{"id":13314,"date":"2026-05-27T20:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-rewrites-history-equals-suresh-rainas-legendary-ipl-knockout-feat-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:26:28","slug":"vaibhav-sooryavanshi-rewrites-history-equals-suresh-rainas-legendary-ipl-knockout-feat-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-rewrites-history-equals-suresh-rainas-legendary-ipl-knockout-feat-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewrites history, equals Suresh Raina\u2019s legendary IPL knockout feat | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131353691,imgsize-129626,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-ipl-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rewrites history, equals Suresh Raina\u2019s legendary IPL knockout feat\" title=\"Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia)\">Rajasthan Royals&#8217; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced another jaw-dropping innings in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, this time equalling one of the most iconic playoff records in tournament history previously held by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/suresh-raina\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Suresh Raina<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> Playing for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mullanpur, the teenage sensation raced to a breathtaking half-century in just 16 balls, matching Raina\u2019s legendary record for the fastest fifty in IPL knockout history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/> <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Fastest 50s in IPL knockouts\/playoffs (by balls):<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"13\">\n<ul>\n<li> 16 &#8211; Suresh Raina vs PBKS, 2014 <\/li>\n<li> 16 &#8211; <keyword id=\"3909\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"vaibhav\" source=\"Orion\" solralias.seotitle=\"vaibhav\" solralias.msid=\"99562140\" solralias.title=\"Vaibhav\">Vaibhav<\/keyword> <keyword id=\"20081190\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"sooryavanshi\" source=\"keywords\">Sooryavanshi<\/keyword> vs SRH, 2026* <\/li>\n<li> 17 &#8211; Adam Gilchrist vs DC, 2009 <\/li>\n<li> 20 &#8211; MS Dhoni vs MI, 2012 <\/li>\n<li> 21 &#8211; Dwayne Smith vs CSK, 2013 <\/li>\n<li> 21 &#8211; Virat Patidar vs GT, 2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> Raina\u2019s unforgettable knock came back in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2014, when he smashed 87 off just 25 balls for Chennai Super Kings against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. <!-- -->That innings has long been considered one of the greatest playoff knocks in IPL history, and now Sooryavanshi has entered the same conversation at just 15 years old.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> The RR opener completely dismantled the SRH bowling attack inside the powerplay and finished with 60-plus runs in the first six overs alone, placing him alongside some of the greatest explosive starts seen in IPL knockout matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"> 50+ scores in overs 1-6 in IPL knockouts\/playoffs:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"25\">\n<ul>\n<li> 87 &#8211; Suresh Raina vs PBKS, 2014 <\/li>\n<li> 74 &#8211; Adam Gilchrist vs DD, 2009 <\/li>\n<li> 60 &#8211; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs SRH, 2026* <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> The innings further underlined Sooryavanshi\u2019s extraordinary consistency as a powerplay destroyer this season. He now has five 50-plus scores inside the powerplay in IPL history, second only to David Warner.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/> <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most 50+ scores inside Powerplay in IPL:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"34\">\n<ul>\n<li> 6 &#8211; David Warner <\/li>\n<li> 5 &#8211; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi <\/li>\n<li> 4 &#8211; Travis Head <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> The youngster also joined elite company for most fifties scored in under 20 balls in IPL history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/> <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most 50s in less than 20 balls in IPL:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"41\">\n<ul>\n<li> 6 &#8211; Abhishek Sharma <\/li>\n<li> 5 &#8211; Nicholas Pooran <\/li>\n<li> 5 &#8211; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi* <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> As if those milestones were not enough, Sooryavanshi also broke Chris Gayle\u2019s long-standing record for the most sixes in a single IPL season, a record that had stood untouched since 2012.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>In a tournament filled with superstars, Sooryavanshi continues to stand out as the biggest phenomenon of IPL 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-rewrites-ipl-history-equals-suresh-rainas-legendary-ipl-knockout-feat\/articleshow\/131353625.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan Royals&#8217; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia) Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced another jaw-dropping innings in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, this time equalling one of the most iconic playoff records in tournament history previously held by Suresh Raina. Playing for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mullanpur, the teenage sensation raced to a breathtaking half-century in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}