Vaibhav Sooryavanshi entered the record books on Friday (May 29) by becoming the first uncapped player to score 700 runs in a single edition of the IPL. The 15-year-old left-handed batter from Bihar, who
represents Rajasthan Royals, needed 20 runs in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 clash against Gujarat Titans to reach the milestone, and he got there in style by smashing Kagiso Rabada for a four on the second ball of the fourth over in New Chandigarh.
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Two uncapped batters have crossed the 600-run mark in an IPL season in the past, but Vaibhav is the first to breach the 700-run barrier.
Shaun Marsh was the first uncapped player in IPL history to score 600 runs in a single season. The left-handed batter from Australia achieved the feat while playing for Punjab Kings in the inaugural 2008 IPL season.
His record was later matched by Yashasvi Jaiswal in IPL 2023. The left-handed batter from Mumbai scored 626 runs in 14 matches for Rajasthan Royals that season.
Most runs by uncapped player in one edition of IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | EDITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 16* | 701* | 2026 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 626 | 2023 |
| Shaun Marsh | Punjab Kings | 11 | 616 | 2008 |
| Riyan Parag | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 573 | 2024 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Punjab Kings | 17 | 549 | 2025 |
Vaibhav, who is 15 years and 63 days old, is the youngest batter in IPL history to score 700 runs in a single season of the Indian Premier League. Before Sooryavanshi, the record for being the youngest batter to reach the 700-run mark in an IPL season was held by B Sai Sudharsan.
The left-handed opening batter from Tamil Nadu was 23 years and 227 days old when he completed 700 runs for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025.
One change for Titans
For the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2, Gujarat Titans have made one change to their playing XI, with R Sai Kishore replacing Kulwant Khejroliya. The 34-year-old Khejroliya played for GT in Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamsala on Tuesday (May 26), but endured a tough outing. He conceded 31 runs in his two overs and failed to pick up a wicket.
Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj. Impact subs: Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja. Impact subs: Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande
