IPL 2026: Here's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 29-ball 97 Carnage in Numbers Against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has definitely become the next big thing in Tata IPL. Last night, Vaibhav had his ‘Beast Mode’ activated against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, where he thrashed the opposition bowlers all around the park at will.

Out of all the bowlers, SRH and Australia’s Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins became Sooryavanshi’s bunny. The 15-year-old smashed Cummins at will as the right-arm pacer endured his worst figures in IPL history, going wicketless in 4 overs and giving away as many as 64 runs, including 5 sixes.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 97 off 29 that kicked SRH out of IPL 2026

In the course of his brutal 29-ball 97, Vaibhav came really close to shattering Chris Gayle’s long-standing fastest IPL hundred record. Gayle had achieved the feat in the 2012 IPL season during his epic 175* knock against Pune Warriors India. Gayle smashed a 30-ball hundred, which still remains the fastest ever IPL hundred. Sooryavanshi was on 97 off 28 balls last night when he was dismissed on the very next delivery, attempting another boundary over third man. Unfortunately for him, Smaran Ravichandran took the catch, leaving Sooryavanshi agonizingly short of the record. Let’s break down Vaibhav’s epic knock against SRH in numbers.

The Innings That Shook the World

97: Runs scored in the high-stakes match.
29: Balls faced to reach his 97-run total.
334.48: His explosive strike rate during that single innings.
16: Balls taken to reach his half-century, matching the record for the joint-fastest fifty in an IPL playoff.
12: Sixes smashed in this single match, breaking the record for the most sixes in an IPL playoff innings held by Shubma Gill (10 sixes).
8: Sixes hit during the 6-over Powerplay alone, setting a new individual boundary record against field restrictions.
3: Runs he fell short of for what would have been the fastest century in IPL history.

Tournament Boundary Tally

65: Total sixes hit in IPL 2026, breaking Chris Gayle’s 14-year-old record for the most sixes in a single IPL season.
59: The previous single-season sixes record held by Gayle since 2012.
43: Total fours hit in the tournament alongside his 65 maximums.

Season Aggregate Statistics

680: Total runs scored across the season, breaking the record for the most runs by an uncapped player.
626: The previous uncapped player run record set by Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023.
490: Total runs scored strictly during the Powerplay overs this season, breaking David Warner’s 2016 record (467 runs).
242.85: His tournament-wide strike rate, making him the first player ever to score over 650 runs in a season while striking at over 200.
45.33: His batting average across the tournament.
15: Total matches played in IPL 2026.

Biographical & Financial Numbers

15: His current age, making him the youngest player to break these historic T20 records.
1.1: His auction price in crores (₹1.1 Crore), turning him into the ultimate bargain buy for the Rajasthan Royals.

What next for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?

His epic 97 off 29 deliveries mean that Rajasthan Royals thumped Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator to proceed to the second qualifier. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullapur, New Chandigarh, is all set to play host to the second qualifier of the Tata IPL 2026, which will see Rajasthan Royals taking on the 2022 champions, Gujarat Titans, on May 29.

The Titans lost the first qualifier to the reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 27 in Dharamsala by 92 runs and will have to play this qualifier to stand a chance of going into the finals. The winner of this game will set a date with the reigning champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 30. Vaibhav holds the key for the Royals in their pursuit of a second title, just as he has been throughout this Indian Premier League season

IPL 2026: Here’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 29-ball 97 Carnage in Numbers Against Sunrisers Hyderabad