A historic night of absolute carnage unfolded in New Chandigarh as the high-stakes IPL 2026 Eliminator between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) concluded, with the Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals thoroughly dominating and thrashing the Sunrisers by 47 runs.
Tonight belonged to 15-year-old RR batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who delivered one of the most destructive hitting masterclasses in IPL history and extinguished the dreams of SRH, setting up a blockbuster Qualifier 2 clash against the Gujarat Titans.
The Teenager Who Smashed Universe Boss Records
Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, having won the toss chose to bowl first- a decision he was made to pay for dearly. From the get go young left-hander Vaibhav Sooryavanshi turned it into a breath-taking one-man show and totally annihilated the Hyderabad attack scoring a phenomenal 97 runs of 29 balls at a monumental strike rate of 334.48.
Sooryavanshi completed his half century in just 16 balls which equalled the fastest 50 in playoff history. The 15-year-old brought the crowd to its feet with 5 fours and a massive 12 sixes which simply had the opposition bowlers totally clueless in all corners of the ground. During his scintillating 15-year-old wrote himself into the history books as he blasted 8 sixes inside the Powerplay which surpassed all records.
He absolutely destroyed Chris Gayle’s long-standing record for the most sixes in one tournament as he took his count to a stand-alone 65 sixes as he fell on 97 with a catch taken by Praful Hinge eighth over as Rajasthan ended on 243/8 with Dhruv Jurel finishing 50 off 21 balls.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi kickstarts his six hitting ritual with yet another first over maximum!
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SRH in Powerplay Chase
A gargantuan 244 to chase the Sunrisers needed a strong start, but that idea vanished on the second ball as pace spearhead Jofra Archer removed danger man Abhishek Sharma for a duck.
Young Ishan Kishan hit out briefly with a rapid 33 off 11 balls, but the stand was soon broken as both Archer along with Nandre Burger (2/26) dismantled the SRH batting order within the Powerplay to 57/4.
Nitish Kumar Reddy tried his best with 38, Salil Arora scored 35, but required run rate got astronomical and star finisher Heinrich Klaasen was cleaned bowled by leg spinner Yash Raj Punja for a mere 3. Archer finished the match on figures of 3/58 and SRH were totally suffocated and bowled out for 196 in 19.2 overs in absolute heartbreak.
Blockbuster Qualifier 2: RR vs Gujarat Titans
This brilliant dominant victory served sweet revenge for the Rajasthan Royals who lost both their league stage encounters against SRH. This statement win has pushed Rajasthan Royals further in the tournament and into Qualifier 2.
A captivating clash awaits on Friday when Rajasthan Royals face off against Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans in a survival game for a place in the IPL 2026 Grand Final against RCB.
