Vaibhav Suryavanshi started the innings for Rajasthan Royals during the 188-run pursuit on Tuesday (May 20) against Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi and remained unbeaten on 57 off 33 deliveries.In his time at the crease, the 14-year-old left-handed batsman from Bihar smashed 4 fours and 4 sixes and made RR finish the IPL 2025 season on a dominating 6-wicket victory over the MS Dhoni-coached team.
Heartwarming Moment between MS Dhoni and Vaibhav SuryavanshiFollowing his significant contribution to RR’s historic victory against CSK at Feroz Shah Kotla ground, Vaibhav Suryavanshi touched the feet of Dhoni during the post-match handshake between the players of both teams, and the video of that touching moment is now becoming a viral sensation on the internet.
Key Partnerships and MilestonesVaibhav Suryavanshi contributed 37 runs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 off 19 balls) and 98 for the second wicket with Sanju Samson, who scored 41 off 31 balls and, in the process, also became the first player to reach 4000 runs in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals.
IPL 2025 Season Recap for Rajasthan RoyalsThe game against CSK in Delhi on Tuesday was RR’s final league game of the current season, and the winners of the first edition concluded the campaign with a smile. For RR, Jaiswal was the top run-scorer in 2025. He appeared in all 14 games and, thanks to six half-centuries, compiled a total of 559 runs. In the top run getters list, Mumbai-based batter, retained for Rs 18 crore before last year’s mega auction, was topped by Riyan Parag (393) and Dhruv Jurel (333). In the top bowlers list, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer and Maheesh Theekshana ended with 11 wickets each, while Sandeep Sharma and Tushar Deshpande took nine wickets each in 10 games for the Jaipur-based team.