Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his record-breaking spree in IPL 2026 as he became the first Indian cricketer to hit 50 sixes in a single Indian Premier League edition during Rajasthan Royals’ match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday.
With RR chasing a daunting 220 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in a do-or-die situation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again delivered under pressure as he scored a blistering 93 off 38 balls to set up a Royals win.
He hit an astonishing 10 sixes during his knock to become the first Indian to smash 50 maximums in a single IPL season. The 15-year-old had started the match with 43 sixes this season.
Currently, he has 53 sixes to his name with the milestone hit coming off Mayank Yadav in the 11th over.
Having dispatched the LSG bowler over long off in the previous delivery, Vaibhav cleared the midwicket boundary comfortably to bring up his half-century of sixes this season.
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The teenage sensation had already set the record for most sixes by an Indian in one IPL season against Delhi Capitals last week. He surpassed Abhishek Sharma’s tally of 42 sixes from IPL 2024.
Vaibhav’s showing on Tuesday also takes him within six sixes of Chris Gayle’s all-time record for the most sixes by any player in a single IPL season.
The West Indian great hit 59 maximums for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the 2012 season.
Andre Russell, with 52 in 2016, is the only other player to have hit more than 50 sixes in a single edition.
With at least one match and potentially the IPL 2026 playoffs still on the cards this season, Vaibhav will have a realistic shot at toppling Gayle’s long-standing record.
Vaibhav’s stunning consistency throughout the season has made him one of the standout performers of IPL 2026.
The youngster had already created history earlier this season by smashing 12 sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad during his explosive 103 off just 37 balls. It is the most number of sixes hit by an Indian in a single IPL match.
He also registered the fastest IPL century by an Indian after reaching his hundred in only 35 deliveries against Gujarat Titans last season.
Against GT earlier this month, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also became the fastest player to complete 100 sixes in T20 cricket, taking only 515 balls to achieve the landmark.
At just 15 years and 43 days old, he also became the youngest cricketer to hit 100 T20 sixes.
Overall, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has now scored 579 runs in 13 matches in IPL 2026 and continues to lead Rajasthan Royals’ batting charts this season. He also holds the Orange Cap currently.
