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The Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) is over, but the carnage Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did during the season left a deep mark. The Orange Cap holder and multiple other individual award winners of the season became a nightmare for the bowlers. Pat Cummins, one of the most celebrated bowlers in modern-day cricket, felt the wrath of the 15-year-old batter.
While he was talking on Fox Cricket, Pat Cummins wished that he did not have to bowl if Vaibhav Sooryavanshi were in school. Cummins is among the victims who proved ineffective against the emerging Indian batter.
A stand-out IPL season for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
IPL 2026 turns out to be a remarkable season for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and for the Rajasthan Royals opener, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Days after the IPL 2026 final, the cricket fraternity is busy trying to decode the sheer aggression of the Royals batter.
Against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 27, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 97 runs with an out-of-the-world strike rate of 334.48. That 29-ball knock was decorated with five 4s and a staggering number of twelve 6s.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was in the game, but could not do much against the firing teenage sensation. Cummins returned wicket-less, leaking 64 runs in his 4-over spell. The Australian premier pacer produced only three dot balls in his spell.
Wishing he was in high school: Pat Cummins
"He's a talent. He hits the ball a long way; he hits very hard. Margins for error are very small. He's a real talent, pretty tough to bowl to," Cummins said on Fox Cricket.
"Pretty much, and wishing he was in high school, so I didn't have to bowl at him. It's just incredible. Like, I don't think I've seen batting like that, let alone from a 15-year-old kid. Whether he's 30 or 15, he's just a very good hitter of the ball," he added.
It was not only Pat Cummins who came into the attack of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, but also other top bowlers like Mitchell Starc, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Josh Hazelwood, who also leaked runs against the young batter. Vaibhav concluded his 2026 Indian Premier League season with 776 runs and a strike rate over 230.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s knocks in IPL 2026:
- 52 runs (17 balls) vs CSK — 30 Mar 2026
- 31 runs (18 balls) vs GT — 4 Apr 2026
- 39 runs (14 balls) vs MI — 7 Apr 2026
- 78 runs (26 balls) vs RCB — 10 Apr 2026
- 0 runs (1 ball) vs SRH — 13 Apr 2026
- 46 runs (28 balls) vs KKR — 19 Apr 2026
- 8 runs (11 balls) vs LSG — 22 Apr 2026
- 103 runs (37 balls) vs SRH — 25 Apr 2026
- 43 runs (16 balls) vs Punjab Kings — 28 Apr 2026
- 4 runs (2 balls) vs DC — 1 May 2026
- 36 runs (16 balls) vs GT — 9 May 2026
- 46 runs (21 balls) vs DC — 17 May 2026
- 93 runs (38 balls) vs LSG — 19 May 2026
- 4 runs (6 balls) vs MI — 24 May 2026
- 97 runs (29 balls) vs SRH — 27 May 2026
- 96 runs (47 balls) vs GT — 29 May 2026
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