RR's Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest player to score IPL half-century

Vaibhav debuted in IPL after RR's regular skipper, Sanju Samson, got injured. He is number three on the list

The inaugural champions, Rajasthan Royals, are chasing a mammoth total of 210 against the 2022 champions, Gujarat Titans, in match number 47 of IPL 2025 at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. While RR’s season so far has been less than ideal, they have added some unique records under their name. A few days ago, they handed the debut cap to Bihar-based Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became the youngest player to make his IPL debut at 14 years of age. Now, Vaibhav has added yet another record to his name by becoming the youngest player to score an IPL half-century at just 14 years and 32 days old. He broke the record of his teammate Riyan Parag, who scored his maiden IPL fifty when he was just 17 years and 175 days old. 

 

Notably, Vaibhav made his debut after RR’s regular skipper, Sanju Samson, got injured. Samson is number three on the list (18 years 169 days). Vaibhav took just 17 balls to achieve this historic milestone.

 

Youngest player to score a half-century in IPL:

 

Rank	Player	Team	Age	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	Rajasthan Royals	14y 23d	v GT	Jaipur	28 Apr 2025
2	R Parag	Rajasthan Royals	17y 175d	v DC	Delhi	4 May 2019
3	SV Samson	Rajasthan Royals	18y 169d	v RCB	Jaipur	29 Apr 2013
4	PP Shaw	Delhi Daredevils	18y 169d	v KKR	Delhi	27 Apr 2018
5	PP Shaw	Delhi Daredevils	18y 177d	v SRH	Hyderabad	5 May 2018
6	RR Pant	Delhi Daredevils	18y 212d	v Guj Lions	Rajkot	3 May 2016
7	Shubman Gill	Kolkata Knight Riders	18y 237d	v CSK	Eden Gardens	3 May 2018
8	Ishan Kishan	Gujarat Lions	18y 299d	v SRH	Kanpur	13 May 2017
9	SP Goswami	Royal Challengers Bangalore	19y 1d	v Daredevils	Bengaluru	19 May 2008
10	PP Shaw	Delhi Capitals	19y 141d	v KKR	Delhi	30 Mar 2019