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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo)
NEW DELHI: If the top knocks of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's record-shattering IPL 2026 run were to beryllium ranked, his breathtaking battle against Sunrisers Hyderabad successful the Eliminator would beryllium close astatine the top.
With Rajasthan Royals facing a do-or-die encounter, the 15-year-old batting sensation produced 1 of the astir destructive innings successful IPL history, hammering 97 disconnected conscionable 29 balls to powerfulness his broadside past Sunrisers Hyderabad and into Qualifier 2.
The Bihar-born prodigy wasn't done yet. In Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans, Sooryavanshi erstwhile again lit up the signifier with a sensational 96. Although Rajasthan Royals yet mislaid by 7 wickets and fell abbreviated of a spot successful the final, the teen had already cemented his spot arsenic the standout performer of the tournament.During his astonishing sound against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sooryavanshi smashed 12 sixes, leaving players and fans alike successful disbelief. Among those near stunned was Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Liam Livingstone, a seasoned of 7 IPL seasons who admitted helium had ne'er witnessed thing rather similar it."I’ve ne'er seen thing similar it. And I’ve been there; this twelvemonth was my seventh IPL. And I’ve played with and against immoderate precise bully players, and I’ve ne'er seen thing similar it," Livingstone said connected the Stick to Cricket Podcast.
The England all-rounder was peculiarly impressed by Sooryavanshi's quality to germinate done the people of the tourney and find answers to each situation bowlers threw astatine him."He's conscionable similar the mode helium hits a ball, helium hits a shot truthful clean, yeah. He ne'er truly mis-hits a ball, ne'er truly mis-hits a shot the full time. And wherever the ball, the archetypal clip we got him retired with a bouncer, archetypal shot helium deed it consecutive up.
But past the improvement that helium made arsenic a subordinate from the commencement of that tourney to the extremity was like... we were bowling bouncers and helium was hitting it implicit 3rd man, and past you’d vessel this side, he’d deed it there; you vessel full, helium deed it there; vessel a debased afloat toss, he’d flick it implicit there.
And you’re like, 'Well, clasp connected a minute, wherever bash we bowl?'" Livingstone added.Sooryavanshi's numbers from IPL 2026 were thing abbreviated of extraordinary.
The left-handed batter finished arsenic the tournament's highest run-scorer, amassing 776 runs successful 16 innings astatine a staggering onslaught complaint of 237.30.He besides rewrote the grounds books by smashing 72 sixes during the season, breaking the erstwhile IPL grounds of 59 sixes acceptable by West Indies large Chris Gayle. His singular run included 1 period and 5 half-centuries, earning him some the Orange Cap and the Most Valuable Player award.
