Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equals Glenn Maxwell's 12-year-old IPL record with stunning 96-run blitz

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued to rewrite IPL history with another breathtaking knock on Friday as he slammed 96 off just 47 balls against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 at New Chandigarh.The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener again missed out on a well-deserved hundred and was sorely missed in the second successive elimination match. Just two days earlier, he had blasted 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator at the same venue.But while Sooryavanshi fell short of three figures, he still managed to script a few boards during his latest batting masterclass. The youngster equaled Glenn Maxwell’s 12-year-old IPL record of most dismissals in the 1990s in a single season. Maxwell was dismissed three times in the 90s during his extraordinary campaign in 2014 and Sooryavanshi has now matched that unwanted but remarkable feat in IPL 2026.Batters with multiple dismissals in 90s edition of IPL

3 – Glenn Maxwell in 2014
3 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in 2026
2 – Mitchell Marsh in 2026

Sooryavanshi joins the elite company of IPL

With his third dismissal in the 90s this season, Sooryavanshi also joined the elite list of batsmen with the highest number of runs in the 90s in IPL history.The record currently stands at three and is now shared by David Warner, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sooryavanshi.What makes the teenager’s achievement even more extraordinary is that he has already scored a century this season, which means he now has four scores above 90 in a single edition of the IPL – a staggering feat for the youngster.Batters with most dismissals in the 90s in the IPL

3 – David Warner
3 – KL Rahul
3 – Glenn Maxwell
3 – Ruturaj Gaikwad
3 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Friday’s knock was statistically unique in another surprising way.Known for fending off bowling attacks from the very first ball, Sooryavanshi scored the “slowest” fifty of his IPL career during the innings. He reached his half-century in 29 balls, slower than his previous slowest IPL fifty which came off 27 balls against Chennai Super Kings earlier this season.That alone highlights the absurd standards the teenager has set in IPL 2026.It was his eighth 50+ score of the season and he had reached the milestone in 17 or fewer balls on five of the previous seven occasions.Records fall during another intrepid inningsSooryavanshi’s latest innings was full of records and milestones. During the knock, he also became the fastest batsman in IPL history to complete 1000 runs in terms of balls faced.He reached the milestone in just 440 balls, breaking Andre Russell’s previous record of 545 deliveries.The RR opener has also completely dominated the overs this season. His tally of 521 runs in overs 1-6 is now the highest ever in a single edition of the IPL, surpassing David Warner’s 467 runs from the 2016 season.The innings finally ended in the 18th over when Kagiso Rabada dismissed him for 96. Sooryavanshi failed to get the timing right when attempting a higher cut over third man and was caught by Prasidh Krishna near the boundary.Despite missing out on another century, the youngster walked off to a standing ovation after slamming eight fours and seven sixes in an innings that once again underlined why he has emerged as the biggest story of IPL 2026.At just 15, Sooryavanshi is no longer just a rising star. He is already producing numbers that rank him among the greatest batting seasons in IPL history.