Sarfaraz Khan Smashes Fastest Indian List A Fifty; Hardik Pandya Also Shines

• Sarfaraz Khan scored the fastest List A half-century by an Indian batter, reaching 50 runs in just 15 balls for Mumbai against Punjab.
• His record-breaking innings of 62 runs off 20 balls included 7 fours and 5 sixes, played with a strike rate of 310 in Jaipur.
• The previous Indian record was 16 balls, while the world record is 12 balls by Sri Lanka's Kaushalya Weeraratne.
• Hardik Pandya also impressed, smashing 75 runs off 31 balls, including 9 sixes, for Baroda in another Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Rajkot.
• Other notable performances included Priyanshu Moliya's 103 and Jitesh Sharma's 73 off 33 balls for Baroda.

Why It Matters: Indian batters Sarfaraz Khan and Hardik Pandya delivered explosive performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.