Vaibhav Sooryavanshi just played the knock of his life, as he humiliated the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowlers in the Eliminator game of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh. He was striking the ball from the very first over of the game.
After being asked to bat first by Pat Cummins, the wonderboy went berserk as he scored 97 runs off 29 deliveries, smashing 12 sixes and 5 fours. After tonight’s innings, he secured the Orange Cap and broke IPL’s records, surpassing some of the greatest cricketers of the tournament and the game as well.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi went on to break the record of Chris Gayle for striking the most sixes in a single season. The Universe Boss struck 59 sixes in 2012 in 14 innings, but tonight the former struck 65 sixes in 15 innings this season and went on to score a half-century in 16 balls.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 680 runs while dominating attacks at an unbelievable strike rate and became the leading run scorer by an uncapped batter in an IPL season. He also struck 12 sixes, which is the most sixes in an IPL innings by an Indian, and also equaled Gayle’s record for striking 10+ for the most number of times. Both have struck 4 times.
It was somewhere in my mind- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on missing his hundred
During the mid-innings show, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi said, "No, it was somewhere in my mind, but all the coaches told me to do exactly what I’ve been doing in practice, enjoy the game, and not take pressure in this match. (Were the boundaries a bit too small for you?) No sir. (From your perspective, is 243 a little below par or decent enough?) No, even after I got out, it still felt it was possible to score 260+."
"But now, whatever score we have, we’outside the leg-stump look to defend it and execute whatever plans we have. (Was the century on your mind?) I wasn’t really thinking about it like that, but I played that shot after looking at the fielder, and that’s why I mistimed it. If I had gone towards third man, it would have cleared easily. But I tried to hit it straight, and that’s why I missed the shot."
RR are all over SRH
Rajasthan Royals, after being asked to bat first, scored 243/8 in their 20 overs, courtesy of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 29, Dhruv Jurel scoring a brilliant fifty off 21 balls, and skipper Riyan Parag played a small knock of 26 runs off 11 deliveries. Praful Hinge was the pick of the bowlers who picked three wickets.
Coming out to chase, Abhishek Sharma went back for a duck, Ishan Kishan, who was striking also, went back for 33 runs, and Travis Head, despite the start, failed to convert it into a big score as half of the SRH side is back in the pavilion with 93/5 inside 10 overs and now the target of 244 runs seems way too far.
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