15-Year-Old Could Break Chris Gayle’s Historic IPL Records

15 year old young batsman of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi But everyone’s eyes are fixed on it. Last season, he made headlines with his aggressive game. Even bigger innings are expected from this young player this time. Vaibhav scored 252 runs in just 7 matches in IPL 2025, which included one century and one half-century. The special thing was that his strike rate was 206.56, which is considered very special for any young batsman.

Now in the second season, the challenge in front of Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also big, because the opposing teams will be more prepared for his batting, but the way Suryavanshi has continuously broken records in the last one year, it is expected that some big records of IPL may also be in danger this season.

1. Highest individual score – 175 not out (Chris Gayle)

Highest score in IPL history chris gayle Is the name of. While playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, he had scored unbeaten 175 runs in 66 balls against Pune Warriors India, but if we look at the records of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, this score also seems to be in danger. 144 runs on 42 balls in the Youth T20, 175 runs on 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup 2026 final, 171 runs on 84 balls in the Under-19 Asia Cup and 190 runs on 84 balls in the Vijay Hazare Trophy… these figures show that Vaibhav is adept at playing long and explosive innings.

2. Most sixes in an innings – 17 (Chris Gayle)

The record of 17 sixes in an innings is also in the name of Chris Gayle, but Suryavanshi has hit 15-15 sixes on many occasions. He has hit 15 sixes each in Youth T20, Under-19 World Cup final and Vijay Hazare Trophy. In such a situation, this record is also considered to be in danger this season.

3. Most sixes in a season – 59

This record is also in the name of Chris Gayle. He hit 59 sixes in 2012. Apart from this, Andre Russell hit 52 sixes in 2019 and Gayle hit 51 sixes in 2023. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had hit 24 sixes in just 7 matches in his first season. If this time he gets to play full 14 matches, it will not be difficult for him to hit more than 50 sixes.

4. Highest strike rate in a season – 234.34 (Jake Fraser-McGurk)

This record is in the name of Jake Fraser-McGurk, who achieved a strike rate of 234.34 in 2024. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had come close to this last season with a strike rate of 206.55. However, this time if his season is successful then this record can also be broken.

5. 6 sixes in one over

Till now in IPL no batsman has hit 6 sixes in an over. However, the feat of 5 sixes has been done by many players, which include Chris Gayle, Rahul Tewatia, Ravindra Jadeja, Rinku Singh and Riyan Parag. Now the question is whether Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be able to make the record of 6 sixes for the first time in IPL?

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