2022.

Against this backdrop, Kishan has earned a return to the international fold and has been named in India’s T20I squad for the five-match series against New Zealand as well as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled for February 2026.