Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again stunned the cricketing world with a breathtaking innings in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, and remarkably, even during the innings itself, the teenage sensation looked completely calm despite the enormity of the occasion. Speaking to broadcasters during the mid-innings break after scoring 97 off just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals The opener revealed that he never let the pressure of a knockout game affect his approach. is facing a bowling attack led by Pat CumminsSuryavanshi unleashed a brutal onslaught that included 12 massive sixes and almost saw him break. Chris GayleThe famous record of fastest century in IPL. Despite the chaos he caused on the big stage and at the crease, Suryavanshi said his coaches had only one message before the match. “(Did it ever occur to you that this is a knockout game, a big match?) No, it was somewhere in my mind, but all the coaches told me to do what I’ve been doing in practice, enjoy the game, and not take pressure into this match.” The youngster looked unstoppable during his stay at the crease, picking apart almost every SRH bowler at a batting surface. Cummins and the SRH leadership group were forced to negotiate repeatedly after almost every boundary, but Suryavanshi continued to attack fearlessly. When asked by the broadcaster if the boundaries felt too small during his incredible sixes, the youngster gave a simple reply. “(Were the limits too small for you?) No sir.” Suryavanshi also admitted during the mid-innings interview that he thought Rajasthan Royals still left runs behind despite scoring 243 for 8. “(From your point of view, is 243 a bit below par or decent enough?) No, even after I got out, it felt possible to score 260+. But now, whatever score we have, we will defend it and execute whatever plan we have. The RR opener narrowly missed out on a century in what could have been one of the greatest innings of the IPL so far after being caught by third man off Purflhenge in the eighth over. Explaining the dismissal, Suryavanshi admitted that he tried to change his shot after seeing the fielder. “(Did you have a century in mind?) I wasn’t really thinking about it that way, but I played that shot after seeing the fielder, and that’s why I mistimed it. If I had gone to third man, it would have cleared easily. But I tried to hit it straight, and that’s why I missed the shot.” Even without a century, this innings rewrote several IPL records. Suryavanshi broke Gayle’s 14-year-old record for most sixes in an IPL season and now has 65 sixes in IPL 2026.
