New Delhi: Vibhu Suryavanshi lit up the IPL 2026 eliminator with a brilliant innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad. 15 years old Rajasthan Royals The opener scored 97 off just 29 balls, including 12 massive sixes, to help his side register a dominant 47-run victory and advance to Qualifier 2. Although he missed out on scoring a century, his fearless batting caught the attention of cricket fans and legends around the world.Chris Gaylewhose long-standing IPL record for most sixes in a season was broken by Suryavanshi, praised the youngster after he hit 65 sixes in the tournament, surpassing Gayle’s 59 from 2015. “What a brilliant player Vaibhav is. Great fun youngster! The new six machine,” wrote Gayle.After the match, Suryavanshi revealed that he was not thinking about personal milestones during his explosive innings. Asked about the fastest IPL century, he said, “I found out after the game.” “My focus was on hitting sixes, I will score hundreds in future, but the focus was on scoring maximum runs for the team,” he added.India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav also praised the youngster’s fearless batting. “Chin up boy. What a class innings, you took everyone’s breath away,” Surya wrote on X, calling him a star of the future.While Suryavanshi stole the headlines, Jofra Archer Played an important role with the ball. The England fast bowler gave SRH an early shock by dismissing Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Ishan Kishan during the power play. Chasing a huge target, Hyderabad never recovered from those early jolts and were bundled out for 196 in 19.2 overs. Rajasthan Royals will now face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 for a place in the IPL Final.
