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3 games, 18 runs, 13 balls, 2 sixes, 2 dismissals

3 games, 18 runs, 13 balls, 2 sixes, 2 dismissals

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 9, 2026 11:08 PM IST For the second time in two games, Jofra Archer got the better of his Rajasthan Royals teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, dismissing the 15-year-old for a 10-ball 15 at Bristol. After scoring 27 runs in his first two T20I appearances for India, Sooryavanshi’s day ended in the third over of the fourth T20I when he holed out a delivery from Archer to Sam Curran at mid-on. After taking the Indian Premier League by storm in two seasons, Sooryavanshi had announced himself on the international stage by smashing Archer, England’s premier pacer, for a first-ball six on his T20I debut in Manchester. But after three games of the India vs England series that the Indian teenager has featured in, the personal scorecard of the Sooryavanshi vs Archer battle reads: 18 runs off 13 balls with two sixes from the Indian’s bat and two dismissals for Archer. After Archer had dismissed Sooryavanshi at Trent Bridge in a 125-rout of India, the pacer had been asked at the press conference about …

Abhishek Sharma becomes fastest batter to hit 100 T20I sixes

Abhishek Sharma becomes fastest batter to hit 100 T20I sixes

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 1, 2026 10:36 PM IST Abhishek Sharma on Wednesday became the fastest batter to smash 100 sixes in T20Is during the first match between India and England. Abhishek opened the batting alongside Sanju Samson and walloped two maximums in 9 balls, reaching 100 sixes in T20Is in only 785 deliveries. The left-hander from Punjab surpassed West Indies’ Evin Lewis, who had smashed 100 sixes in 789 deliveries in his career. Among players from Full-Member nations, New Zealand’s Finn Allen ranks next, having reached the landmark in 871 balls in February earlier this year. Abhishek broke the Indian record held by former T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who had raced to 100 sixes in the format in 1007 deliveries. Abhishek (48 innings) stands the second-quickest to the feat in terms of innings, only behind Lewis (42). Having made his T20I debut for India in July 2024, Abhishek has emerged as the most explosive opening batter in the world in the previous World Cup cycle and ranks second in the ICC T20I Rankings for …

‘I am going to hit 13 sixes now…’: Sangakkara recalls Sooryavanshi’s declaration | Cricket News

‘I am going to hit 13 sixes now…’: Sangakkara recalls Sooryavanshi’s declaration | Cricket News

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4 min readUpdated: Jun 27, 2026 02:58 PM IST World champions India suffered its first ever loss to Ireland in the first T20I on Friday evening and all the talk prior to the match was whether Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will make his international debut or not. Though the 15-year-old did not make it to the final XI, the teenage sensation is expected to make his international debut at some point during this tour or the subsequent one in England. Sooryavanshi had amassed 776 runs in 16 innings this IPL at a strike rate of 237.30 in this year’s IPL and Former Sri Lanka captain and now the head coach and director of cricket at Rajasthan Royals, Kumar Sangakkara has shared how the young Indian prodigy told his Royals’ teammates Donovan Ferreira and Lhuan-dre Pretorius about hitting 13 sixes during a tough run-chase against Lucknow Super Giants this IPL season. “This year, we were playing the Lucknow Super Giants. We had to chase 220 (221) to win the game and stay in the competition. We fielded first. …

Most Sixes in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

Most Sixes in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

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The battle for the most sixes in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 highlights the players who combine fearless intent with clean striking ability, making every appearance at the crease a potential game-changing moment. Big sixes have become one of the defining features of modern women’s T20 cricket, turning matches around in just a few deliveries and igniting crowds around the world. Most Sixes in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 As per the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule, the first match will be played between England and Sri Lanka on June 12 at Edgbaston. The race for Most sixes in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is heating up as power hitters dominate the tournament with breathtaking shots into the stands. Batters leading the Most fifties in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 are also strong contenders in the race for Most runs in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 due to their consistent scoring. Their composed yet fluent approach is reflected in the charts for Most fours in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, where timing and …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 72 sixes did more than beat Chris Gayle – they rewired IPL batting

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 72 sixes did more than beat Chris Gayle – they rewired IPL batting

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For 14 years, Chris Gayle’s 59 sixes in IPL 2012 sat in the record books the way certain numbers do: not just as a stat, but a statement of impossibility. No one came close. Gayle that season was operating at a frequency the format hadn’t seen before. 733 runs, a century, eight fifties, and a strike rate of 162 that made even the best batters look slow. He was the universe boss, and 2012 was his throne room. Chris Gayle for RCB in IPL 2012 and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Then a 15-year-old from Bihar walked in and blew the door off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL 2026 season, 776 runs, 72 sixes, strike rate 238, did not just break Gayle’s record. It rewrote the ceiling. But the raw numbers hide something more interesting: these two seasons, played 14 years apart, represent fundamentally different philosophies of destruction. The Same Violence, Different Anatomy Start with what they share. Both men ended with one century, a cluster of scores in the 80s and 90s, and …

Jos Buttler on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 53 IPL sixes: ‘One step ahead of everyone’ | Cricket News

Jos Buttler on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 53 IPL sixes: ‘One step ahead of everyone’ | Cricket News

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4 min readMay 21, 2026 03:39 PM IST 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s astonishing IPL season has now entered territory once reserved for legends. After another breathtaking assault – 93 off just 38 balls against Lucknow Super Giants – the Rajasthan Royals opener is closing in on one of the most iconic records in T20 cricket: Chris Gayle’s mark for the most sixes in a single IPL season. Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast For the Love of Cricket, Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad could barely hide their disbelief at what the teenager is producing game after game. “And talking about sixes, our friend Vaibhav smashed a few sixes again last night — 93 off 38. He’s now hit the most sixes for sure by an Indian player in an IPL. He’s over 50 (53) sixes, I think, in the season. And I think it’s only Gayle who’s just ahead of him with maybe one or two more sixes for the all-time record for most sixes in a season,” Buttler said. The numbers are beginning …

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

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

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2 min readMay 10, 2026 10:41 AM IST 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. Sooryavanshi blasted his 100th six off only his 515th delivery in T20 cricket, surpassing the previous best of Karanbir Singh who got to …

Sixes rain at Wankhede Stadium, but MI no longer set the pace | Cricket News

Sixes rain at Wankhede Stadium, but MI no longer set the pace | Cricket News

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5 min readMay 2, 2026 07:00 AM IST The Mumbai Indians are among the few teams that have scrambled to stay relevant in the IPL’s Impact Sub era. In the last three weeks, their home fortress, Wankhede Stadium, showed how much has changed since the previous decade, when they dominated the field. They were the undisputed sixer kings between 2013 and 2020, winning five titles in eight years – a whopping 891 maximums, a big hit every 16.6 deliveries. MI weren’t the fastest starters in the Powerplay in that period, but their firepower ensured middle and death-overs hitting that separated them from the rest. Earlier this month, the relatively high-scoring Wankhede witnessed a 240-plus score when Royal Challengers Bengaluru decimated the MI attack. The hosts fell short by 18 runs but responded with their highest score at the venue. A 243-run total was once a jackpot. On Wednesday, it was scarcely enough to stop Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have been at the forefront of a bewildering revolution that has even pushed the might of five-time winners …

Most sixes in an IPL season: Can Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break Chris Gayle’s record in 2026? | Cricket News

Most sixes in an IPL season: Can Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break Chris Gayle’s record in 2026? | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 29, 2026 09:50 AM IST The IPL 2026 season has seen unprecedented levels of six-hitting just as the tournament has moved past the half-way stage. The previous season in 2025 was the greatest edition in terms of six-hitting with 1294 sixes hit in 73 matches. The individual striking has entered a whole new level this year, with the Indian batters leading the charts with a bevy of maximums. Among them, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the six-hitting freak thus far, smoking a staggering 37 sixes in only nine innings, putting him already close to the Indian record in an edition. Sooryavanshi also tops the run-getters list with 400 runs and also broke the Indian record held by Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, having smashed 12 of them during his 36-ball hundred against SunRisers Hyderabad. Among Indian batters, Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the most sixes struck in a series, with 42 maximums in the 2024 edition. ALSO READ | Has Vaibhav Sooryavanshi already set a world …

Why MS Dhoni changes his bat before slogging sixes, how the curve helps Hardik Pandya hit sixes, and Suryakumar Yadav’s love for wide grains | Cricket News

Why MS Dhoni changes his bat before slogging sixes, how the curve helps Hardik Pandya hit sixes, and Suryakumar Yadav’s love for wide grains | Cricket News

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3 min readMeerutApr 25, 2026 07:30 AM IST India’s top six-hitters across generations pay close attention to their willow, be it the weight, balance, rebound, the curve and even the toe. At SG and SS, two main bat makers, try to achieve the Perfect 10 willow score for the batting stars. MS Dhoni Weight: 1,120 grams Among the top cricketers he is the one who asks for the least number of bats. He asks two kinds of bats that have different weights. He uses the heavier one, that has 30 grams extra in the middle, to hit big sixes in the slog overs. Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni bats in the nets. (Photo: PTI) Tilak Varma Weight: 1,140 grams He uses a lighter bat to play sweeps and reverse sweeps against spinners and counter-attack the pacers. The sweet spot of his bat is lower down. This is because he mostly plays white-ball where the pitches don’t have much bounce. Abhishek Sharma Weight: 1,180 grams The spine of Sharma’s bat is much lower and so …