2 min learnUp to date: Apr 14, 2026 09:27 AM IST
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi suffered his first low rating within the IPL 2026 on Monday evening, a golden duck in Hyderabad. Whereas the first-baller towards Sunrisers Hyderabad debutant Praful Hinge would have damage the 15-year-old sensation, Sooryavanshi can be sad with not receiving extra sport time within the final two matches as RR have deployed him because the Influence Participant substitute.
Within the earlier sport in Guwahati, the place Rajasthan walloped defending champs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sooryavanshi got here in because the influence sub and smashed a spell-binding 78 off 26 deliveries towards a world-class bowling line-up led by Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After SRH piled on a 216 for six rating on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday evening, Sooryavanshi walked in for the chase because the Influence Sub, changing seamer Sandeep Sharma. Nonetheless, the left-hander fell on the primary ball of his innings, mistiming a pull with a top-edge to the wicket-keeper.
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In accordance with RR fielding coach Trevor Penney, Sooryavanshi is sad with not being considered a key man on the sector, with South Africa batter Donnovan Ferreira taking his spot in the primary XI. The coach revealed that with Ferreira passing his health check from a current harm, RR couldn’t afford to overlook out on an distinctive fielder on the bottom.
“The final sport he missed out on, he wasn’t very completely happy as a result of he loves his fielding. It’s not as a result of he’s a poor fielder,” Penny instructed the broadcasters through the SRH-RR conflict.
“Donovan has handed his health check. He broke his collarbone within the SA20. He’s a gun fielder. It’s good to have him again on the sector. Sadly, Vaibhav misses out,” he added.
In solely his second season with the expertise of solely a handful {of professional} T20s, Sooryavanshi has had the whole match be aware of his extraordinary capabilities along with his 200 runs in 5 innings coming at a jaw-dropping 263.15 strike price, the best amongst all batters within the league.