Key takeaways
- He became the youngest IPL debutant at 14 years 23 days and the youngest IPL centurion at 14 years 32 days in April 2025.
- His 35-ball IPL hundred was the fastest by an Indian when scored, second only to Chris Gayle’s 30 balls.
- His 175 off 80 balls is the highest score in an Under-19 World Cup final.
- In IPL 2026 he hit a record 72 sixes and became the youngest Orange Cap winner.
- At 15 years 99 days, he is India’s youngest international cricketer.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi records include the youngest IPL debutant (14 years 23 days), the youngest IPL centurion (14 years 32 days), a 35-ball IPL hundred that was the fastest by an Indian, the highest score in an Under-19 World Cup final (175) and India’s youngest international cap at 15 years 99 days.
All numbers below are counted up to 11 October 2026. IPL figures run to the end of IPL 2026 (RR were knocked out in Qualifier 2 in late May 2026), and international figures run to India’s T20I series against West Indies in October 2026. Records are listed as they were reported at the time, from the Rajasthan Royals official site, the ICC and major news outlets.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi records at a glance
| Record | Number | When |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest to sign an IPL contract | Aged 13, Rs 1.1 crore | November 2024 |
| Youngest IPL debutant | 14 years 23 days | 19 April 2025 |
| Youngest IPL and T20 centurion | 14 years 32 days | 28 April 2025 |
| Fastest IPL hundred by an Indian (at the time) | 35 balls | 28 April 2025 |
| Youngest List A centurion | 14 years 272 days | December 2025 |
| Highest score in a U-19 World Cup final | 175 off 80 balls | 6 February 2026 |
| Most sixes in an IPL season | 72 | IPL 2026 |
| Youngest IPL Orange Cap winner | 15 years 65 days | IPL 2026 |
| Youngest India international | 15 years 99 days | 4 July 2026 |
1. Youngest player to sign an IPL contract
Rajasthan Royals bought the Bihar left-hander for Rs 1.1 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction in November 2024. He was 13 at the time, which made him the youngest player ever to land an IPL deal.
RR had seen him at trials before the auction. The price was well above what most uncapped teenagers get, and it raised plenty of eyebrows at the time.
Why it matters: It was the first sign that a franchise was ready to back him at the top level.
2. Youngest IPL debutant, with a six off his first ball
He made his IPL debut on 19 April 2025 against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, aged 14 years 23 days. That is the youngest debut in IPL history.
He hit his very first ball in the IPL for six and went on to make 34 off 20 balls. It was a short innings, but it showed he was not going to play himself in slowly.
3. Youngest IPL centurion and youngest T20 centurion
Nine days later, on 28 April 2025, he scored 101 off 38 balls against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur while RR chased 210. He was 14 years 32 days old, which made him the youngest centurion in the IPL and in all senior T20 cricket.
He reached fifty in 17 balls and his hundred in 35. RR won the match by eight wickets. He hit 11 sixes, which equalled the Indian record for sixes in an IPL innings, held by Murali Vijay.
Why it matters: No teenager, let alone a 14-year-old, had done this in a top franchise league.
4. Fastest IPL hundred by an Indian
The 35-ball century against GT was the second fastest in IPL history, behind only Chris Gayle’s 30-ball hundred for RCB in 2013. It beat Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball hundred from 2010, which had been the fastest by an Indian for 15 years.
He came close to that mark again in 2026. His second IPL century, against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur in April 2026, came in 36 balls. The RR official site listed it as the third fastest IPL hundred when it was scored.
5. Under-19 records: fastest Indian Youth Test hundred
Before the IPL, he had already made headlines in junior cricket. Playing for India Under-19 against Australia Under-19 in a Youth Test in Chennai in late September and early October 2024, he scored a 58-ball hundred.
That was the fastest century by an Indian in Youth Tests and the second fastest in Under-19 Test cricket overall. He was run out for 104.
At the 2024 Under-19 Asia Cup in the UAE, he added 76 off 46 balls against the UAE and 67 off 36 balls in the semi-final against Sri Lanka. India finished runners-up.
6. Highest score in an Under-19 World Cup final
His biggest junior record came in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Harare on 6 February 2026. He scored 175 off 80 balls against England with 15 fours and 15 sixes. India won by 100 runs to lift the title.
The ICC confirmed it as the highest individual score in an Under-19 World Cup final, well past Unmukt Chand’s unbeaten 111 against Australia in 2012. It was also the highest score by an Indian in Under-19 World Cup history, passing Raj Bawa’s unbeaten 162 against Uganda in 2022.
The same innings carried more records:
- Fastest hundred in an Under-19 World Cup final, reached in 55 balls.
- Most sixes in a Youth ODI innings (15).
- First batter to hit 20 or more sixes in a single Under-19 World Cup, passing Dewald Brevis’s mark from 2022.
He was named Player of the Tournament.
7. Domestic debut records for Bihar
He first played senior cricket for Bihar in January 2024, making his Ranji Trophy debut against Mumbai at 12 years 284 days. Reports describe him as the youngest first-class debutant in India in the modern era.
His other Bihar debuts came within a year:
- T20 (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy): November 2024 against Rajasthan, aged 13 years 241 days.
- List A (Vijay Hazare Trophy): December 2024 against Madhya Pradesh, aged 13 years 269 days, the youngest Indian to play List A cricket.
8. Youngest List A centurion and fastest List A 150
In the Vijay Hazare Trophy in December 2025, he scored 190 off 84 balls against Arunachal Pradesh with 16 fours and 15 sixes. His hundred came in 36 balls, and at 14 years 272 days he became the youngest centurion in List A cricket.
He reached 150 in 59 balls, which broke AB de Villiers’ record for the fastest 150 in List A cricket.
9. 32-ball hundred for India A
At the Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 event in November 2025, he scored 144 off 42 balls for India A against the UAE. His century came off 32 balls.
In June 2026, in the final of a tri-series in Sri Lanka, he scored 94 off 29 balls against Sri Lanka A. He reached fifty in 11 balls, and India A won the final by 66 runs.
10. IPL 2026: most sixes in a season and youngest Orange Cap winner
IPL 2026 was his breakout season. He finished with 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 237.31, according to RR’s official stats. The records from that season:
- Most sixes in an IPL season: 72, breaking Chris Gayle’s earlier record of 59.
- Youngest Orange Cap winner: 15 years 65 days.
- Most runs by an uncapped player in an IPL season: he passed Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 626 from 2023.
- Most powerplay runs in an IPL season: he passed David Warner’s 467 from 2016 and became the first to 500 powerplay runs in a season.
- Fastest to 1,000 IPL runs by balls faced: 440 balls, passing Andre Russell.
- Most sixes in an IPL playoff innings: 12, in his 97 off 29 balls in the Eliminator against SRH on 27 May 2026.
- Joint fastest IPL playoff fifty: 16 balls, level with Suresh Raina’s 2014 mark.
He also won the season’s MVP, Emerging Player, Super Striker and Super Sixes awards. He is the second RR player to win the Orange Cap after Jos Buttler in 2022.
11. Youngest India international
He made his India debut in the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 4 July 2026. At 15 years 99 days, he became the youngest player to represent India in any format, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar’s Test debut at 16 years 205 days.
He scored 14 off 10 balls with two sixes. The England series was tough, with scores of 14, 13 and 15, but he hit back in Zimbabwe later that month. His maiden T20I fifty came off 19 balls in Harare, and he ended the three-match series with 151 runs at a strike rate of 196.10 and the Player of the Series award.
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Where his records could go next
He was part of the India squad that won gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, beating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final on 3 October 2026. As of 11 October 2026, he was in India’s squad for the home T20I series against West Indies but had not played in the first two matches.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s biggest record?
His most talked-about record is the youngest IPL century, scored at 14 years 32 days in April 2025. His 175 in the 2026 Under-19 World Cup final is the highest score in any final of that tournament.
Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi the fastest Indian to score an IPL century?
His 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans in April 2025 was the fastest IPL century by an Indian when it was scored, beating Yusuf Pathan’s 37 balls. Only Chris Gayle (30 balls) was faster at the time.
How many sixes did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit in IPL 2026?
He hit 72 sixes in IPL 2026, the most by any batter in a single IPL season. The earlier record was Chris Gayle’s 59.
How old was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on his India debut?
He was 15 years 99 days old when he debuted against England in Manchester on 4 July 2026, making him India’s youngest international cricketer.
When did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi make his Ranji Trophy debut?
He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar against Mumbai in January 2024, aged 12 years 284 days.
Sources: Rajasthan Royals: IPL 2026 awards list, Rajasthan Royals: youngest IPL century, ICC: U-19 World Cup final record, Khaleej Times: youngest India debutant.
