Youngest and fastest ever! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewrites IPL history in another record-breaking day
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to impress in the IPL 2026 season, scoring 93 runs off 38 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. At just 15 years old, he has set multiple records, including becoming the youngest player to reach 500 runs in a season. His remarkable strike rate of 236.3 is the highest ever for a player with over 500 runs in a single IPL season.
- ▪Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in IPL history to score 500 runs in a season.
- ▪He has achieved a strike rate of 236.3, the highest for any player with 500-plus runs in an IPL season.
- ▪The teenager has also hit 53 sixes this season, making him the first Indian to reach 50 sixes in a single IPL season.
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