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This 18-year-old Australian opener breaks Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s record, Know in detail

Pritam Santra

January 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM IST · 2 min read

The past few months have seen some explosive innings in Under-19 cricket. First, Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke the record for the fastest century in an Under-19 ODI. Then, Suryavanshi’s record for the fastest century was broken by Pakistan’s Sameer Minhas.

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Now, Australian batsman Will Malajczuk has scored the fastest century in Under-19 World Cup history. The 18-year-old Australian opener scored the fastest century against Japan, breaking the record set by a Pakistani batsman in the Under-19 World Cup.

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Australia’s Will Malachick scored 102 runs off 55 balls against Japan in the Under-19 World Cup match played on January 20, 2026, which included 5 sixes and 12 fours. During this, he completed his century in 51 balls, which is a new record for the fastest century in the history of the Under-19 World Cup.

Previously, this record was in the name of Pakistan’s Qasim Akram, which he made against Sri Lanka in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. Qasim Akram had then scored a century in 63 balls.

However, Australian opener Will Malachick broke Qasim Akram’s record by playing 12 balls less. With his 51-ball century, Will Malechick became the fastest batsman to score a century in the Under-19 World Cup. He is also the second batsman to do so in Under-19 ODI history. The world record for the fastest century in Under-19 ODIs is held by Pakistan opener Sameer Minhas , who scored it off 41 balls.

India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the third fastest batsman to score a century in Under-19 ODIs. He reached his century off 52 balls. Will Malachick’s century helped Australia defeat Japan by 8 wickets with 125 balls remaining.

Batting first, Japan scored 201 for 8 in 50 overs. In reply, Australia achieved the target of 202 for 2 in 29.2 overs. Will Malachick was named Player of the Match for scoring the fastest century in Under-19 World Cup history, off 51 balls.