Chandigarh:The Rajasthan Royals’ 2026 journey ended heartbreakingly in Mullanpur on Friday night and the emotions of the moment were written all over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s face after the match. Minutes after Gujarat Titans clinched a seven-wicket win in Qualifier 2, the cameras caught the 15-year-old sitting silently in the Rajasthan dugout, tears in his eyes.
Sooryavanshi initially tried to hide his emotions with his cap before later covering his face with a towel as the disappointment of the defeat sunk in. Crucially, the young man had once again scored a magnificent innings under pressure but it ended in agony for him as well as for Rajasthan Royals.
Sooryavanshi's stunning display versus GTFresh off a sensational 97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, Sooryavanshi continued his dream season with another fearless display. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel fell early and Rajasthan were in immediate trouble but the teenager counterattacked to revive the innings.
RR looked as if they might throw in the towel at one point before Sooryavanshi upped the ante in the middle overs. He was aggressive and also calm and kept Gujarat's bowling attack under pressure even when wickets were falling at the other end. He was just short of a ton, scoring 96 off only 47 balls before being bowled out with a short delivery in the 18th over.
Sooryavanshi couldn't reach his ton for the third time in his last four IPL innings. The near-miss visibly hurt the teenager, who walked back slowly after once again missing out on the three-figure mark by the narrowest of margins. At the other end, Donovan Ferreira’s explosive unbeaten cameo in the end helped Rajasthan post a challenging 214 to give the Royals something to defend.
Sooryavanshi couldn't reach his ton for the third time in his last four IPL innings. The near-miss visibly hurt the teenager, who walked back slowly after once again missing out on the three-figure mark by the narrowest of margins. At the other end, Donovan Ferreira’s explosive unbeaten cameo in the end helped Rajasthan post a challenging 214 to give the Royals something to defend.Sooryavanshi couldn't reach his ton for the third time in his last four IPL innings. The near-miss visibly hurt the teenager, who walked back slowly after once again missing out on the three-figure mark by the narrowest of margins. At the other end, Donovan Ferreira’s explosive unbeaten cameo in the end helped Rajasthan post a challenging 214 to give the Royals something to defend.
Sooryavanshi couldn't reach his ton for the third time in his last four IPL innings. The near-miss visibly hurt the teenager, who walked back slowly after once again missing out on the three-figure mark by the narrowest of margins. At the other end, Donovan Ferreira’s explosive unbeaten cameo in the end helped Rajasthan post a challenging 214 to give the Royals something to defend.
Sooryavanshi couldn't reach his ton for the third time in his last four IPL innings. The near-miss visibly hurt the teenager, who walked back slowly after once again missing out on the three-figure mark by the narrowest of margins. At the other end, Donovan Ferreira’s explosive unbeaten cameo in the end helped Rajasthan post a challenging 214 to give the Royals something to defend.