Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is proving unstoppable. When he’s in full swing, no bowling attack can stop him from coming out all guns blazing – and that was evident on Monday night. After a performance by the Rajasthan Royals bowlers restricted Chennai Super Kings to a meager 127, the focus shifted to the 15-year-old doing what he does best – attacking from the first ball.Sooryavanshi smashed 52 runs off just 17 balls – a blistering knock with five sixes and four boundaries – as Rajasthan Royals opened their IPL 2026 campaign with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings at the ACA Stadium on Monday.
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Angkrish Raghuvanshi only focused on team wins His half-century came in just 15 deliveries, the third fastest in IPL history, and ensured a comfortable win for RR.RR register the biggest winChasing down CSK’s 127 in just 12.1 overs, Rajasthan Royals finished with eight wickets in hand and 47 balls to spare. This marked their biggest win in terms of balls remaining.The overall IPL record is still held by Mumbai Indians who recorded an 87-ball victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.As of 2020, Rajasthan Royals have now won nine of their 11 matches against Chennai Super Kings.“I didn’t really do anything outside – there was supposed to be a cake cutting, but I went to bed early to avoid smearing the cake (as he celebrated his birthday). Today the plan was just to put on a good power play – initially the wicket felt a bit sticky but as the ball got older it started hitting the bat (on his batting) nicely,” Sooryavanshi said after the match.
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“I think about the defence, but our plan today was to control the power play because in a small chase that phase is crucial – if the bowling team does well there, the game can tilt, but our power play went really well (with his aggressive intent),” he said.“The coaches didn’t specifically say that the bowlers were going to attack me – that’s what everyone else was saying – but they just told me that they supported me and that I should stick to my natural game and play according to the situation (under the guidance of the support staff). My opening partner (Jaiswal) is constantly communicating with me after every ball – telling me when to take a single, always giving me the bat to keep playing and encouraging me to play with the bat. understanding).” said the 15-year-old cricketer.
