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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi injured - (Source: ScreenGrab/Hotstar)
Rajasthan Royals have dealt a heavy blow as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has walked off the field due to injury. Notably, the 15-year-old picked up a cramp while fielding against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The incident occurred before the start of the 4th over when the physios attended the youngster and asked him to walk off the field to avoid further damage.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Gets Injured After Ton
Sooryavanshi lied on the ground in pain, holding his hamstring. The physio checked him and the 15-year-old limped his way off the field. It is worrying signs for Rajasthan Royals as they don't want their star player to be out of action specially at this stage of the tournament.
The initial thoughts are that its just a cramp, but the fans worry a hamstring tear, which can rule the southpaw out of the playing XI for a long time. Notably, Sooryavanshi batted for long today as he slammed a 36-ball hundred, his second in the tournament.
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At present, the 15-year-old is still out of the field, hinting that the injury might be serious than thought.
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The 15-year-old wonderkid has made it a point to toy with every franchise. Today was no different as the southpaw slammed a 36-ball century. Notably, the youngster slammed five fours and 12 sixes, which is the most by any Indian in a single IPL innings.
Shedding light on his IPL 2026 stats, he has already scored 357 runs in 8 innings, leading the orange-cap chart. Further, he broke a plethora of records with his brilliant innings.
Therefore, it is expected that the 15-year-old felt the impact of his innings during field and pulled his hamstring due to exertion.
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IPL 2026 Injury Lists Keep Getting Longer
The IPL 2026 has got off to a bizarre start as almost every franchise is dealing with injury concerns. Here is a list of franchises and their injury concerns.
CSK: For Chennai Super Kings, they dealt a couple of blows. Khaleel Ahmed and Ayush Mhatre have been ruled out of the tournament.
Delhi Capitals: For DC, they dealt a big blow after Lungi Ngidi was hospitalised following a nasty head injury vs Punjab Kings.
Mumbai Indians: For Mumbai Indians, former skipper Rohit Sharma has already missed three matches because of an hamstring issue.
RCB: The Challengers recently suffered a setback after Phil Salt missed the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans.
Therefore, every team is struggling and RR don't want Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his name in this list. At the time of writing this article, SRH are well ahead in this match and already put 145/2 on the board.
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