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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Breaks Chris Gayle’s All-Time IPL Record with Historic Knock in IPL 2026 Eliminator
The 15-year-old opener hit 12 sixes and scored 97 off 29 balls, setting the IPL single-season sixes mark at 61* and passing 600 runs fastest.
- At just 15 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shattered Chris Gayle's IPL record on May 27, hitting 61 sixes in the season to surpass Gayle's 59 during an Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chandigarh.
- Gayle's 60-six record from the 2012 IPL season had stood untouched for 14 years, set off 456 deliveries when the Jamaican batter dominated T20 power hitting; Sooryavanshi reached 61 sixes off just 263 deliveries against evolved modern attacks.
- Sooryavanshi scored 97 runs off 29 deliveries with twelve sixes and five fours at a strike rate of 334.48, reaching his fifty in just 16 deliveries with his eighth six while accumulating 600 season runs at 237.77 strike rate.
- The Rajasthan Royals opener dismantled Hyderabad's attack with fearless strokeplay, treating experienced bowlers like Pat Cummins with seasoned confidence; even his disciplined bowling denying room could not contain the young left-hander.
- Though Sooryavanshi fell three runs short of the fastest IPL century by the youngest Eliminator batter, his 97-run blitz in 29 deliveries established a world record in T20 cricket, redefining youth achievement in the format.
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Sooryavanshi shines as Rajasthan beats Hyderabad in Indian Premier League eliminator
NEW CHANDIGARH, India (AP) — Teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 97 off only 29 balls as Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 47 runs in the Indian Premier League eliminator on Wednesday.
·Toronto, Canada
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97 off 29 balls, broke Gayle’s sixes record: Sachin says Sooryavanshi’s innings was spectacular
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, smashes 97 off 29 balls, breaks Chris Gayle’s IPL sixes record and earns high praise from Sachin Tendulkar in a stunning 2026 Eliminator show
·Dubai, United Arab Emirates (the)
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