That boy. He has done it again.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi came up with another sensational innings to power Rajasthan Royals to a must-win against Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on a warm Tuesday night. His 93 off 38 balls (7×4, 10×6) helped the Royals chase down Lucknow Super Giants’ 220 for five with seven wickets and five balls to spare.

A win against Mumbai Indians in its last match on Sunday in Mumbai will take the side to the IPL playoffs.

And those thousands of fans were fortunate to witness that incredible show by Sooryavanshi. It was breathtaking stuff, truly. The way he hit sixes into the stands, on either side of the wicket, was quite something. Something you very rarely get to see.

There was this six over extra-cover off Prince Yadav, which he followed it up with a hit deep into the stands over mid-wicket. And before that, there was this ramp shot against the same bowler: there was a touch of genius about that stroke.

Sooryavanshi’s innings came to an end when he was caught at long on off Mohsin Khan, who would have heaved a sigh of relief as he failed to run the batter, earlier in the over, despite having all the time in the world.

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It was Yashasvi Jaiswal, the stand-in captain, that first provided the fireworks in Royals’ chase. He hammered a 23-ball 43 (8×4, 1×6) and put on 75 for the first wicket with Sooryanvashi, who then was involved in a 105-run stand with Dhruv Jurel (53 not out, 38b, 3×4, 3×6) that more or less ensured Royals’ victory.

Earlier, Mitchell Marsh’s 96 (57b, 11×4, 5×6) and his opening wicket stand of 109 with fellow Australian Josh Inglis (60, 29b, 7×4, 3×6) helped LSG to a challenging total after being put in.

The visitors failed to keep the momentum though, and a superb final over from Jofra Archer saw them lose three wickets for an addition of five runs.

Then, that boy took centrestage. And how.

Published on May 19, 2026