Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Shatters IPL Records with Stellar Performance

At just 15 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals is making waves in the IPL by breaking multiple records. His recent performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he scored 97 runs off 29 balls, has set new benchmarks in the league. With a total of 680 runs this season, he has surpassed legends like Andre Russell and Sanath Jayasuriya. Sooryavanshi's ability to hit sixes and score rapidly has made him a standout player, marking him as the youngest to achieve such milestones in IPL history. Read on to explore his remarkable journey and statistics.

By Narendra Chaudhary May 27, 2026, 23:20 IST

A Rising Star in IPL

The 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from Rajasthan Royals is making headlines by breaking records, recently surpassing West Indies great Andre Russell for the most runs in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season. In a thrilling eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sooryavanshi scored an impressive 97 runs off just 29 balls, hitting five fours and an astonishing 12 sixes, achieving a strike rate exceeding 334.

Dominating the Season

Throughout this IPL season, Sooryavanshi has accumulated 680 runs across 15 innings, boasting an average of 45.33 and a remarkable strike rate of 242.85. His performance includes one century and four half-centuries, with a personal best of 103 runs. He has hit 55 fours and 65 sixes from 280 balls faced, achieving a boundary every 2.3 balls and a six every 4.3 balls. Notably, 88.9% of his runs have come from boundaries, compared to Russell's 85.5% from 510 runs.

Record-Breaking Sixes

Sooryavanshi has matched Chris Gayle's record for the most innings with 10 or more sixes in IPL, achieving this feat four times, with three instances occurring this season alone. He is the first player to hit 10 or more sixes in three different innings within a single IPL season.

Additionally, he surpassed Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya's record of seven powerplay sixes, hitting eight during a match against Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

Powerplay Mastery

Sooryavanshi leads the IPL season in runs scored during the powerplay, amassing 490 runs and surpassing Australian star David Warner's 467 runs from the 2016 season. This marks his fifth fifty-plus score in the powerplay, with only Warner ahead of him with six such scores.

He has also joined the ranks of Suresh Raina and Adam Gilchrist for fifty-plus scores in IPL knockout matches.

Unprecedented Playoff Performance

With 12 sixes in a single innings, Sooryavanshi holds the record for the most sixes in IPL knockout matches, surpassing Shubman Gill's previous record of 10. His 97 runs are the second-highest individual score for Rajasthan Royals in IPL playoffs, only behind Jos Buttler's 106* against RCB in 2022.

Youngest to Achieve New Milestones

Sooryavanshi has set the record for the most runs scored by an uncapped player in an IPL season, overtaking his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal's 625 runs from 2023. He is also the youngest player to reach 600 runs in a single IPL season, making history as no other T20 player has achieved this while maintaining a strike rate above 200.

Match Overview

In the match, Rajasthan Royals batted first, finishing with a score of 242/8 in 20 overs. Key contributions came from Sooryavanshi (97 runs off 29 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (50 runs off 21 balls). Praful Hinge was the standout bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking 3 wickets for 54 runs.