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IPL 2026

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IPL 2026: We have plans for Sooryavanshi - GT assistant coach Parthiv Patel

Sooryavanshi has emerged as one of the biggest stories of IPL 2026, scoring 680 runs at an extraordinary strike rate of 242.85.

Updated On : 28 May 2026 | 8:33 PM IST

My focus was on hitting sixes, can score centuries in future: Sooryavanshi

Rajasthan Royals' star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not aware of the record of the fastest century in the IPL which he missed by three runs, but said his focus was on hitting sixes and and score maximum runs as he steered his team to a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator here on Wednesday. Sooryavanshi struck 97 off just 29 balls with 12 sixes and five fours at an astronomical strike rate of 334.48 to help RR beat SRH by 47 runs and and set up a Qualifier 2 clash with Gujarat Titans. He missed the feat of fastest IPL hundred by a narrow margin but broke Chris Gayle's record of most sixes in a season, accumulating 65 maximums in IPL 2026. "I got to know after the game," he said at the post-match presentation when asked about missing the record of fastest IPL hundred. "My focus was on hitting a six. I will score centuries in future but the focus was on getting maximum runs for the team. I just work on my plan and if there are any shortcomings, I just try to work on

Updated On : 28 May 2026 | 12:23 PM IST

IPL 2026: Dhruv Jurel explains Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's batting approach

It is normal for a teenager to play the bowler and not the ball but Vaibhav Sooryanshi doesn't care about who he is facing, his Rajasthan Royals teammate Dhruv Jurel pointed out. The 15-year-old has cared little for reputation all through this IPL whether it is having a go at Jasprit Bumrah or more recently at Pat Cummins. The list of champion bowlers who have been at the receiving end of Sooryavanshi's onslaught include Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood and Kagiso Rabada. On Wednesday, he made Cummins, a multiple time World Cup winner and among the shrewdest operators in the game, look clueless with his barrage of sixes. Cummins tried to curtail his free flowing bat swing by bowling full into the leg-stump but Sooryavanshi made instant adjustments to dispatch the ball over the Australian's head. The subsequent short ball was slashed over third man while the next delivery, a slower ball, was smoked down the ground. Cummins had run out of ideas in the third over. Sooryavanshi ended up