
Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|17-05-2026
Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not spare even Stark. (Photo- PTI)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Mitchell Starc: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 15-year-old sensational batsman of Rajasthan Royals, is continuously making waves in IPL 2026. With his explosive batting, he is targeting every big bowler on the very first ball. Something similar was seen in the 62nd match of the season also. In this match, he faced Australia's legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc. This was the first match against Starc in his IPL career. But Vaibhav did not show any nervousness and treated him like other bowlers.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi also welcomed Mitchell Starc with a big shot and hit a four on the very first ball. Then he surprised everyone by hitting a long six on the third ball. Mitchell Starc also seemed quite surprised to see the aggressive style of this young batsman. However, Starc is not the first bowler to whom Vaibhav Suryavanshi has done this. Even star bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins have not been able to escape from him.
Bowled short, but sent long by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 🔥
🎥 He greets Lungi Ngidi and Mitchell Starc with maximums 👊
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A brilliant innings was seen in this match with the bat of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He scored 46 runs facing only 21 balls. Vaibhav scored these runs at a strike rate of 219.04, which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. But he got caught out due to playing a big shot on a ball of Madhav Tiwari. At the same time, after this inning, Vaibhav Suryavanshi's total score in IPL 2026 has become 481 runs.
He is currently the highest run-scorer for his team and is also in the race for the Orange Cap.




