27 May 2025, is the date when Vaibhav Suryavanshi played the first playoff match of his IPL career. 15 year old Vaibhav has broken many big records in the eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. At one time Vaibhav was playing after scoring 7 runs in 4 balls, but scored 41 runs in the next 12 balls. Vaibhav scored 97 runs in the match playing 28 balls and hit 12 sixes in this innings.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi also completed his 600 runs in the IPL 2026 season in this match. Completed fifty runs in 16 balls and also broke Chris Gayle’s historic record of sixes. He missed scoring the fastest century, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi has definitely broken 5 big records in the eliminator match.
Fastest fifty of IPL playoff
Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed fifty runs in 16 balls in the eliminator match. He has equaled Suresh Raina in scoring the fastest fifty in IPL playoff history. Adam Gilchrist is at number three in this matter, who scored a half-century in 17 balls in the playoff match.
- 16 ball – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- 16 balls – Suresh Raina
Most sixes in a season
Chris Gayle hit 59 sixes in the IPL 2012 season. Finally, after 14 years, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has broken that historical record of Gayle. By hitting 8 sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he became the first batsman in the history to hit 60 sixes in a single season of the Indian Premier League.
- 60+ sixes – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (IPL 2026)
- 59 sixes – Chris Gayle (IPL 2022)
Youngest batsman to score 600+ runs in a season
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also become the youngest batsman to score 600+ runs in an IPL season. He broke the record of Rishabh Pant, who had crossed the 600-run mark in IPL 2018 at the age of 21.
- 15 years – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- 21 years – Rishabh Pant
Also read: Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes, created havoc in the eliminator match
Highest score of 50+ in IPL powerplay
In the eliminator match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had completed fifty runs in the fourth over of the innings. This was the fifth time in IPL when Vaibhav has completed fifty in the powerplay. The record of completing most number of fifty in the first 6 overs is in the name of David Warner, who did this 6 times.
- 6 times – David Warner
- 5 times – Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Most sixes in an IPL innings (in powerplay)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made the record of hitting most sixes in an IPL innings within the powerplay. He hit 8 sixes in the powerplay overs in the eliminator match against SRH. He broke the records of many legends including Sanath Jayasuriya and Jos Buttler, who have hit seven sixes each in an innings within the powerplay.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history in the eliminator, IPL’s biggest record broken; Rishabh Pant left behind

