Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Leaves IPL Legends Behind To Create Record Never Attained Before

Sooryavanshi creates new IPL record [Source: AP]

Is there any IPL record that doesn’t belong to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi? The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals teenager has been in sensational form and has already added 700 runs in the ongoing campaign. Throughout the season, the left-handed batter has shattered several records, and the count has been lost.

He was pivotal in the Rajasthan Royals’ IPL 2026 Eliminator game against the Sunrisers, as he smacked 97 runs in just 29 balls, and single-handedly dragged his team to the Qualifier 2. If that was not enough, then the young teenage sensation attained another IPL feat vs the Gujarat Titans, and became the first IPL player to etch his name in this illustrious feat.

Sooryavanshi's dream IPL 2026 campaign

Everyone expected Sooryavanshi to be a one-season wonder after his last season’s heroics, but the 15-year-old defied all odds to produce a remarkable campaign for his team. In fact, he has carried the RR batting on his young shoulders, and the stats reveal the story.

At the time of writing, the left-handed player has crossed 700 runs in the IPL 2026, and has slammed 722 runs, with a strike rate of 237, including a solitary hundred.

He was pivotal in RR’s last league stage game that helped them to qualify for the playoffs, and then, the young gun produced the innings of the tournament to push SRH out of the competition with a one-man army knock.

Sooryavanshi becomes first IPL player to create record never attained before

While he has slammed in excess of 700 runs in the ongoing campaign, Sooryavanshi attained a huge feat in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 against the Gujarat Titans, as he became the first IPL player to register 500 runs in the powerplay in a single season of a T20 tournament.

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The bulk of his IPL 2026 runs have come inside the first 6 overs, showcasing his ability to snatch the game away inside the power play. He left behind the likes of David Warner, Travis Head, and Virat Kohli in the list to accumulate the most runs inside the power play in a single IPL season.

Most Powerplay Runs by a Batter in an IPL Season

521 — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi [RR] (2026) — SR 233.63*
467 — David Warner [SRH] (2016) — SR 150.16
402 — Travis Head [SRH] (2024) — SR 208.29
402 — B Sai Sudharsan [GT] (2025) — SR 155.81
382 — Adam Gilchrist [Deccan Chargers] (2009) — SR 165.36

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Most runs by an uncapped batter in an IPL season

Interestingly, scoring 500 runs inside the power play is not the only IPL feat that Sooryavanshi achieved in the IPL Qualifier 2 match against the Titans. The RR opener also went past the 700-run mark in the IPL 2026 campaign.

In the process, Sooryavanshi also became the first uncapped player to score 700 runs in a single season.