By Sruti Thakur | Updated: April 25, 2026 5:28 PM IST
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi grabbed headlines once again in IPL 2026 match No. 36 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi unleashed a brutal assault at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium as sixes rained all around. He smashed a total of 12 sixes in the match.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his second IPL century off just 36 ball at an explosive strike rate of 278.38, which featured 12 sixes and five boundaries.
Vaibhav reached, who half-century in just 15 balls, went on to record the third-fastest century in IPL history, only behind his own blistering 35-ball hundred from the previous season.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reached 1,000-run mark in T20 cricket in just 26 innings. With this, he goes past Sachin Tendulkar, who took 31 innings, and now sits among the fastest Indians to the landmark.
Sooryavanshi also smashed a record 12 sixes in an innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur. With this stunning effort, he now holds the top two spots for most sixes in an innings for the franchise, having previously hit 11 against Gujarat Titans in 2025.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also become the youngest player to score two IPL centuries, going past his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's explosive knock, along with crucial contributions from Dhruv Jurel (55 off 35 balls) and Donovan Ferreira (33 off 16 balls)