These 3 stars are among the best powerplay batsmen in IPL 2026Image Credit source: PTI
With every new season of IPL, explosive batting is reaching new levels. The new players are leaving no stone unturned to destroy the bowlers with their bat. Especially a young star like Vaibhav Suryavanshi has blown everyone’s senses. Only 15 years old Vaibhav is becoming a threat for the bowlers in IPL 2026 and it is proving difficult for the big batsmen to match him. But there are two batsmen who are giving him tough competition in stormy batting, especially in powerplay, he is batting faster than Vaibhav.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive batting
So far 29 matches have been played in IPL 2026. The figures that have come out after these 29 matches show that in terms of batting strike rate, he has the best in powerplay so far this season. Vaibhav Suryavanshi He is ahead of most of the batsmen in many leagues. So far this season, he has given a fast start to his team Rajasthan Royals by batting only in the powerplay and scoring runs at an explosive strike rate of 249.43.
But this stormy opener is number-1.
This strike rate of Vaibhav is enough to show how fast he bats. But the surprising thing is that despite this he is not at number one in this matter. This season, the boss of the power play so far is not Vaibhav, but Punjab Kings’ young opener Priyansh Arya. Like Vaibhav, left-handed batsman Priyansh has proved to be the biggest headache for the bowlers. Priyansh has plundered runs in the powerplay with a staggering strike rate of 257.63.
Abhishek is also spitting fire
Between Priyansh at number one and Vaibhav at number three, there is only one more left-handed batsman at number two. This is Sunrisers Hyderabad’s superstar Abhishek Sharma, who has been making waves by batting like this for the last consecutive season. Even though Abhishek’s start has been full of ups and downs, while batting in the powerplay overs in IPL 2026, he is scoring runs at a strike rate of 253.23. Overall, no other batsman is even close to these three.
