Watch: Vaibhav Suryavanshi announces his arrival in IPL with terrific first-ball six

Young Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi had a dream start to his IPL career, which began in the ongoing game against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who opened for the Rajasthan Royals, surprised many with the way he started his innings. The young 14-year-old star came in as an impact player and slammed a magnificent six on the first ball that he faced, making many stand and applaud him.

On the 4th ball of the first over, Shardul Thakur bowled a delivery on a good length around off. Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed no respect whatsoever for the pacer as he stayed leg-sided and then carved the drive high and over cover for a maximum.

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His first ball six left everyone in awe, including his partner Yashasvi Jaiswal, the bowler, and even Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant.

Watch: Vaibhav Suryavanshi slams first-ball six to start his IPL career on high

Here's the video:

𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐀. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 🫡

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the 9th batter to hit six on the first ball faced in the IPL

With the six on the first ball that he faced, Vaibhav Suryavanshi joined the elite list of batters to hit six on the first ball faced in the IPL. He joined the likes of Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sameer Rizvi, and others.

Here's the list of batters to hit six on the first ball faced in the IPL:

Rob Quiney, Kevon Cooper, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Aniket Choudhary, Javon Searles, Siddesh Lad, Mahesh Theekshana, Sameer Rizvi, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Not only this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi then made sure he did the same on the first ball that he faced against Avesh Khan in the next over. The Lucknow Super Giants pacer, on the second ball of the second over, bowled a full ball and was right in the slot.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi cleared his left leg and drilled it back over the bowler's head. The ball went sailing over the long-on boundary for another maximum.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a magnificent innings of 34 runs off 20 balls

Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a decent impact on his maiden IPL outing. The Rajasthan Royals batter played a magnificent innings of 34 runs off 20 balls. The left-hander had a strike rate of 170 as he slammed two fours and three sixes during his stay at the crease.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (74) added 85 runs for the opening partnership to take their team off to a flying start. Riyan Parag (39) also played a vital hand as the Rajasthan Royals were cruising towards the chase.

But Lucknow Super Giants pulled back the things brilliantly in the last overs. With nine runs needed in the last over, Avesh Khan then oozed his class with the ball as he defended it against Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel to take his team home.

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