22 Centuries in A Day, Vijay Hazare Trophy Creates History

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26 saw a historic opening day as 22 centuries were scored across 18 matches, the most ever on a single day in the tournament’s history.

The day featured one double century and 21 hundreds. Out of these 22 centuries, only 4 came from players who have represented India, while domestic batters dominated the scorecards.

This shattered the previous record of 19 centuries, which was set twice on 12th December, 2021 and again on 3rd January, 2025.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Headlined by Kohli, Rohit & a Double Ton

Former India captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma marked their List-A return with centuries.

Kohli scored 131 for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh, registering his 58th List-A century. With this knock, he became the second Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar to cross 16,000 List-A runs.

Rohit followed with 155 for Mumbai against Sikkim. At 38 years and 238 days, he became the second-oldest centurion in Vijay Hazare Trophy history.

Among other India internationals, Ishan Kishan smashed 125 for Jharkhand against Karnataka, reaching his hundred in just 33 balls. Devdutt Padikkal hit 147 for Karnataka against Jharkhand, taking his List-A average over 82. However, Padikkal is yet to make his ODI debut for India.

22 Centuries Also Feature Young Stars

The standout domestic performance came from Swastik Samal, who scored a mammoth 212 for Odisha against Saurashtra. It was only the eighth double century in Vijay Hazare Trophy history.

Close behind him was Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who blasted 190 off just 84 balls for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh.

It was his first senior non-T20 century and it also made him the youngest List-A centurion.

All 22 Centuries from Day 1 of Vijay Hazare Trophy

Player	Runs	Team	Against
Swastik Samal	212	Odisha	Saurashtra
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	190	Bihar	Arunachal Pradesh
Rohit Sharma	155	Mumbai	Sikkim
Devdutt Padikkal	147	Karnataka	Jharkhand
Dhruv Shorey	136	Vidarbha	Bengal
Samarth Gajjar	132*	Saurashtra	Odisha
Virat Kohli	131	Delhi	Andhra Pradesh
Paras Khadaria	129*	Jammu & Kashmir	Chandigarh
Sakibul Gani	128	Bihar	Arunachal Pradesh
Himanshu Rana	126	Haryana	Railways
Ishan Kishan	125	Jharkhand	Karnataka
Ricky Bhui	122	Andhra Pradesh	Delhi
Ayush Loharuka	166	Bihar	Arunachal Pradesh
Aman Mokhade	110	Vidarbha	Bengal
Ravi Singh	109*	Railways	Haryana
Snehal Kauthankar	107*	Goa	Chhattisgarh
Kishan Lyngdoh	106	Meghalaya	Mizoram
Avit Mathwaria	104	Meghalaya	Mizoram
Yash Dubey	103	Madhya Pradesh	Rajasthan
Vishnu Vinod	102*	Kerala	Tripura
Fedrosam Singh	101*	Manipur	Nagaland
Biplab Samantray	100	Odisha	Saurashtra

Bihar Script History 

Bihar created history with a remarkable batting display against Arunachal Pradesh.

3 Bihar batters scored centuries in the same innings:

• Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 190
• Sakibul Gani – 128*
• Ayush Loharuka – 166

This was the first instance in Vijay Hazare Trophy history where 3 batters from one team scored centuries in a single innings.

Bihar finished on 574/6, which is now the highest total in men’s List-A cricket.

Sakibul Gani’s hundred came off just 32 balls, making it the fastest century by an Indian in men’s List-A cricket.

Highlights of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Opening Day

• 22 centuries in 18 matches is the most on a single day in tournament history
  
• Only 4 of the 22 centuries were scored by India internationals
  
• Bihar recorded the highest List-A total ever (574/6)
  
• A double century and multiple record-breaking hundreds highlighted the dominance of domestic talent
  
• The opening day showcased the depth and strength of India’s domestic talent
  

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26 could not have asked for a more explosive start.