May 3, 2026, 8:37 am
The young prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already lit up IPL 2026 with a blistering run of form, and now he stands on the brink of another major milestone in T20 cricket. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals sensation is just one six away from completing 100 sixes in T20 cricket. If he achieves the feat, he will become the only teenager in the world to reach this landmark.Sooryavanshi has already etched his name into the record books this season with a series of remarkable achievements:
Now, all eyes are on his potential 100th six, which could come in Rajasthan Royals’ clash against Delhi Capitals in Jaipur.
| Player | Innings | Runs | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 27 | 1101 | 99 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 52 | 1271 | 90 |
| Dewald Brevis | 42 | 1055 | 73 |
| Gulsan Jha | 49 | 754 | 53 |
| Ishan Kishan | 52 | 1194 | 53 |
Sooryavanshi is also closing in on another significant record. Sooryavanshi could surpass Abhishek Sharma’s tally for the most sixes by an Indian in a single IPL season. Abhishek currently holds the record with 42 sixes in IPL 2024.In IPL 2026 so far, Sooryavanshi has scored 400 runs in 9 matches at an average of 44.44 and an astonishing strike rate of 238.09, including one century and two fifties, with a best score of 103. He has struck 34 fours and 37 sixes. He just needed 6 sixes to surpass Abhishek’s record.Overall, since making his IPL debut last season, Sooryavanshi has accumulated 652 runs in 16 innings at an average of 40.75 and a strike rate of 224.82, including two centuries and three fifties.
