IPL 2026: WATCH- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s insane ‘tennis forehand shot’ for a six during his amazing 96 v GT

Sooryavanshi became the first batter to score 500 runs in powerplay overs in one IPL edition.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) clashed in the Qualifier 2 of the ongoing IPL 2026 tournament on May 29, 2026. This game is being played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. RR’s Riyan Parag won the toss and chose to bat.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) and Dhruv Jurel (7) fell early, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi decided to play more carefully. He still managed 96 in 47 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes to his name. Ravindra Jadeja made 45*, and Donovan Ferreira made 38* in 11 balls to power RR to 214/6 in 20 overs.

Sooryavanshi was coming into the game fresh off a 29-ball 93-run knock and looked the same touch, but with lots of maturity in this innings, as wickets fell around him on a slowish surface. One shot of Sooryavanshi stood out.

It was the third ball of the 17^th over by Jason Holder, who bowled the delivery short outside Sooryavanshi’s off-stump. Sooryavanshi, instead of hitting it on the leg-side, played a shot similar to a tennis forehand, and sent the ball sailing over the long-off boundary.

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