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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks sixes world record, becomes to fastest to hit 100 T20 maximums
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks sixes world record, becomes to fastest to hit 100 T20 maximums

The Indian Express·Sports Desk·23 days ago
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the fastest batter to hit 100 T20 sixes. (CREIMAS) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s early dismissal may have cost Rajasthan Royals during a crushing 77-run defeat to the Gujarat Titans in a 230-run chase on Saturday night in Jaipur. However, the dashing left-hander’s quickfire start had briefly threatened Gujarat early in the Powerplay. The 15-year-old broke yet another world record as he smashed Mohammed Siraj for a six to kick-start his innings. Sooryavanshi flayed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada across the first two overs, cracking three sixes and two fours before being dismissed by a sharp bouncer. Sooryavanshi, however, walked away with two staggering world records within only 29 appearances since his professional debut in the format last year. Sooryavanshi became the first teenager to smash 100 sixes with his first maximum of the innings against Siraj. Moreover, the Bihar prodigy also became the fastest-ever to reach the landmark, smashing the previous records by a staggering margin.…

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