Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to rewrite IPL history with a season for the ages. The Rajasthan Royals opener shattered a 14-year-old record held by Chris Gayle during the IPL 2026 Eliminator clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in New Chandigarh. Playing in the biggest match of Rajasthan's season, Sooryavanshi once again produced a breathtaking display of fearless batting.
The teenage sensation raced to his half-century in just 16 balls and, in the process, became the batter with the most sixes ever recorded in a single IPL season. The list of most sixes in an IPL season now reads: 61 by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in 2026, 59 by Chris Gayle in 2012, 52 by Andre Russell in 2019, 51 by Chris Gayle in 2013, and 45 by Jos Buttler in 2022. The record had stood untouched since Gayle's iconic 2012 campaign, but Sooryavanshi has now surpassed the legendary power-hitter at just 15 years of age.
The milestone-filled knock did not stop there. Sooryavanshi also became the youngest player ever to complete 600 runs in a single IPL season, breaking the previous record held by Rishabh Pant, who achieved the feat for Delhi Daredevils in 2018. Even more remarkably, before IPL 2026, no batter in tournament history had scored 550 or more runs in a season at a strike rate above 200. Sooryavanshi has now become the first player to achieve that extraordinary combination of volume and explosiveness.
The historic innings came in a high-pressure Eliminator at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium after SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl first.
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