Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, breaks Chris Gayle’s 14-year-old IPL record to become...
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made history by breaking Chris Gayle's long-standing IPL record for the most sixes in a season. The 15-year-old achieved this milestone during a crucial match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Additionally, he became the youngest player to score 600 runs in a single IPL season.
- ▪Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 61 sixes in the 2026 IPL season, surpassing Chris Gayle's previous record of 59 from 2012.
- ▪He scored a half-century in just 16 balls during the Eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- ▪Sooryavanshi is the first player in IPL history to score over 550 runs in a season with a strike rate above 200.
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