Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks massive T20 world record despite failure against MI

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may have failed with the bat against Mumbai Indians on Sunday, but the young Rajasthan Royals batter still managed to create history in IPL 2026. The teenage sensation scored only four runs from six balls at the Wankhede Stadium, yet it was enough to break a major world record in T20 cricket. Coming into the match with 579 runs in the season, Sooryavanshi took his tally to 583 runs after his knock against MI. With that, he became the teenager with the most runs in a single T20 tournament or series.

He went past Devdutt Padikkal’s previous record of 580 runs, which was achieved during the 2019/20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Karnataka. RR qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs The youngster now has a chance to increase his tally further after Rajasthan Royals sealed a place in the IPL 2026 playoffs with a brilliant 30-run win over Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan were powered by a stunning all-round performance from Jofra Archer. The England pacer smashed 32 runs from just 15 balls at the end of the innings before returning with superb bowling figures of 3/17 in four overs.

His effort helped RR post 205/8 before restricting MI to 175/9. The Royals had looked in some trouble after losing early wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 27 while Dhruv Jurel scored 38 and Dasun Shanaka added 28. Ravindra Jadeja and Nandre Burger then provided late boundaries to push the score beyond 200.

Mumbai Indians also fought hard in the chase through Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya after top-order collapse. Suryakumar scored 60 off 43 balls while Hardik smashed 34 from only 15 deliveries. Will Jacks also contributed 33, but MI kept losing wickets at important moments. The win helped Rajasthan Royals grab the fourth and final playoff spot with 16 points.

Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals were knocked out after RR’s victory. Rajasthan will now face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on May 27.