Sports · 23 June 2026
India A defeats Sri Lanka A to win Tri-Nation Series
Exam-focused facts from the 23 June 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set a world record for the fastest List A half-century by scoring 50 runs in 11 balls during the Tri-Nation Series final against Sri Lanka A.
- The previous world record for the fastest List A fifty was held by Kaushalya Weeraratne, who scored a half-century in 12 balls for Ragama Cricket Club.
- Sooryavanshi surpassed the previous Indian record of a 15-ball fifty held by Sarfaraz Khan, achieved against Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
- The final match was held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, where the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi scored 94 runs off 29 deliveries.
- India A won the Tri-Nation Series by defeating Sri Lanka A by 66 runs in the final.