Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed another glimpse of his extraordinary talent during Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) thumping eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Monday (March 30).

The teenage sensation slammed 52 runs off just 17 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes, helping RR overhaul the target of 128 in just 12.1 overs. He reached his half-century in just 15 balls, which is the joint third-fastest fifty in IPL history.

After the game, Sooryavanshi opened up about his simple birthday celebration, revealing he skipped the cake-cutting to sleep early ahead of their campaign opener. He turned 15 on March 27.

"I didn't really do anything outside - there was supposed to be a cake cutting, but I went to sleep early to avoid the cake-smearing," Sooryavanshi said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Reflecting on his blistering knock against CSK, the southpaw stated: "The plan today was simply to execute well in the powerplay -- initially the wicket felt a bit sticky, but as the ball got older, it started coming onto the bat nicely."

He added, "I do think about defence, but today our plan was to control the game in the powerplay because in a small chase, that phase is crucial - if the bowling team does well there, the game can tilt their way, but our powerplay went really well."

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also acknowledged the support of the team management before the season.

“The coaches didn’t specifically say that bowlers would attack me; everyone else was already saying that. But they just told me that they back me and that I should stick to my natural game and play according to the situation,” he remarked.

Speaking about the guidance from his senior opening partner Jaiswal, Sooryavanshi said, "My opening partner keeps communicating with me after every ball - he tells me when to take singles, keeps giving me the strike, and encourages me to keep playing my shots if the ball is coming nicely onto the bat."

Following the win, RR skipper Riyan Parag expressed amazement at Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s batting prowess, admitting he and teammate Dhruv Jurel were in awe.

“What I tell him is that you’re going to play 14 games and regardless of what goes on in the game, it shouldn’t bother you. What goes around in the media shouldn’t bother you. You just go out there. He loves to bat. I’ve made sure I’ve told the coaches that he gets as much batting as he wants," Parag said in the post-match interview.

“And he goes and does some things like that. So I think me and Dhruv, when we were sitting there till the fourth over, we were just in awe. Like, what is happening? Like, how is he doing this? But then I’m really happy to have him in my team," he added.