Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, was dismissed for a golden duck as Rajasthan Royals lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 57 runs on Monday, with debutants Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain striking.The teenage prodigy has been the flavor of this season’s T20 tournament with two 15-ball deliveries, including the one in the previous match, and key to Rajasthan’s four wins.However, in the game against SRH, he was outplayed by pacer Hinge (24), who took 4 wickets on his IPL debut.It was Sooryavanshi’s wicket that stunned Rajasthan as the in-form opener finished off a rising delivery from Hinge with the ball high and caught by keeper Salil Arora.Sooryavanshi looked up and walked back as Rajasthan’s chase began to slide further.
Sooryavanshi “Not Happy”
Sooryavanshi came in as an impact player in the second innings. For the second match in a row, Rajasthan Royals kept him out during the fielding innings and used him only as a batsman. The decision drew attention, and now it turns out that players weren’t entirely happy with it at first.Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Trevor Penny spoke about the call during Hyderabad’s innings. He said Sooryavanshi was not pleased as he prefers to contribute on the field as well.“The last game he missed he wasn’t very happy because he loves fielding. It’s not because he’s a bad fielder,” Penny told a TV station during the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers and Royals, as quoted by Hindustan Times.Penny added that the team’s mix changed after Donovan Ferreira recovered from injury, meaning Sooryavanshi had to be used as an impact player.“Donovan has passed his fitness test. He broke his collarbone in the SA20. He is a shooter in the field. It is good that he is back on the field. Vaibhav is sadly missing,” he added.
