15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewrites history in IPL 2026 Eliminator with explosive innings

मुख्य बातें
- •Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 97 off 29 balls in the IPL 2026 Eliminator.
- •His innings featured 5 fours and 12 sixes, with a strike rate of 334.48.
- •He set records for the fastest fifty in an IPL playoff (16 balls) and the most sixes in a playoff innings (12).
- •He amassed 680 runs in IPL 2026, with 89.7% coming from boundaries and sixes.
- •Cited Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara as his inspirations.
- •Broke Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in a season and leads the Orange Cap standings.
In the IPL 2026 Eliminator match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi etched his name in the record books. At just 15 years of age, he smashed a breathtaking 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). His strike rate of 334.48 in the innings is an extremely rare feat in any major T20 encounter. Though he fell three runs short of the IPL’s fastest century record, he rewrote several other milestones.






