Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener, scored 97 off 29 balls in an IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He hit 12 sixes and reached 65 sixes for the season, surpassing Chris Gayle’s 59 set in 2012. His innings powered Rajasthan to a 47-run victory and kept their title hopes alive. Rajasthan will face Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier, with the winner advancing to the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin praised Sooryavanshi’s frightening potential and noted how small margins exist when bowling to him. Sooryavanshi missed a fastest century mark after being dismissed on 97.
"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener, scored 97 off 29 balls in an IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 15-year-old also broke Chris Gayle's record for most sixes in an IPL season on Wednesday, taking his tally to 65 in the match and surpassing the former West Indies captain's 59 set in 2012. Sooryavanshi's performance helped Rajasthan secure a 47-run win that kept their hopes of reaching the final alive."
"Rajasthan will play Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier on Friday, with the winner advancing to Sunday's final against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin said the teen batter's potential was frightening. I don't think anyone's ever seen a talent like this. It's freakish what he's doing at the moment, he told reporters. To think that he's potentially got 25 years left in his career, it's quite scary."
"He's only going to get better, stronger and more mature with how he bats. So, it's just devastating at the moment. Sooryavanshi plays a shot [Punit Paranjpe/AFP] There's a very small margin where you could bowl to him, Franklin said. He's an amazing talent that he can start playing around with it [bowling variations] and then start to cause the bowlers to have to go to other places, which tend to then go back into his strength."
"The season's leading run-scorer struck 12 sixes in his innings, including three in a row off Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins, but fell short of Gayle's mark for the fastest IPL century off 30 balls. Sooryavanshi miscued an upper cut to deep third, leaving him visibly dejected after the dismissal as Smaran Ravichandran completed the catch. I thought about it [the hundred] after I got out. At that time I was just focusing on contributing as much as I can, Soor"
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