After his match-winning heroics in the eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, teenage sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi took to social media to post a three-word message on his Instagram account.The left-hander produced a brilliant display of sixes and scored 97 runs off just 29 balls. However, he easily missed it. Chris GayleThe long-standing IPL record for fastest century in the league – which still stands at 30 deliveries.After the match, d Rajasthan Royals The opener posted pictures of his match-winning innings on his Instagram, ‘hungry for more’.Suryavanshi hit five fours and 12 sixes during his astonishing innings with a strike rate of 334.48. With the help of his innings, RR posted a massive score of 243 for 8 and cruised to a 47-run victory before bowling out Hyderabad for 196, and a place in Qualifier 2.Royals will now take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 for a place in the final against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Suryavanshi’s speedy knocks drew admiration and awe in equal measure from every corner.“What a brilliant player Vaibhav. Great fun young man! There is a new six machine in IPL,” former RCB star Chris Gayle posted on X. Incidentally, the teenage sensation broke Gayle’s longest-standing record for most sixes in a single season during his brutal onslaught against SRH yesterday.Suryavanshi now has 65 sixes compared to Gayle’s 59 in over a decade.Praising Suryavanshi’s maturity and composure, AB de Villiers told Geostar on the post-game show: “What stood out most about Vaibhav’s innings was his composure and clarity under pressure at just 15. Pat Cummins and SRH kept trying different plans, but he was completely limited to that extent in his game. A knock-out match is remarkable for someone so young.”“With 680 runs, striking at 242.86, the current Orange cap holder will be hoping to take his side to the finals for the first time since 2022 with another impressive knock in the upcoming Qualifier 2 match against GT.
