Sooryavanshi blasts unbeaten 103 off 36 — his second IPL century at 15
- Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered 103 from 37 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur on April 25, lifting RR to 170 for 3 in 13.5 overs. - Sooryavanshi reached fifty in 15 balls, hit 12 sixes, and set a Rajasthan Royals record for most sixes in an IPL innings during the chase against Hyderabad. - The innings came a year after his 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans made him the youngest men’s T20 centurion. (espncricinfo.com)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, smashed 103 off 37 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur on April 25. (espncricinfo.com) He brought up his fifty in 15 balls and had Rajasthan at 170 for 3 when he fell in the 14th over of the innings. (espncricinfo.com 1) (espncricinfo.com 2) The innings included 12 sixes, which ESPNcricinfo’s live scorecard listed as a Rajasthan Royals record for most sixes in an IPL innings. (espncricinfo.com) Sooryavanshi was already the youngest player to score an Indian Premier League hundred after making 101 off 38 balls against Gujarat Titans in April 2025. He reached that hundred in 35 balls, the second-fastest century in IPL history. (espncricinfo.com 1) (espncricinfo.com 2) Rajasthan bought Sooryavanshi at the IPL 2025 auction for INR 1.1 crore when he was 13, and he scored 252 runs in seven matches in his first season. (espncricinfo.com) He entered this match in strong form in IPL 2026. Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 10, he made 78 off 26 balls and was named player of the match in Rajasthan’s six-wicket win. (espncricinfo.com) Rajasthan and Hyderabad had already met once this season. Sunrisers won that April 13 game by 57 runs after posting 216 for 6 in Hyderabad. (iplt20.com) By the middle of the 2026 season, Sooryavanshi was 15 years old, batting in Rajasthan’s top order, and turning one of the league’s most aggressive lineups into an even younger one. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com) His latest hundred did not arrive as a novelty entry from a teenager. It came as another top-order innings with a fifty in 15 balls, 12 sixes, and a score above 100 before the 14th over ended. (espncricinfo.com 1) (espncricinfo.com 2)
