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Devansh Cox · · 2 min read
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Creates History in IPL

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has been exciting to watch, with new talents and experienced campaigners stepping up for their teams. Among them, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the boy wonder, has broken several records in IPL this season and has now taken another record into his account.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Leads the Orange Cap List

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was the leading run scorer and was on top of the Orange Cap list. He remained on top after Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan fell early in the final of the IPL between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Gill needed 55 runs but was out on 10, and Sai fell for 12.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest Orange Cap winner of the IPL at the age of 15. The Southpaw had a sensational season for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and carried the team on his shoulders in most games, delivering match-winning performances across this edition of the league.

Exceptional Batting Skills

Vaibhav has scored 776 runs in this edition of the league, with an average of 48.50 and scoring five half-centuries and one hundred. He was dismissed three times in his 90s, with scores of 93, 97, and 96, respectively. He had a strike rate of 237.30.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history; becomes youngest-ever Orange Cap winner in IPL history, and his exceptional batting skills have astonished the cricketing world.

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Devansh Cox

Devansh Cox is the chief cricket writer for Dawn, Pakistan's leading English-language daily, where he covers the national team, the Pakistan Super League, and the socio-political undercurrents of the sport. With a family heritage tracing back to the British Raj and strong ties to the UK, Cox brings a unique cross-cultural lens to his reporting, often examining the experiences of South Asian cricketers in English county circuits. A Karachi native, he is known for his technical analysis of fast bowling and his deep access to team insiders. His work has been cited by the ICC and the BBC, and he is a regular guest on Test Match Special’s Pakistan coverage.

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