IPL 2026 Player Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now have the biggest competition with Virat Kohli’s team? Will Vaibhav get Orange Cap in IP,L 2026? After all, who is that batsman who stunned AB de Villiers? Why is the entire cricket world buzzing about Vaibhav’s innings?
Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers is not tired of praising 15-year-old young batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. De Villiers was impressed after seeing Vaibhav’s sensational innings in the eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He said that it is amazing to have such calmness and understanding of the game at the age of 15.
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In this eliminator match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated SRH by 47 runs. With this win, RR has made it to the second qualifier, where they will face Gujarat Titans. The team that wins this match will reach the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, where defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is already waiting.
De Villiers said – 15 year old boy created panic
- During an interview, de Villiers told that SRH captain Pat Cummins and his bowlers were constantly changing their strategy, but it had no effect on Vaibhav.
- De Villiers said, “The most special thing about Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s innings was that at the age of just 15, he was completely calm and focused even under so much pressure. Pat Cummins and Sunrisers Hyderabad were constantly changing the field to spoil his rhythm, changing the length of their balls, but he remained engrossed in his own tune throughout the innings.”
- 15 year old Suryavanshi scored 97 runs in just 29 balls in this knockout match, which included 12 sixes and five fours. Thanks to his innings, the team scored a huge score of 243/8.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance in IPL 2026
This season, Suryavanshi has scored 680 runs in 15 innings at an average of 45.33 and strike rate of 242.85. This also included one century and four half-centuries, and his best score was 103. So far, he has faced 280 balls and hit 55 fours and 65 sixes.
De Villiers further said that in such a big knockout match, the ability of a young player to read the game and respond to every plan of the bowlers was really amazing.
De Villiers became a fan of Vaibhav’s explosive innings
- De Villiers said, “To show such an understanding of the game in a knockout match, that too at such a young age, is commendable. Whether he bowled a short ball or tried to surprise with a fuller delivery, it seemed that he was ready for every plan and was in control of everything.”
De Villiers also talked about Vaibhav’s explosive innings. - He said, “Making 97 runs off just 29 balls in an eliminator-like match and hitting shots to every corner of the ground was an extraordinary display of fearless batting. It shows why he is already being compared to the most explosive players in the IPL.”
Great Indian cricketer Anil Kumble also praised Suryavanshi’s fearless style and his contribution in the journey of RR.
Anil Kumble also became fan of Vaibhav
- Former cricketer Kumble said, “Vaibhav Suryavanshi has shown throughout the season that pressure has no effect on him, and this innings was another example of it. In just 29 balls, he changed the course of the game and put Sunrisers Hyderabad under immense pressure from the very beginning. Pat Cummins and the bowlers had made plans, but all their plans were ruined in the first two overs because they could not understand where to get the ball. Insert.”
- Kumble further said, “To play such an innings in a knockout game at the age of 15 is extraordinary. One of the biggest reasons for Rajasthan Royals reaching Qualifier 2 has been his impact in this tournament. And him holding the Orange Cap at this stage shows what a great season he has had.