Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shatters world records: 15-yr-old becomes fastest to 100 T20 sixes in IPL 2026
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old phenom Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name into the annals of cricket history on Saturday, becoming the youngest and fastest player to record 100 sixes in men’s T20 competition.
The teenage opener reached the century mark for maximums in only 29 innings, shattering previous benchmarks for speed and age. Sooryavanshi also established a new world record for efficiency, achieving the milestone in a mere 514 deliveries faced.
The historic moment occurred during the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter with the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Facing seasoned pacer Mohammed Siraj, Sooryavanshi signalled his intent immediately by dispatching the first ball he encountered over the long-on boundary.
The youngster’s blistering cameo saw him race to 36 runs off 16 balls—featuring three boundaries and three sixes—before Siraj eventually claimed his wicket to conclude their high-octane duel.
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A Dominant Debut Season
Sooryavanshi continues to lead the scoring charts for the Royals in the 2026 campaign. Over 11 innings, he has accumulated 440 runs, maintaining an average of 40.00 and an extraordinary strike rate of 236.55. His season highlights include a century and two half-centuries.
Match Overview
Despite Sooryavanshi’s individual heroics, the Gujarat Titans set a formidable target after being asked to bat first by RR’s stand-in captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was leading in the absence of the injured Riyan Parag.
The Titans reached a massive total of 229/4 in their allotted 20 overs, driven by:
- Shubman Gill: The captain led from the front with a commandingly fluent 84 off 44 deliveries.
- Sai Sudharsan: Contributed a steady 55 off 36 balls to anchor the top order.
- Washington Sundar: Provided a late-innings surge with an unbeaten 37 off just 20 balls.
The high-scoring affair underscored the offensive depth of the Titans' roster while further cementing Sooryavanshi's status as the breakout star of the current IPL season.
With inputs from ANI