Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits two IPL fifties in 15 balls, becomes second batter in the world to do it

15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was unstoppable for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluruin Guwahati. The fixture is being played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. The southpaw scored a fifty in just 15 balls. He reached the mark by smashing Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a maximum on the third delivery of the fifth over of the 202-run chase. The 15-ball fifty is his second in 15 deliveries in the 19th season of the tournament. In RR’s match against the Chennai Super Kings,  Sooryavanshi posted 50 in 15 balls in Guwahati on March 30.

He is the second player to score two fifties in 15 or fewer balls. In IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals’ Jake Fraser-McGurk hit two half-centuries in 15 balls.

Most half-centuries in 15 or a few balls in IPL

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals) – 2

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) – 1

KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) – 1

Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 1

Romario Shepherd (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 1

Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 1

Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 1

Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants) – 1

The record for the fastest fifty in IPL is with  Yashasvi Jaiswal, who reached the mark in 13 deliveries for RR against KKR at Eden Gardens in 2023.

Fastest half-centuries in the IPL

Sooryavanshi was dismissed by RCB spinner Krunal Pandya in the 9th over. He scored 78 runs off 26 balls, laced with 8 fours and 7 sixes and added 108 runs in 37 balls for the second wicket with the wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel.