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Sooryavanshi, 15, stuns again in IPL eliminator

Sooryavanshi, 15, stuns again in IPL eliminator

Summary

Fifteen-year-old cricket player Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 97 runs from 29 balls in an important Indian Premier League (IPL) match. He set records for hitting sixes and is now the top scorer this IPL season.

Key Facts

  • Sooryavanshi is 15 years old and plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
  • He scored 97 runs in the IPL eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • He hit 12 sixes during this match, three of them in a row off Australia’s captain Pat Cummins.
  • Sooryavanshi reached 50 runs in just 16 balls.
  • He broke the record for most sixes in a single IPL season, previously held by Chris Gayle with 59 sixes.
  • Earlier, Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to hit a T20 century and scored 175 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final.
  • He has been named to play in an India A squad for a 50-over tournament in Sri Lanka next month.
  • Some experts think he should play for India’s main team during the white-ball series in England this summer.
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