IPL 2026 | ‘Tension nahi lene ka’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi message for Sangakkara ahead of 10 sixes carnage

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his habit of terrorizing bowlers is no secret. It started in the last IPL, continued during India’s 2026 Under-19 World Cup winning campaign and still continues in IPL 2026. The Bihar lad unleashed six-hit mayhem and struck fear among bowlers and opposition teams alike. More importantly, he continues to deliver on the promises he makes.Rajasthan Royals were in a must-win situation against the already relegated Lucknow Super Giants side after suffering three consecutive defeats. Watching head coach Kumar Sangakkara’s tense face, the 15-year-old walked up to him and said, “Ho jayega”. Then he rose and marched into the middle.The conversation took place after Rajasthan Royals opted to bowl first against LSG.After LSG posted a mammoth 220/5, Sooryavanshi was at his destructive best as he smashed a blistering 93 off just 38 balls as Rajasthan Royals easily chased down 221 to keep their playoff hopes alive. RR secured a seven-wicket win with five balls to spare.Sooryavanshi slammed 10 sixes and seven fours in a breathtaking innings.After the match, Sooryavanshi spoke to Rajasthan Royals team manager Romi Bhinder and revealed the promise he made to Sangakkara.“Actually, he was not doing well since 2-3 matches. We had those matches. I was watching him and he was under a lot of pressure. Even today when he batted for 220, there was a lot of tension and stress on his face. But today I believed that today I will get my game back and improve (actually, things were not going well on his face. Even today we were losing tension,” we were losing. Sooryavanshi said.“That, I told him, ‘It’s going to happen.’ Not a very big score by this wicket. There is no need to undergo tension,” he said.The 15-year-old opener has already smashed 53 sixes this season, leaving him just six short of Chris Gayle’s record of 59 maximums in a single edition of the IPL.In the process, the teenage prodigy became the first Indian batsman in IPL history to hit 50 sixes in a single season.He also became the youngest player in the tournament’s history to reach 500 runs and holds the highest batting average in IPL history with 500+ runs at 236.3.