Sarfaraz Khan has completely taken over Indian domestic cricket, delivering one explosive batting performance after another and leaving the bowlers with no answers across all formats. Sarfaraz Khan remained unbeaten during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025.
Sarfaraz Khan has taken over domestic cricket by scoring runs continuously
The Mumbai batsman scored an unbeaten 100 off just 47 balls, followed it up with an unbeaten 52 off 40 balls, a quickfire 64 off 25 balls and then a breathtaking inning of 73 runs off just 22 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, and each of his innings exuded power, control and fearless intent.
Well, Sarfaraz’s dominance continues in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, where he has been equally destructive. He started the tournament with a steady inning of 55 off 49 balls, and then followed it up with a massive 157 off just 75 balls, before playing another brutal innings.
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On Thursday, January 8, Sarfaraz showed his impressive form in the seventh round of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored a half-century in 15 balls against Punjab in Jaipur. Although Mumbai suffered a close defeat by just one run, the explosive batsman managed to create history.
Sarfaraz Khan went mad, shocked by Punjab attack
When Mumbai was chasing 217 against Punjab, Sarfaraz, batting at number three, brought pace to the attack and scored runs at a ridiculous strike rate of 310. Two overs summed up his madness.
The Mumbai batsman batted aggressively against Abhishek Sharma, hitting three sixes and three fours for 30 runs and then left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar’s five-ball 19 to leave the Punjab attack speechless in the VHT clash in Jaipur.
Sarfaraz’s explosive innings ended at 62 off just 20 balls when he was out LBW to Mayank Markande after hitting seven fours and five sixes, proving that he is currently dominating attacks and setting new standards in domestic cricket.
Sarfaraz Khan rewrites List-A records with explosive half-century in 15 balls
Meanwhile, Sarfaraz completed his half-century against Punjab in just 15 balls, during his explosive innings of 62 runs in just 20 balls. With this amazing effort, the Indian batsman broke the record for the fastest half-century in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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This knock also helped him achieve another rare feat in List-A cricket. Sarfaraz now holds the record for the fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in List-A cricket. He broke the previous combined record of 16 balls, which was set by Maharashtra’s Abhijeet Kale against Baroda in 1995, and Baroda all-rounder Atit Sheth had achieved the same feat against Chhattisgarh in 2021.
Overall, Sarfaraz’s half-century in 15 balls is the fourth fastest half-century in List-A cricket. The record for the fastest half-century in List-A cricket is still held by Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeraratne, who completed the half-century in just 12 balls during a home match in the 2005–06 season.
Notably, Safraz is currently the leading run-scorer for Mumbai in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, with 303 runs in six innings at an average of 75.75 and a strike rate of 190.56.
