Sooryavanshi stuns CSK; joins elite list with 15-ball half-century

Wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played an impactful innings successful his archetypal IPL 2026 lucifer arsenic the Rajasthan Royals opener scored 52 disconnected 17 balls against Chennai Super Kings successful Guwahati connected Monday.Chasing 128, Sooryavanshi’s innings, which included 4 fours and 5 sixes, enactment Rajasthan successful power aboriginal successful the match. RR yet won the lucifer by 8 wicketsThe young batter besides reached his half-century successful 15 balls, making it the associated third-fastest 50 successful IPL history.

He present shares this grounds with Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata, May 24, 2014), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, May 7, 2017), Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bengaluru, April 10, 2023), and Jake Fraser-McGurk (twice — Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad, April 20, 2024, and Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians, April 27, 2024).Only 4 players person recorded faster fifties successful the league — Yashasvi Jaiswal, who got determination successful 13 balls, and KL Rahul, Pat Cummins and Romario Shepherd, who reached the people successful 14 balls.Quickets 50 for RR successful IPL (by balls)

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals' (RR) bowling unit, led by Nandre Burger and Jofra Archer, on with Ravindra Jadeja, near Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with nary answers successful the archetypal innings of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 play opener astatine the Barsapara Cricket Stadium successful Guwahati.

After RR skipper Riyan Parag won the flip and elected to tract connected his location ground, his bowlers justified the determination immediately, dismantling the CSK apical bid successful a ruthless show of seam bowling.Burger, Archer, on with Ravindra Jadeja, got six wickets successful full arsenic RR bowled CSK retired for conscionable 127 runs successful 19.4 overs.