Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been a force to reckon with in the ongoing IPL 2026. The 15-year-old has broken some of the major records this season and against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2, he became the first cricketer in IPL history to score 500 or more runs in the powerplay. So far, David Warner has held the record for most runs in the powerplay, having scored 467 runs in the powerplay in the 2016 edition.
Most runs in powerplay:
| Player | Powerplay runs | Year |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 500* | 2026 |
| David Warner | 467 | 2016 |
| Travis Head | 402 | 2024 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 402 | 2025 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 382 | 2009 |
When it comes to the match, Rajasthan lost two early wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel. However, Sooryavanshi didn’t change his approach and kept playing an attacking brand of cricket. The southpaw targeted Mohammed Siraj in the third over of the match and kept up with the tempo.
Sooryavanshi hits another half-century
Sooryavanshi has completed his half-century in 31 balls. The youngster started well with the bat, but with wickets falling from the other end, he had to adjust to the match situation. The cricketer eventually reached the milestone in the 13th over of the match. Interestingly, it was also his slowest half-century in the cash-rich league.
Now, Rajasthan need him and Ravindra Jadeja to perform to their merit and bail the team out of trouble. Early wickets have put them in a difficult spot after 13 overs and the goal will be to add at least 80 more runs in the remaining overs. However, it is going to be a difficult ask given how well Gujarat have bowled so far in the match. Their plans have worked well and will only be hoping to send Sooryavanshi early now.
GT vs RR Playing XI:
Gujarat Titans Playing XI - Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja
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