Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes in IPL season, smashes joint-fastest Playoffs fifty

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Pressure? What pressure? That’s what Vaibhav Sooryavanshi must’ve been thinking ahead of the Eliminator in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Without a shadow of a doubt, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) match in Mullanpur, was the biggest game the 15-year-old has featured in his short career.

But Sooryavanshi was unbothered. Perhaps, the exuberance of youth worked in his favour.

He's just getting started 😉

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Most sixes in an IPL season

  • 60* – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (2026)
  • 59 – Chris Gayle (2012)
  • 52 – Andre Russell (2019)
  • 51 – Chris Gayle (2013)
  • 45 – Jos Buttler (2022)

Fastest fifty in IPL knockouts/Playoffs (by balls)

  • 16 – S Raina vs PBKS, Wankhede, 2014
  • 16 – V Sooryavanshi vs SRH, Mullanpur, 2026*
  • 17 – A Gilchrist vs DC, Centurion, 2009
  • 20 – MS Dhoni vs MI, Bengaluru, 2012
  • 21 – Dwayne Smith vs CSK, Delhi, 2013

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