15 sixes, 11 fours, and 144 runs off 42 balls… Yes, these are the statistics from Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s innings, which he played in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025. This innings is being discussed everywhere. Playing for the India A team against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Doha, Vaibhav smashed 144 runs off just 42 balls.
Rajasthan Royals shared a funny post
Vaibhav’s innings delighted his IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals. A flurry of posts followed, including one from Rajasthan’s “X,” during his innings. Vaibhav’s innings came on Friday (November 14), Children’s Day. Rajasthan shared an old video in which Vaibhav Suryavanshi is seen humming “Chhota Bachcha Samjha Kar…”
Another post was made by the Royals, in which it was written – Words cannot do justice to this innings, only applause (emoji) can express it.
On April 28, 2025, against Gujarat Titans, he scored 101 runs in just 38 balls. In this innings, he completed his century in 35 balls, which was the second fastest century in IPL history. He also became the youngest player (14 years 32 days) to score a century in IPL. In the same match, he completed his half-century (50 runs) in just 17 balls, which was the fastest fifty of IPL 2025. With this, he also became the youngest player to score a fifty in T20 cricket. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals shared another post praising Vaibhav, which read, “The only cricketer in T20 cricket to have scored two centuries in less than 35 balls.”
Keep in mind, Vaibhav Suryavanshi took the bowlers to task right from the start. The 14-year-old Vaibhav reached his century in 32 balls, hitting 10 fours and 9 sixes. Vaibhav continued his aggressive batting even after reaching his century. He faced just 42 balls, scoring 144 runs, including 15 sixes and 11 fours.
Vaibhav played a total of 7 matches in IPL 2025, scoring 252 runs. His batting average during this period was recorded at 36.00 and his strike rate was 206.55. The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his IPL 2025 debut on April 19, 2020, against Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. He hit a six off the very first ball of the match and scored 34 runs in 20 balls.
The Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals battled it out for Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL 2025 auction. His base price was set at ₹30 lakh, but he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 crore.
happy children’s day 😂💯 https://t.co/cTy6I4hWmA pic.twitter.com/HT8YwENnKq
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 14, 2025
