There is no stopping Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's juggernaut in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League as the Rajasthan Royals opener continued his fiery form with a 16-ball 50 in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday.
Before the knockout game between RR and SRH got underway in New Chandigarh, Sooryavanshi had 53 sixes to his name. By punishing SRH bowlers for eight more sixes, the teenage sensation has created a new record for the most number of sixes hit in a IPL season.
And Sooryavanshi left behind none other than Chris Gayle to create the new IPL all-time record. Gayle had hit 59 sixes during the 2012 IPL season.
Most Sixes In IPL Season
- 61* - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for Rajasthan Royals (2026)
- 59 - Chris Gayle for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2012)
- 52 - Andre Russell for Kolkiata Knight Riders (2019)
- 51 - Chris Gayle for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2013)
- 45 - Jos Buttler for Rajasthan Royals (2022)
A 15-year-old just broke Chris Gayle's record 🤯
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is truly special 🩷
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The blistering fifty also saw Sooryavanshi level Suresh Raina's record of quickest IPL fifty in a IPL knockout/playoff game. Raina had also hit a 16-ball fifty during Chennai Super Kings Qualifier-2 against Kings XI Punjab (now known as Punjab Kings) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Watch glimpses of his blistering knock here:
He's just getting started 😉
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 🆚 Pat Cummins 🍿
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Universe Boss 🤝 Universe Boss Baby#VaibhavSooryavanshi smashes another fifty in #TATAIPL 2026 and breaks Chris Gayle's record for most sixes in a season (59)🔥👊🏻#TATAIPL Playoffs Eliminator 👉 #SRHvRR | LIVE NOW 👉https://t.co/AsF9BnOMCE pic.twitter.com/dF7JsFwXro
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