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 – joint-most alongside Gayle. He is also the first batter to hit 10+ 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. Only David Warner (6) is ahead of him. Four of these knocks came in IPL 2026, equaling Travis Head's record from 2024.

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

12 sixes by Sooryavanshi against SRH today is joint-most by an Indian batter in an IPL innings, matching his own record against the same team in Jaipur earlier this season. It is 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 is the most by any batter in this phase in an IPL innings. Previous best was 7 sixes, achieved by five batters including Sooryavanshi himself.

334.48 strike rate during his 29-ball 97 against SRH – second-highest in an innings of 25+ balls, behind only Suresh Raina's 25-ball 87 at 348 strike rate.

60 runs in Powerplay today – third-most in an IPL playoff innings, behind Raina (87 vs KXIP) and Gilchrist (74 vs DC, 2009).

680* runs in IPL 2026 – most by an uncapped batter in an IPL season, bettering Yashasvi Jaiswal's 625 in 2023.

242.85 strike rate for the season – first batter to score 600+ runs in a Men's T20 tournament at 200+ strike rate. Next best is Rilee Rossouw (623 at 192.28 for Somerset in 2022 T20 Blast).

125 run opening stand – second-highest opening partnership in an IPL playoff game, behind 159 between Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey in 2011 final.

243/8 by RR against SRH in Eliminator – second-highest total in an IPL knockout/playoff game. Record stands with RCB (254/5 vs GT in Qualifier 1). This is also the highest total for RR in IPL.

Highest totals in IPL knockout/Playoffs

37 boundaries by RR – second-most by a team in an IPL playoff match after 38 by RCB vs GT in Qualifier 1.

17 sixes by RR – joint-most a team has hit in an IPL knockout/playoff innings (MI also hit 17 vs GT in 2025 Eliminator). 26 sixes in this game is the most in an IPL knockout/playoff match.

151 combined Powerplay runs by RR and SRH – second-highest aggregate in overs 1-6 of an IPL knockout match, after 170 between PBKS and CSK in Qualifier 2, 2014.

12 sixes hit in overs 1-6 by both teams – most in an IPL playoff game, surpassing 9 in Qualifier 2, 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 by SRH for team 50 – quickest in an IPL knockout/playoff match and joint second-quickest in all IPL.

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

64 runs conceded by Pat Cummins – most he has conceded in a T20 match. Previous most (60) also came against RR at Hyderabad last year. Three SRH bowlers conceding 50+ runs against RR – most by a side in an IPL playoffs/knockout game.