Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 38-ball 93, RR win to stay in playoffs hunt

LSG’s opening pair of Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis had a rollicking stand of 109 in 8.2 overs. Taking turns to attack different bowlers, the duo fully capitalised on the field restrictions, smashing 83 runs in the Powerplay. Marsh’s power play was on display during his knock of 96 off 57 balls (11x4, 5x6) while Inglis played with enterprise on way to a 60 off 29 balls. RR’s Jaiswal also blazed to a 23-ball 43.

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, however, put everyone’s innings to shade with an extraordinary show of hitting on way to 93 off 38 balls (strike rate 244.73). Riding on their opener’s brilliance, RR carved out a crucial seven-wicket win chasing a target of 221. It took their tally to 14 points from 13 games and lifted them to fourth spot in the table. A win in their last league game (v MI in Mumbai) will seal their playoffs berth.

Sooryavanshi had the home crowd in ecstasy with his show of six-hitting. His 10 sixes on Tuesday took his tally to 53 in IPL 2026, which puts him on course to better Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes in a season. Surprisingly subdued at the start, getting to five off eight balls after the first three overs, the left-hander switched gears from the sixth over onwards to smash the daylights out of the LSG bowlers.