Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has began the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a bang! The 15-year-old blasted a fiery half-century in Rajasthan Royal's (RR) dominant eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Guwhati on Monday. The youngster reached his fifty in only 15 balls and it is the third-quickest half-century in the the history of the league.
Sooryavanshi is fast gaining the reputation of being a six-hitting batter! His knock against the five-time champions comprised of five sixes. In his short IPL career of eight matches, the opener has already blasted 29 sixes.
As Rajasthan gears up to take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad later tonight, the gun opener has sent out warning signs for the opposition bowlers that more fireworks can be expected from his bat.
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In the buildup of the match, Sooryavanshi spent sharpening his skills in the nets. During the team's net session, Sooryavanshi faced the team's premium pacer Jofra Archer. The right-arm quick bowled to the teenager at full tilt but the diminutive batter showed no fears as he swung his bat with power to deposit some of the balls into the stands.
Rajasthan Royals loved the mini tussle between its two players and recorded it on the camera to share it on social media.
Here is how Sooryavanshi hammered Archer for sixes
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 3, 2026
Sooryavanshi will be carrying happy memories of playing against Gujarat Titans because it is against them that he got propelled into stardom. Last season, when RR faced GT at the Sawai Man Singh stadium, Sooryavanshi hit 101 off 38 balls, with the century coming off only 35 deliveries.
The innings made him youngest centurion in men's T20 cricket and the batter with the second quickest IPL ton. The batter from Bihar hasn't looked back since then. He starred for India in the Under 19 World Cup earlier this year.
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