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Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke a number of records during a surreal performance for Rajasthan Royals in a successful chase of 210 against Gujarat Titans. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is creating quite a stir in his maiden IPL season. With each passing game, the teenager is ensuring his opponents won’t forget his name.
From the very first ball of his IPL career, the 14-year-old has been creating records for fun. From hitting a six to launch his IPL career to becoming the youngest ever T20 centurion in history, Vaibhav has caught the attention of everyone in India and around the world. A 35-ball hundred.
At the age of 14 years. Against a world-class bowling attack featuring the likes of Ishant Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan among others. Gobsmacking.
Here’s a look at all the records Vaibhav shattered during his stunning hundred in Jaipur. Youngest T20 Centurion – At 14 years and 32 days, Vaibhav, who hails from Bihar, has broken the record of another Indian – Vijay Zol – for the youngest to hit a century in T20 cricket. Zol was 18 years and 118 days old when he scored a T20 century in 2018 Youngest Centurion In Limited-Overs Cricket – Vaibhav also surpassed the previous record of youngest centurion in limited-overs cricket set by Pakistan’s Zahoor Elahi during a domestic List A match in 1986 when he was just 15 years and 209 days old.
Fastest T20 Century By An Indian – Vaibhav broke the record of former India and Rajasthan Royals allrounder Yusuf Pathan who took 37 deliveries to hit a hundred against Mumbai Indians in 2019. Vaibhav took 35 deliveries to get there. Youngest To Hit IPL Fifty – Vaibhav holds the record for the youngest to record an IPL half-century, surpassing the previous record of Riyan Parag (17 years and 175 days).
Most Sixes In An IPL Innings – Vaibhav also equalled the record for the most sixes in an IPL innings. He struck 11 sixes in his blinder of an innings – same as Murali Vijay did for Chennai Super Kings against RR in 2010. Fastest To Maiden Century – Vaibhav took just three innings to record his maiden IPL century which is the quickest by an Indian.
Manish Pandey, Paul Valthaty and Priyansh Arya took four innings each to do so. Highest Percentage Of Runs Scored Via Boundaries – A whopping 93.06 per cent of Vaibhav’s 101 runs came via boundaries.
In other words, he scored 94 of his 101 runs with the help of seven fours and 11 sixes – which is the most by any while hitting an IPL century. The previous record was also held by an RR batter – Yashasvi Jaiswal (90.32 per cent of his runs against MI when he scored 124 came through boundaries).
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