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The Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is underway, and in Qualifier 2, Gujarat Titans (GT) played Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. In the match, boy wonder Vaibhav Suryavanshi is once again striking the ball as the southpaw breaks another record tonight.
Before this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 680 runs, becoming the most runs with a strike rate over 200 and the first uncapped batsman to score 600+ runs in a single edition. Tonight, he became the first uncapped batsman in the history of the league to score 700* runs in a single edition. He is in great form in IPL 2026.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is playing the opposite innings
Vaibhav, who was struggling against the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada, achieved the feat in 3.2 overs where he hit Rabada for a four. Till now he has been calm in terms of the way he plays his innings. The southpaw has scored 46 runs in 25 balls, which is a contrasting figure.
The southpaw has had a fantastic IPL 2026 season; This has been his best performance in the two IPL seasons he has participated in, the kind of form he has been in, he has broken Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes hit in a season, he has now hit 67* sixes in the tournament and continues to impress everyone with his big hitting skills at such a young age.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi made another milestone
Tonight, he became the first IPL player to score 500 runs in the powerplay during a season of the T20 event. Most of his IPL 2026 runs have been scored in the first six overs, which shows his ability to dismiss the best bowlers around the world in this tournament and take the game away from the opponent.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi left David Warner, Travis Head and Virat Kohli as the player with the most power-play runs in an IPL season. The southpaw has scored 521 runs at a strike rate of 233.63, an astonishing record for a 15-year-old in the toughest T20 league in the world, and he will be looking to score big tonight.
| Post | batter | Team (Season) | Powerplay goes on | strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR (2026) | 521* | 233.63 |
| 2 | david warner | SRH (2016) | 467 | 150.16 |
| 3 | travis head | SRH (2024) | 402 | 208.29 |
| 4 | Sai Sudarshan | GT (2025) | 402 | 155.81 |
| 5 | adam gilchrist | Deccan Chargers (2009) | 382 | 165.36 |
GT bowlers had power play
Talking about the match, there was controversy regarding the toss, it happened twice when the match referee did not listen to Riyan Parag’s call, first time when GT won it, and second time when RR won the toss and decided to bat first. The Royals played the same team, but the Titans made one change from their previous defeat against RCB.
After electing to bat first, Yashasvi Jaiswal walked back early, and Dhruv Jurel also could not trouble the GT bowlers as they went back for 1 and 7 respectively. Ravindra Jadeja surprisingly came in at No. 4 and played a comfortable innings of 34 runs off 19 balls before retiring hurt.
Also read: Mohammad Siraj out? GT pacer suffers serious shoulder injury during Qualifier 2 vs RR
