Vaibhav Suryavanshi's childhood coach, Brajesh Jha, was filled with joy and beamed with pride after the young teenager toppled several records with his rollicking display against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday night in Jaipur.
Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill admitted that his side was outplayed after Rajasthan Royals (RR) pulled off a record-breaking eight-wicket win at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, chasing down a stiff target of 210 in just 15.5 overs.
IPL gave the cricketing world its latest sensation as a 14-year-old Suryavanshi stomped past several big names to emerge as T20's youngest centurion ever and the fastest ever Indian to score a century in the IPL.
Suryavanshi, aged just 14 years and 32 days, registered his name in cricket history books as the youngest centurion in T20 cricket and the fastest Indian centurion in IPL history, making a mockery of a 210-run chase along with his batting partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) completed a stunning 210-run chase against Gujarat Titans (GT) in just 15.5 overs, recording the least number of overs taken to complete a 200-plus target in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. This effort broke the previous record held by Royal Challengers Bangalore,
Young 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history on Monday, becoming the youngest player to make a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and in T20 cricket overall.
GT was off to a fine start with a 93-run stand between skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. Later, Gill put on another 74-run partnership with Jos Buttler, with both these stands laying a platform for GT to cross the 200-run mark.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag won the toss on Monday and elected to field against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in their match in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) are still technically in the playoff race, but with 14 points unlikely to be enough in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, bowling coach Shane Bond hopes the team can use their remaining five matches to build a strong foundation for next season, as per ESPNcricinfo.
He emphasised the importance of taking wickets to restrict the opposition and create opportunities for batsmen to score runs. He applied this principle to both innings of a match.