Young prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already lit up IPL 2026 with his stellar performances and now he is on the verge of another major milestone in T20 cricket. 15 years old rajasthan royals He is just one-sixth short of completing 100 sixes in T20 cricket. If he achieves this feat, he will be the only teenager in the world to achieve this milestone.Soriyavanshi has already etched his name in the history books with a series of impressive achievements this season:
- Fastest 400 runs in an IPL season: He reached 400 runs in just 167 balls, breaking Andre Russell’s record of 188 balls
- Youngest and fastest to complete 1,000 T20 runs: With a 37-ball 103 against SRH, he became the youngest player to reach 1,000 runs in the men’s T20 competition and the fastest player to face the ball with 473 balls, surpassing Mitchell Owen’s record of 533 balls.
- The most scores an Indian has scored in an IPL innings is six: On 25 April 2026, he hit 12 sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad, breaking the previous Indian record of 11 sixes held by him and Murali Vijay.
- Fastest century of the season: His 36-ball ton against SRH was the fastest in the 2026 edition and the third-fastest in IPL history.
- Youngest to multiple centuries: He is the youngest player in the history of IPL to score two centuries, having scored under 40 balls twice.
Now, all eyes are on his potential 100th six, which could happen when Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Capitals in Jaipur.
Top 5 teenagers with most sixes in T20s
| player | bureau | running | No. 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 27 | 1101 | 99 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 52 | Chapter 1271 | 90 |
| Dewald Breves | 42 | 1055 | 73 |
| Gursan Jha | 49 | Chapter 754 | 53 |
| Ishan Kishan | 52 | 1194 | 53 |
Sooryavanshi is also about to hit another major record. Suryavanshi may surpass Abhishek Sharma’s record of most six runs by an Indian in an IPL season. Abhishek currently holds this record with 42 sixes in IPL 2024.In IPL 2026 so far, Sooryavanshi has scored 400 runs in 9 games at an average of 44.44 and a strike rate of 238.09, including a century and two fifties, with a best score of 103 runs. He hit 34 fours and 37 sixes. He only needs to hit six sixes to surpass Abhishek’s record.Overall, Sooryavanshi has amassed 652 runs in 16 innings since making his IPL debut last season at an average of 40.75 and a strike rate of 224.82, including two hundreds and three fifties.
