Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 3rd fastest IPL fifty as RR crush CSK by 8 wickets
Rajasthan Royals commenced their 2026 IPL campaign with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings. Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 15-ball half-century, the joint third fastest in IPL history, to chase down a modest 128-run target. Earlier, Royals' bowlers, led by Archer and Burger, restricted CSK to 127.
GUWAHATI: The 15-year old lived through a first-ball drop. But Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was undeterred, immediately picking up the cue from the Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers who ran through the Chennai Super Kings batting line up on Monday. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
SUBSCRIBE NOW! Set with an easy chase for a winning start to their 2026 Indian Premier League campaign, Rajasthan Royals’ wonder boy tore into the CSK attack to script a 15-ball halfcentury — the joint third fastest in IPL history. His experienced opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal took a backseat and was happy to just rotate strike and give Sooryavanshi more balls to face.
Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 38 off 36 balls. The teenager departed scoring 52 off 17 balls hitting four boundaries and five sixes, but the match was as good as over by then. The 128-run target was attained, the win against Chennai Super Kings coming in just 12.
1 overs with Royals losing only two wickets. When Sooryavanshi departed, the scoreboard read 75 for one in 6. 2 overs.