Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripted history during the IPL 2026 Eliminator as the Rajasthan Royals opener unleashed a brutal assault on Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins. The teenage sensation lit up the contest with fearless strokeplay, helping Rajasthan Royals dominate the powerplay against Sunrisers Hyderabad.Vaibhav Destroys Pat CumminsPat Cummins walked in to bowl the third over of the innings but had no idea he was about to face a batting storm. After Yashasvi Jaiswal took a single off the first delivery, Vaibhav took complete control of the over.
The youngster began by smashing a crisp boundary through long-off on the second ball. The four also helped him complete 600 runs in IPL 2026.Three Massive Sixes In A RowAfter being hit for a boundary, Cummins attempted to change his line but bowled a wide delivery. On the next legal ball, Vaibhav stayed calm at the crease and launched a length ball straight over long-on for a huge six.The carnage continued on the following delivery as the teenager quickly moved onto the back foot and hammered a short ball over third man for another stunning maximum.
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Cummins then tried a slower delivery in an attempt to bounce back, but Vaibhav read it early. Using the depth of the crease brilliantly, he smashed the ball straight back over the bowler’s head to complete a hat-trick of sixes.Rajasthan Royals Collect 25 Runs In The OverThe SRH captain finally managed to end the assault with a perfect yorker on the final ball, restricting Vaibhav to just a single towards midwicket.Despite that, Rajasthan Royals collected 25 runs from the over as the young batter completely shifted momentum in his side’s favour with one of the most explosive overs of IPL 2026.
