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New Delhi: In IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals’ young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is continuously surprising the cricket fans with his explosive performance. The way Vaibhav is batting fearlessly against big bowlers at a young age has made him the most talked about player of this season. Vaibhav made many big records with his explosive batting in the match played against Gujarat Titans at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. Even though Rajasthan lost the match, Vaibhav’s innings once again proved that Indian cricket has got a new superstar.

During the run chase against Gujarat Titans, Vaibhav Suryavanshi looked aggressive from the beginning. He scored 36 runs in just 16 balls. In this short but fast innings, he hit three fours and three brilliant sixes. Vaibhav played shots in every part of the field and maintained constant pressure on Gujarat bowlers. The special thing was that he hit a powerful six over long-on on the very first ball of India’s experienced fast bowler Mohammad Siraj. This shot excited the spectators present in the stadium. Although Siraj later dismissed him, by then Vaibhav had registered his name in the record book.

Record of fastest 100 T20 sixes

During this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his 100 sixes in T20 cricket. The special thing was that he achieved this feat in just 29 innings, which is considered to be the fastest record till date. Not only this, Vaibhav made a new history only in terms of balls. He completed 100 T20 sixes in just 514 balls. Before this, no batsman had been able to reach this figure in so few balls. Making such records at a young age shows that Vaibhav is not just a one-season star but has the ability to rule cricket for a long time.

Made a new record in powerplay also

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has now become the batsman to hit the most sixes during the powerplay in a single season of IPL. This season, he has hit a total of 30 sixes in the first six overs. In this matter, he left Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma behind. Abhishek had hit 29 sixes in the powerplay in the year 2024.

Most sixes in powerplay in IPL season

30 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (2026)
29 – Abhishek Sharma (2024)
27 – Abhishek Sharma (2026)
22 – Sanath Jayasuriya (2008)
22 – Travis Head (2024)
22 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (2025)

Also reached the top in the list of Indian batsmen

Vaibhav has hit a total of 40 sixes so far this season. With this, he has reached second place in the list of Indian batsmen who have hit most sixes in a season of IPL.

Indians who hit most sixes in IPL season

42 – Abhishek Sharma (2024)
40 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (2026)
39 – Shreyas Iyer (2025)
38 – Virat Kohli (2016)
38 – Virat Kohli (2024)
38 – Suryakumar Yadav (2025)
37 – Rishabh Pant (2018)

Great performance this season

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has emerged as the most reliable batsman for Rajasthan Royals this season. So far, he has scored 440 runs in 11 innings at an average of 40 and a tremendous strike rate of 236.55. One century and two half-centuries have also come from his bat this season. The kind of aggressive batting that Vaibhav is doing has made him the favorite player of the fans.

Gujarat Titans registered a big win

If we talk about the match, Gujarat Titans, batting first, scored 229 runs for 4 wickets. Captain Shubhman Gill played a brilliant inning of 84 runs in 44 balls, while Sai Sudarshan scored 55 runs. While chasing the big target of 230 runs, Rajasthan Royals team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Vaibhav Suryavanshi definitely gave a fast start, but the rest of the batsmen could not make a big partnership. The entire team was all out for 152 runs and Gujarat won the match by 77 runs.