15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opened the innings for Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier of IPL 2026 and scored 96 runs from 47 balls against Gujarat Titans. He hammered 8 fours and 7 sixes during his stay at the crease in New Chandigarh on Friday (May 29). The left-handed batter from Bihar was unlucky to miss out on a deserving century, but before making his way back to the pavilion, he extended his total tally of runs to 776 in 16 matches of IPL 2026.
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A total of 776 runs in this year’s IPL has helped Sooryavanshi climb to fifth position in the list of batters with the most runs in a single edition of the IPL.
The record for scoring the most runs in one edition of the IPL is held
by Virat Kohli. Kohli played 16 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2016 and amassed a total of 973 runs.
Most runs in one edition of IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | EDITION |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 16 | 973 | 2016 |
| Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 890 | 2023 |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 863 | 2022 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 848 | 2016 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 16* | 776* | 2026 |
| Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 759 | 2025 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 741 | 2024 |
| Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 735 | 2018 |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 733 | 2012 |
| Michael Hussey | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 733 | 2013 |
In the list of batters with the most runs in one edition of the IPL, Kohli is followed by Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, David Warner and Sooryavanshi.
While Gill scored 890 runs in 17 matches of IPL 2023 for Gujarat Titans, Buttler scored 863 runs in 17 matches of IPL 2022 for Rajasthan Royals, and Warner amassed a total of 848 runs in 17 matches of IPL 2016 for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In the ongoing 2026 edition of the IPL, Vaibhav has hammered 72 sixes and 63 fours for the Jaipur-based franchise. His total of 135 boundaries in IPL 2026 is the most by any player in the world in a T20 tournament or series.
Most boundaries in a T20 series/tournament
| PLAYER | TEAM | TOURNAMENT | MATCHES | FOURS | SIXES | TOTAL BOUNDARIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | IPL 2026 | 16* | 63* | 72* | 135* |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | IPL 2022 | 17 | 83 | 45 | 128 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | IPL 2016 | 16 | 83 | 38 | 121 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | IPL 2016 | 17 | 88 | 31 | 119 |
| Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | IPL 2023 | 17 | 85 | 33 | 118 |
In the ongoing IPL season, Vaibhav has scored a total of 521 runs in the powerplay alone. He is the first and only batter in the world to score 500 or more runs in the powerplay in a T20 tournament or series.
Most runs in one edition of IPL in powerplay
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUNS IN POWERPLAY | EDITION |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 521 | 2026 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 467 | 2016 |
| Travis Head | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 402 | 2024 |
| Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 402 | 2025 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers | 382 | 2009 |
Before getting out in the 90s for the third time in IPL 2026, Vaibhav also broke the record for being the fastest batter in the world, in terms of balls faced, to score 1000 runs in the IPL. Vaibhav needed only 440 balls to reach the 1000-run mark. On the other hand, Andre Russell, who is now second on the list, scored his 1000th IPL run on the 545th ball he faced.
Fastest to 1000 runs in IPL (in terms of balls)
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | BALLS TAKEN |
|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 440* |
| Andre Russell | Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders | 545 |
| Tim David | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians | 560 |
| Travis Head | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 575 |
| Phil Salt | Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 575 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 594 |
| Virender Sehwag | Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings | 604 |
In terms of innings, Vaibhav is the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in the world’s richest franchise cricket league. He needed just 23 innings to reach the 1000-run mark for Rajasthan Royals.
The previous fastest Indian batter to score 1000 runs in the IPL was B Sai Sudharsan. The left-handed batter from Tamil Nadu, who represents Gujarat Titans in the IPL, scored his 1000th run in his 25th innings.
Fastest to 1000 runs in IPL (in terms of innings)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | TEAM | INNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | Australia | Punjab Kings | 21 |
| Lendl Simmons | West Indies | Mumbai Indians | 23 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | India | Rajasthan Royals | 23* |
| Devon Conway | New Zealand | Chennai Super Kings | 24 |
| Matthew Hayden | Australia | Chennai Super Kings | 25 |
| B Sai Sudharsan | India | Gujarat Titans | 25 |
Only Shaun Marsh has reached 1000 IPL runs faster than Sooryavanshi. The former left-handed batter from Australia needed just 21 innings to take his tally to 1000 runs for Punjab Kings in the IPL.
