Fifteen-year-old Vibhu Suryavanshi continues to rewrite IPL history with astonishing ease, and his stunning 97 off just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2026 Eliminator has now become one of the tournament’s most devastating knocks of all time. gave Rajasthan Royals The opener recorded the second-highest strike rate ever for an IPL innings of 70 runs or more, playing his most memorable innings alongside one of the most famous innings in the history of the league. Highest strike rate for 70+ scores in IPL history:
- 348 –
Suresh Raina (87 of 25 vs. PBKS, 2014) - 335 – Vaibhav
Suryavanshi (97 of 29 vs. SRH, 2026) - 327 –
Yusuf Pathan (72 of 22 vs SRH, 2014)
Surya Vanshi’s innings stunned the cricketing world as the 15-year-old toyed with Pat Cummins on a real batting surface in Milanpore. The young man hit 12 maximum sixes during his stay at the crease. Cummins and the SRH bowlers tried several schemes against the free-flowing left-hander, but Suryavanshi continued to send the ball into the stands with surprising ease. Anything that completely disappeared came back straight over the bowler’s head, cut short balls at third man and the delivery on his pads was lifted easily over fine leg. His batting speed and fearless intent completely overwhelmed the experienced SRH attack. Not long ago, Suryavanshi told Kevin Pietersen about his outrageous ambition to score a double century in T20 cricket. Seeing him eliminate SRH in the eliminator, the dream suddenly didn’t feel so unrealistic. The RR opener eventually fell for 97, caught by third man off the prowl hanger, narrowly missing out on breaking Chris Gayle’s all-time IPL record for the fastest century. His slow walk towards the pavilion shows his desperation even as the entire stadium applauds this extraordinary innings. During the knock, Suryavanshi also broke Gayle’s 14-year-old record for most sixes in an IPL season. He now has an astounding 65 sixes in IPL 2026. To put his innings in perspective, the youngster completed his half-century in just 16 balls, half of which cleared the boundary ropes. His opening partner Yeshsavi Jaiswal Remained a spectator at the other end, finishing with 29 runs a ball while Suryavanshi dominated almost every over. Dhruv Jural later added a brilliant 50 off 21 balls, but Rajasthan Royals lost momentum in the death overs after posting 180 for 2 in 13 overs. SRH fought back strongly in the final stages, taking five wickets for just 36 runs in the last five overs. Still, the night belonged to Suryavanshi, whose impressive strike rate of 335 now trails Raina’s legendary playoff massacre against the Punjab Kings in 2014.
