WATCH- “I’m going to hit 13 sixes”- Sangakkara reveals Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s confidence level as RR chased stiff target

Sooryavanshi hammered 10 sixes in his 38-ball 93 for RR against LSG in IPL 2026.

Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara has recalled an incident from IPL 2026 that showed the level of confidence Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has in himself. Sooryavanshi had an excellent IPL 2026, scoring 776 runs, winning the Orange Cap for most runs, and hitting a record 72 sixes in the season.

Sangakkara, ex-Sri Lanka captain, talked about Sooryavanshi's massive declaration ahead of a chase against Lucknow Super Giants. Thanks to Mitchell Marsh’s 96 and Josh Inglis’60, LSG posted 220/5 in 20 overs.

Sangakkara revealed that Sooryavanshi claimed that he would hit around 13 sixes in the innings and ended up smashing 10.

"This year, we were playing Lucknow Super Giants. We had to chase 220 (221) to win the game and stay in the competition. We fielded first. Vaibhav is walking out. He winks at me and says, 'Coach, don't worry. It's done.' He walks into the dressing room and tells Donovan Ferreira and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 'Listen, the two of you. I am going to hit 13 sixes now. And once I do that, you just do the rest.' He hit 10.

And when he was on five sixes, Donovan and Pretorius thought, 'What is he talking about?' Then they suddenly sat down and said, 'We'd better start counting this down because this kid is actually going to do it.' So, that is the level of confidence he has," said Kumar Sangakkara on Sky Sports.

Sooryavanshi hammered 93 in 38 balls with 7 fours and 10 sixes, leading RR’s chase as they won the game in final over with 7 wickets in hand. Dhruv Jurel scored 53 not out off 38, helping the cause of his side.