New Delhi: Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again stole the spotlight as the 15-year-old scored a brilliant 93 off just 38 balls. Rajasthan Royals In a crucial match of IPL 2026 in Jaipur, Lucknow Supergiants won easily by seven wickets. The win kept Rajasthan firmly alive in the play-off race, with the team now needing another win against Mumbai Indians to strengthen their qualification hopes.Chasing a mammoth target of 221, Rajasthan looked fearless from the start. Suryavanshi hit 10 sixes and attacked almost every bowler, making a difficult chase look surprisingly easy. He first formed a brisk partnership with the stand-in skipper. Yeshsavi Jaiswal Before making another big stand with Dhruv Jural, who remained not out with a half-century. Although the youngster fell short of his century by just seven runs, he had already taken the game away from Lucknow.Former cricketer Ian Bishop summed up the youngster’s prowess on commentary, saying: “He’s ready.”before that, Mitchell Marsh Lucknow reached 220/5 with 96 runs off 57 balls. Josh Inglis also played aggressively with 60 as the pair gave LSG a brilliant start with a 109-run opening partnership. Even after Ingles was out, Marsh continued to attack, smashing boundaries all around the ground and falling short of a century.However, Rajasthan’s bowlers struggled for most of the innings, with only young spinner Yash Rajpanja managing to exert some control with two wickets. Jofra Archer’s disciplined final over also helped limit further damage.The young batsman now holds several IPL records, including Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in a season. His fearless batting also put pressure on Indian pacer Mayank Yadav, who conceded too much in one over.While Lucknow’s play-off hopes ended with the defeat, Rajasthan are now down to their final league match and still have a chance to qualify.
