Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable campaign in IPL 2026 ended with another record as the Rajasthan Royals teenager became the first player in the history of the tournament to win five major individual awards in a single season.Although Rajasthan Royals failed to reach the final, Sooryavanshi was the undisputed star of the tournament. The 15-year-old swept the awards night, taking home the Emerging Player of the Season, Forward of the Season, Super Sixes of the Season, Orange Cap and Most Valuable Player awards.
It was a fitting reward for a campaign that completely redefined what was thought possible in the IPL.Sooryavanshi finished the season as the tournament’s top run scorer with 776 runs at an impressive average of 237.30.
He also smashed the record of 72 sixes, comfortably surpassing Chris Gayle’s long-standing record of 59 sixes in a single IPL season.The teenager’s dominance was reflected in every major batting category. He won the Orange Cap for being named the highest player, was awarded the Super Striker award for his exceptional scoring average of 237.30, and was awarded the Super Sixes award after clearing the ropes 72 times during the campaign.
His impact has gone far beyond those headline numbers. Sooryavanshi became the first uncapped batsman in IPL history to score two centuries and broke Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record for the most runs by an uncapped player in a single season by a huge margin.Among his standout performances was a stunning 16-ball half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, which equaled the fastest fifty ever scored in an IPL playoff.
Earlier in the season, he slammed a 36-ball hundred against the same opposition, the third-fastest century in IPL history. Remarkably, he also has the second-fastest century in the IPL.The youngster went on to rewrite the record books in Qualifiers 2, where he became the youngest batsman and fastest bowler to reach 1,000 runs in the IPL. He reached the milestone in just 440 deliveries, surpassing Andre Russell’s previous record of 105 balls.The powerplay proved to be Sooryavanshi’s favorite hunting ground. Of his 776 runs, an astonishing 521 came in the first six overs, the highest tally recorded by any batsman at that stage during the IPL season.His six-hit numbers were perhaps even more extraordinary. Chris Gayle’s famous season of 59 sixes in 2012 came from 456 balls, a six every 7.7 deliveries. In comparison, Sooryavanshi fired 72 sixes off just 327 balls, crossing the boundary once every 4.5 deliveries.While Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the trophy after defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final, the individual awards night belonged entirely to Sooryavanshi. When he was just 15 years old, he produced one of the greatest batting seasons the Indian Premier League has ever seen, becoming the first player to win five major awards in a single edition of the tournament.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi IPL 2026 Awards
| prize | completion |
|---|---|
| Orange cap | 776 runs |
| Most Valuable Player | Best player in the tournament |
| Rookie of the season | winner |
| Super striker of the season | The strike rate is 237.30 |
| Super Sixes for this season | 72 six |