Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Becomes First Player To Score 500 Powerplay Runs in Single T20 Tournament, Achieves Feat During IPL 2026 Qualifier 2
Entering the knockout match with 490 Powerplay runs under his belt this season, the explosive left-hander needed just 10 runs to breach the historic mark.
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made cricket history on Friday night, becoming the first player ever to score 500 Powerplay runs in a single T20 tournament. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener achieved the milestone during the opening overs of the high-stakes IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 encounter against the Gujarat Titans (GT). Entering the knockout match with 490 Powerplay runs under his belt this season, the explosive left-hander needed just 10 runs to breach the historic mark. He reached the landmark cleanly in the third over of the match, dismantling David Warner’s decade-old previous benchmark of 467 runs set in 2016. The feat cements a breakthrough tournament for the young southpaw, who also sits atop the IPL 2026 Orange Cap race. You can read the Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard here.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Creates History
First player in the world to score 500 powerplay runs in a T20 tournament 🤯💗 pic.twitter.com/kKB4yMM7Vv
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