Cricket has always been a stage where prodigious talent announces itself with thunderous authority. Few achievements capture the imagination quite like a teenage batsman defying expectations and rewriting record books with centuries that leave spectators breathless. List A cricket history or rather all limited-overs games such as ODIs and domestic 50-overs have recorded some phenomenal performances by the youngsters who did not want to be limited by their age. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is only 14 years and 272 days of age, has just claimed the top spot on this prize list with a barely-credible 190 off 84 balls, smashing the record set. But here he is not alone in this select club of teenage centurions. Since Zahoor Elahi, the legendary Pakistani in the year 1986, to the current generation of fearless strokemakers; these prodigies have proved that there is no age restriction to talent. This is an in-depth look into the lives of the youngest List A centurions in cricket. Youngest Player to Score a Century in List A Cricket History Rank Player Age Team Opponent Year 1 Vaibhav Suryavanshi 14y 272d Bihar Arunachal Pradesh 2025 2 Zahoor Elahi 15y 209d Railways Opponent Unknown 1986 3 Riaz Hassan 16y 9d Boost Region Opponent Unknown 2018 4 Usman Tariq 16y 91d Gujranwala Opponent Unknown 2000 5 Nasir Jamshed 16y 92d Karachi Dolphins Opponent Unknown 2006 6 Ambati Rayudu 16y 107d Goa Opponent Unknown 2002 7 Babar Azam 16y 109d Sialkot Stallions Opponent Unknown 2011 Youngest Player to Score a Century in List A Cricket History Detailed Analysis 1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi - 14 Years 272 Days (2025) Image Source : PTI History wasn't just made—it was demolished with breathtaking brutality. Suryavanshi's 190 against Arunachal Pradesh came off merely 84 balls, featuring 16 fours and 15 sixes that painted the sky over Bihar's cricket ground. His century came with only 36 hits, quicker than the majority of batsmen making fifty. But the adolescent was not content. Then he broke the long time record of AB de Villiers who had raced to 150 in 60 balls which no one could have done before it was not a record. Bihar made an all time high of 574-6 in the men List A history of cricket, and the highlight of this was the Suryavanshi knock. This wasn't a fluke either—his IPL debut saw him smash his first ball for six, and he'd already collected the fastest century in youth ODI cricket earlier in 2024. Also Read | Double Century on Test Debut: Full List of Players Who Made History 2. Zahoor Elahi - 15 Years 209 Days (1986) Image Source : ESPN Almost 40 years prior to the explosion at Suryavanshi, Zahoor Elahi established a standard that was not replicated by any other in the past generations. The teenager played against a strong opposition in the internal circuit of Pakistan Railways and demonstrated his level of maturity even at a tender age with a calm yet a centuried masterpiece that declared his entry into the national arena. Although the records of 1986 do not reflect all the statistical details with the modern accuracy, the success of Elahi was felt across the Pakistani cricket. His playing and character indicated a player who was going to achieve bigger heights. His future career would not go as high as some may have foreseen, but that day of 1986 was all his, and a 15-year-old kid was rewriting the rules of what could be done. 3. Riaz Hassan - 16 Years 9 Days (2018) Image Source : Getty Images The revolution that took place in Afghanistan in the field of cricket has brought thousands of uplifting stories and one such story is the century made by Riaz Hassan on behalf of Boost Region. The fearless attitude that has come to be associated with Afghan cricket was exhibited by Hassan at just a few years old, in his 16th birthday. His innings were a mixture of classical style and aggressive purpose; the hybrid form of modern limited-overs batting so exciting. Hassan did not just score a century at a personal level but on a national scale, it was a sign of selfishness of Afghanistan as an emerging cricketing nation that was able to give birth to the talent of world standards. The skill with which the child was able to build an innings when pressure was on, swinging strike, and penalising loose balls, indicated a man whose head belonged to a boy. His success made many young Afghans have dream of playing cricket. 4. Usman Tariq - 16 Years 91 Days (2000) Image Source : ESPN Turn of the millennium. Usman Tariq declared to Gujranwala something special with a century that was both in grace and efficacy. Tariq had come with hope in a time when the Pakistani cricket had changed the names of the past decade, the legends, into fresh names. His handwork had the classical basics practised into Pakistani Batsmen; the cover drive, the pull shot, the light late cut. He was one of the youngest centurions in List A cricket in Pakistan, having reached the age of 16 years and 91 days old in the fraternity of List A cricket. The later years were a challenge and his career path did not lead to the same promise as it did in the first century, but still, that century marked a tribute of his unquestionable talent and excitement he created. 5. Nasir Jamshed - 16 Years 92 Days (2006) Image Source : Associated Press Nasir Jamshed was only one day younger than Tariq when he did the same, but his century taking Karachi Dolphins demonstrated the explosive batting that would further on become a part of the limited-overs teams of Pakistan. It was pleasant to see Jamshed was not a run-collector, but a run-seizer. His century was full of immense hits and smart positioning and exhibited cricketing wisdom that was way above his young age. It was an additional burden as Jamshed played in one of the leading domestic teams in Pakistan, but he was an excellent player. This teenage hundred would be his first big statement as he would later go on to international cricket where he scored both ODI and T20I centuries. The off-side was his strong point, and spinners his bane; this Jamshed proclaimed. 6. Ambati Rayudu - 16 Years 107 Days (2002) Image Source : Getty Images Ambati Rayudu was a hundred-thousand-dollar man smashing hundreds of teenage folklore Goa years ago, long before his ill-fated omission in the 2019 World Cup India team became part of the cricket folklore. The tightness of his technique and of his hands, which were to characterize his career, had been shown in his century of 16 and 107 days. Rayudu also had an instinctive knack to spot open spaces, to play with fields and to speed up without seeming to be in any danger, just that these skills were intuitive, not acquired. His performances both in Goa and otherwise were mature enough that coaches spend years of their careers attempting to impart to a young player. Even though his international career saw both the bright moments and the disappointments, this initial success was a preview of the unquestionable talent that will make him receive more than 50 ODI caps with India and a profitable IPL career. 7. Babar Azam - 16 Years 109 Days (2011) Image Source : Getty Images Babar Azam was a teenager who made centuries playing as a Sialkot Stallions player against all formats and one of the greatest batsmen in the world. His hundred at the age of 16 years and 109 days, was not about runs, it was about style. We can see even there the trademark attributes of Babar the high elbow, the motionless head, the perfect balance, the wristy flicks across midwicket. As he batted, one felt something special. Technical orthodoxy mixed with modern strokeplay was the hallmark of his innings and he would later make it the trademark. Contrary to some teenage prodigies that shine and wane, the career of Babar has been on the increasing trend where he started as an encouraging teenager and grew to become a batsman of the world. It was just the start of a great journey that Sialkot Stallions would take that century. Also Read | Fastest Triple Century in Test Cricket History Conclusion These seven youthful centurions are a symbol of the eternal attraction of sport- the game that has a special power in giving platforms on which age counts when talent is heard. Since the first success by Zahoor Elahi in 1986 to a carnage by Vaibhav Suryavanshi in 2025, every decade is a tale of bravery, prowess and going against the norms. Others, such as Babar Azam, took an early potential and worked to achieve continued greatness. Some were burned with short-lived fierceness. What unites them? The magical time when the teenager stood in front of the world and told by runs instead of words that greatness has come. These records may drop once again as cricket becomes more progressive and young players can be exposed to professional settings earlier in their careers. But the success will stand -monuments of the marvellous things that may be done in the instance of talent and occasion.