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IPL 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi will break 'Sachin Tendulkar Record', Fans go gaga over Teenager's fireworks vs Gujarat Titans

By MyKhel Staff

IPL 2025: The Sawai Mansingh Stadium witnessed something unforgettable on Monday as 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi left fans stunned with his fearless knock against Gujarat Titans.

Facing seasoned bowlers twice his age, the teenager smashed a record-breaking 17-ball half-century, igniting comparisons with legends and talk of records tumbling. Stepping out to chase a mammoth 210-run target, Rajasthan Royals' new sensation announced his arrival in style.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sachin Tendulkar Fans twitter reaction

By the end of the powerplay, Suryavanshi had already etched his name in the record books, becoming the youngest player ever to score a fifty in IPL history - a feat fans quickly noted with awe. Social media exploded with reactions like, "Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes the youngest batsman to smash a fifty in IPL history - just Rajasthan things," as admirers struggled to wrap their heads around the magnitude of the moment.

It wasn't just the record; it was how he achieved it that captured imaginations. The highlight of Suryavanshi's carnage came against veteran Ishant Sharma. In a jaw-dropping over, Suryavanshi tore apart Sharma's experience, hammering 26 runs -- peppering the stands with sixes and boundaries with shots that oozed confidence and audacity. Observers couldn't help but point out the delicious irony: Suryavanshi wasn't even born when Ishant debuted in IPL, and here he was dismantling the veteran's bowling for fun.

The teenager didn't stop there. In the very next over, he took apart Washington Sundar, adding two more sixes and a couple of boundaries, showcasing a hitting range that belied his age. Fans cheered every shot, one even calling him "special" and predicting, "first fifty and many more to come."

Suryavanshi's whirlwind fifty, decorated with three boundaries and six towering sixes at a staggering strike rate of 300, sent Jaipur into raptures. Even the DJ joined in the celebrations, blaring the title track from Sooryavanshi, as the stadium lit up with energy fitting for a new hero's arrival.

Some supporters even suggested that Vaibhav could go on to surpass Sachin Tendulkar's record as the youngest to achieve multiple batting milestones in elite cricket. Given the way Suryavanshi dismantled seasoned international bowlers with nonchalance, few would argue against such a possibility.

At just 14, with composure, fearlessness, and sheer talent, Suryavanshi has turned the IPL spotlight firmly onto himself. Rajasthan Royals, struggling for consistency this season, may have unearthed their biggest silver lining in this boy wonder.

As the match went into a strategic timeout, Rajasthan Royals stood at 87/0 after six overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal also firing from the other end. But make no mistake - it was Vaibhav Suryavanshi's night, a night that might well mark the start of something historic. The legend of Vaibhav Suryavanshi has only just begun - and if this stunning debut is anything to go by, cricket fans are in for something truly extraordinary.

Story first published: Monday, April 28, 2025, 22:29 [IST]
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