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Rory Dollard

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hits 35-ball century in IPL

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates after scoring a century (Surjeet Yadav/AP) - (AP)

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a jaw-dropping 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League on Monday, firing Rajasthan Royals to victory against Gujarat Titans.

The schoolboy, who was signed up in the last auction at just 13, was making his third appearance in the world’s premier T20 franchise tournament having memorably hit the first ball of his debut for six.

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