NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued to rewrite IPL history on Friday with yet another breathtaking knock, smashing 96 off just 47 balls against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026 in New Chandigarh.The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener once again missed out on a deserved hundred, falling agonisingly short for the second consecutive knockout game. Just two days earlier, he had blasted 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator at the same venue.But even without reaching three figures, Sooryavanshi still managed to script multiple records during his latest batting masterclass. The youngster equalled Glenn Maxwell’s 12-year-old IPL record for the most dismissals in the 90s in a single season. Maxwell had been dismissed three times in the 90s during his extraordinary 2014 campaign, and Sooryavanshi has now matched that unwanted but remarkable feat in IPL 2026.Batters with multiple dismissals in 90s in an IPL edition
- 3 – Glenn Maxwell in 2014
- 3 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in 2026
- 2 – Mitchell Marsh in 2026
Sooryavanshi joins elite IPL company
With his third dismissal in the 90s this season, Sooryavanshi also joined an elite list of batters with the most scores in the 90s in IPL history.The record currently stands at three and is now shared by David Warner, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sooryavanshi.What makes the teenager’s achievement even more extraordinary is that he already has a century this season, meaning he now has four scores above 90 in a single IPL edition — a staggering feat for the youngster.Batters with most dismissals in 90s in the IPL
- 3 – David Warner
- 3 – KL Rahul
- 3 – Glenn Maxwell
- 3 – Ruturaj Gaikwad
- 3 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Friday’s knock was also statistically unique in another surprising way.Known for tearing apart bowling attacks from the very first ball, Sooryavanshi registered the “slowest” fifty of his IPL career during the innings. He reached his half-century in 29 balls, slower than his previous slowest IPL fifty which had come off 27 balls against Chennai Super Kings earlier this season.That itself highlights the absurd standards the teenager has set in IPL 2026.This was already his eighth 50-plus score of the season, and on five of the previous seven occasions he had reached the milestone in 17 balls or fewer.Records tumble during another fearless inningsSooryavanshi’s latest innings was packed with records and milestones. During the knock, he also became the fastest batter in IPL history to complete 1000 runs in terms of balls faced.He achieved the milestone in just 440 balls, shattering the previous record held by Andre Russell, who had taken 545 deliveries.The RR opener has also completely dominated the powerplay overs this season. His tally of 521 runs in overs 1-6 is now the highest ever by a batter in a single IPL edition, surpassing David Warner’s 467 runs from the 2016 season.The innings finally ended in the 18th over when Kagiso Rabada dismissed him for 96. Attempting an upper-cut over third man, Sooryavanshi failed to get the desired timing and was caught by Prasidh Krishna near the boundary.Despite missing out on another century, the youngster walked off to a standing ovation after hammering eight fours and seven sixes in an innings that once again underlined why he has become the biggest story of IPL 2026.At just 15, Sooryavanshi is no longer merely a rising star. He is already producing numbers that place him alongside some of the greatest batting seasons in IPL history.
