15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on fire for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In the fixture taking place at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, the left-handed batter from Bihar has hammered a half-century in just 15 balls. He reached the 50-run mark by hitting Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six on the third ball of the fifth over of RR’s innings in the 202-run chase. The 50 in 15 balls by Vaibhav on Friday is his second half-century in 15 balls for RR in this year’s IPL. In RR’s first match of IPL 2026, Sooryavanshi scored a 50 in 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on March 30.
Sooryavanshi is the second batter in the world to score two IPL fifties in 15 or fewer balls. In the 2024 edition
of the IPL, Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk also scored two fifties in 15 balls for the Delhi Capitals.
Most 50s in 15 or 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 scoring the fastest 50 in the IPL is held by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal reached the 50-run mark in 13 balls for RR in the IPL 2023 match against KKR at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 11, 2023.
Fastest 50s in the IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | May 11, 2023 |
| KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | 14 | Delhi Capitals | Mohali | April 8, 2018 |
| Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | Mumbai Indians | Pune | April 6, 2022 |
| Romario Shepherd | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | May 3, 2025 |
| Yusuf Pathan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | May 24, 2014 |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | May 7, 2017 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 15 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | April 10, 2023 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Delhi Capitals | 15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | April 20, 2024 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Delhi Capitals | 15 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi | April 27, 2024 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | Chennai Super Kings | Guwahati | March 30, 2026 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Guwahati | April 10, 2026 |
Sooryavanshi was dismissed by Krunal Pandya on the first ball of the 9th over of the run chase, but before making his way back to the dugout, he played a memorable knock of 78 runs from 26 balls. He hammered 8 fours and 7 sixes during his stay at the crease and added 108 runs from just 37 balls for the second wicket with Dhruv Jurel.
