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Vaibhav Suryanshvi broke David Warner’s big record, played a stormy innings and became the first batsman to do so in IPL history.

By Samira Vishwas

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: 15 year old left handed batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has created history. He played an amazing inning for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Mulanpur Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. Vaibhav hit skyscraper sixes and fours in this innings. Due to this, he played a explosive inning of 97 runs with 5 fours and 12 sixes in just 29 balls. This is a memorable innings for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026, which has come in the IPL playoffs. So far in this match, RR, playing first, has scored 192 runs for 3 wickets in 14 overs.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke David Warner’s record

With this innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has broken the record of former Australian opener David Warner. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has now become the batsman who has scored the most runs in the powerplay (1-6) in a single season of IPL. He has left David Warner behind in this matter. He has scored 490 runs in Parvplay, while David Warner has scored 467 runs.

Most powerplay runs (1-6 overs) in an IPL season

490 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (2026)*
467 – David Warner (2016)
402 – Travis Head (2024)
402 – Sai Sudarshan (2025)
382 – Adam Gilchrist (2009)

Vaibhav broke Sanath Jayasuriya’s record

With this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also become the batsman who has hit the most number of sixes in the powerplay i.e. in 1 to 6 overs in IPL. In this matter he has left Sanath Jayasuriya behind.

Most sixes in overs 1-6 in an IPL innings

8 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) vs SRH, Jaipur, 2026 ELM*
7 – Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) vs CSK, Mumbai WS, 2008
7 – Jos Buttler (RR) vs DC, Delhi, 2018 (match shortened due to rain)
7 – Jonny Bairstow (PBKS) vs RCB, Brabourne, 2022
7 – Abhishek Sharma (SRH) vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2026
7 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) vs SRH, Jaipur, 2026

Suryavanshi equaled Chris Gayle in this record

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has come joint first in the list of batsmen who have hit 10 or more sixes the most number of times in an IPL innings. By doing this 4 times he has equaled Chris Gayle.

Most number of hitters who hit 10+ sixes in an IPL innings

4 – Chris Gayle
4 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi*
2 – Abhishek Sharma
2 – Finn Allen

Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Shubhman Gill’s record

Thanks to this stormy innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the number 1 player in IPL history who has hit the most sixes in an innings in the knockouts and playoffs. In this matter, he has left behind Shubman Gill, who had 10 sixes in his name. Now 12 sixes have been registered in Vebhav’s name.

Most sixes in an innings in IPL Knockout/Playoff

12 – V Suryavanshi vs SRH, Jaipur, 2026*
10 – S Gill vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023
9 – R Patidar vs GT, Dharamshala, 2026

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