Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes IPL's new six-hitting king

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's elite six-hitting

65 sixes for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in IPL 2026 - the most by any batter in an IPL season. He bettered Chris Gayle's record of 59 sixes from IPL 2012.

Most sixes in an IPL edition

16 balls taken by Sooryavanshi to bring up his 50 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, equalling the fastest 50 in IPL knockout/playoffs history. He matched Suresh Raina's feat, achieved against PBKS in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2014.

Fastest 50s in IPL Playoffs (by balls)

16 - Suresh Raina vs PBKS, Wankhede, 2014

16 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs SRH, Mullanpur, 2026*

17 - Adam Gilchrist vs DC, Centurion, 2009

20 - MS Dhoni vs MI, Bengaluru, 2012

4 instances of Sooryavanshi hitting 10+ sixes in an IPL innings - the joint-most alongside Gayle. Sooryavanshi is also the first batter to hit 10 or more sixes in an innings thrice in a single IPL season.

490 runs by Sooryavanshi in the Powerplay (overs 1-6) in IPL 2026 - the most by any batter in this phase in a single IPL season, bettering David Warner's 467 from IPL 2016.

5 instances of Sooryavanshi reaching a 50 in the Powerplay in IPL. Only David Warner with six half-centuries inside this phase is ahead of him. Four of these Sooryavanshi knocks have come in IPL 2026, equaling Travis Head's record from 2024.

5instances of Sooryavanshi hitting a 50 in less than 20 balls in the IPL - the joint-second most. He is tied with Nicholas Pooran and behind only Abhishek Sharma (6 times).

12 sixes by Sooryavanshi against SRH today is the joint-most by an Indian batter in an IPL innings. He matched his own record of 12 sixes, set against the same team in Jaipur earlier in the season. His 12 sixes are also the most by any batter in an IPL knockout/playoff game, bettering Shubman Gill's 10 sixes against MI in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023.

8 sixes by Sooryavanshi in the Powerplay (overs 1-6) is the most by any batter in this phase in an IPL innings. The previous best was 7 sixes, achieved by five batters, including Sooryavanshi himself, against SRH in Jaipur earlier in the season.

334.48 Sooryavanshi struck at 334.48 during his 29-ball 97 runs against SRH today - this is the second-highest strike rate in an innings of 25 or more balls, behind only Suresh Raina's 25-ball 87 at the Wankhede Stadium which was achieved at a strike-rate of 348.

60 runs in the Powerplay today by Sooryavanshi is the third-most runs scored in the Powerplay (1-6 overs) in an IPL playoff innings. Raina got 87 in the aforementioned innings against KXIP while Adam Gilchrist hit 74 in the Powerplay vs Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 season.

680* runs by Sooryavanshi in IPL 2026 are the most by an uncapped batter in an IPL season, bettering Yashasvi Jaiswal's 625-run season in 2023.

242.85 Sooryavanshi has struck at 242.85 in IPL 2026, scoring 680 runs in 15 innings - he is the first batter to score 600-plus runs in a Men's T20 tournament at a 200-plus strike rate. The next best is Rilee Rossouw, who scored 623 runs at 192.28 for Somerset in the 2022 T20 Blast.

125 runs stand is the second-highest opening partnership in an IPL playoffs game, behind the 159-run stand between Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey for CSK against RCB in the 2011 IPL final.

RR's ascendancy

243/8by RR against SRH in the Eliminator is the second-highest total in an IPL knockout/playoff game. The record stands with RCB, who got 254/5 against GT in Dharamsala in the first Qualifier last night. This is also the highest total for RR in IPL, bettering the 242/6 they got against the same opponent at Hyderabad last year.

Highest totals in IPL knockout/Playoffs

37 boundaries by RR is the second-most by a team in an IPL playoffs match after 38 by RCB against GT in the first Qualifier in 2026.

17 sixes by RR is the joint-most a team has hit in an IPL knockout/playoff innings. MI hit as many against GT at the same venue in the 2025 Eliminator. 26 sixes in this game is also the most scored in an IPL knockout/playoff match.

151 runs scored by RR and SRH combined in Powerplay is the second-highest aggregate in Overs 1-6 of an IPL knockouts match, after 170 between PBKS and CSK in Qualifier 2 in 2014.

12 sixes hit in Overs 1-6 by the two teams today is now the most in an IPL playoffs game, surpassing 9 hit in the Qualifier 2 of 2014.

Highest Powerplay totals in IPL knockouts/Playoffs

100/2 - CSK vs PBKS, Wankhede, 2014

84/1 - Deccan vs DC, Centurion, 2009

80/0 - RR vs SRH, Mullanpur, 2026*

79/0 - MI vs GT, Mullanpur, 2025

76/1 - RCB vs GT, Dharamsala, 2026

2.4 overs taken for 50 by SRH is the quickest team 50 in an IPL knockouts/playoff match and joint second-quickest in all IPL.

136 runs scored by RR in the first 10 overs is the highest total in this phase in an IPL knockout/playoffs innings, bettering CSK's 122 vs PBKS in 2014 Q2.

64 runs is the most Pat Cummins has conceded in a T20 match. The previous most (60 runs) also came against RR at Hyderabad last year. Three SRH bowlers conceding 50-plus runs against RR today is the most by a side in an IPL playoffs/knockouts game.