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âDimaag me kuch nahi chaltaâ: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reveals his pre-match routine | Watch
TL;DR
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, at just 15 years old, became the youngest player to score 500 IPL runs, achieving this milestone in just 227 balls. Despite a subdued performance in his latest match, he helped Rajasthan Royals defeat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs.
Key points
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 15 years and 26 days old.
- He became the youngest player to score 500 IPL runs.
- He achieved this milestone in just 227 balls faced.
- Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs.
- Sooryavanshi scored 8 runs off 11 balls in the match.
Vaibhav SooryavanshiRajasthan RoyalsLucknow Super GiantsIPL 2026
NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to be one of the most fascinating stories of IPL 2026 â a 15-year-old who watches cartoons before matches and then goes out to break records on the big stage.
A subdued outing with the bat could not stop the teenage sensation from scripting history as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in Lucknow on Wednesday. Sooryavanshi managed just 8 off 11 balls, but his brief stay was enough to etch his name into the record books.
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At just 15 years and 26 days, he became the youngest player ever to reach 500 IPL runs, surpassing Prithvi Shaw. He also became the fastest to the milestone by balls faced, getting there in just 227 deliveries â bettering the previous mark held by Glenn Maxwell.
Despite the lean outing, Sooryavanshi remains Rajasthan Royalsâ top-scorer this season with 254 runs. Remarkably, he has already smashed two half-centuries, both coming off just 15 balls â making them the joint third-fastest fifties in IPL history.
Cartoon talks, cricket dominance
However, it was his light-hearted post-match interaction that truly captured fansâ imagination. Asked about his mindset at an age when most kids are glued to cartoons, Sooryavanshi responded with disarming honesty.
âDimaag me kuch nahi chalta hai. Aaj bhi har din match se pahle hum bhi cartoon dekhte hain, aadat hai dekhne ka (smile). Abhi bhi hum cartoon dekh rahe hain, par focus game par bhi hai (Even today I watch cartoons before every match, but focus is on game too),â he said with a grin.
The innocence of the response quickly went viral, perfectly capturing the duality of a teenager balancing childhood habits with elite-level cricket.
And despite the quiet knock in Lucknow, the youngster is already looking ahead with confidence.
âAccha karenge agla match me. Jeet ke 2 points liye, aage badi playoffs ki taraf,â he added.
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Q&A
How old is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in IPL 2026?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 15 years and 26 days old in IPL 2026.
What records did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break in IPL 2026?
He became the youngest player to reach 500 IPL runs and the fastest to achieve this milestone by balls faced, doing so in just 227 deliveries.
Which team did Rajasthan Royals defeat in their latest match?
Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in their latest match.
