In SRH vs RR, where the stakes were high, where both teams’ players would give their best and perform to their best ability, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke the record for the fastest fifty in an IPL playoffs match, setting himself parallel to Suresh Raina’s 16-ball fifty record, which Suresh Raina made in 2014 at Wankhede Stadium against Punjab Kings.
In the IPL 2026 Eliminator match, he created the record for the fastest fifty in an IPL playoffs match as he scored fifty in just 16 balls, with a six of Sakib Hussain’s last ball of the 4th over, and reached the milestone of the 16-ball fifty. With just 1 four and 8 sixes, he was at 54*(16) after the 5th over, and he attacked every bowler, and on the other side with him, Yashasvi Jaiswal played an anchoring innings with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
In IPL 2026 Eliminator, it is a do-or-die match for both teams, as the team that is going to lose the match will be directly out of the tournament, and the team that wins the match will play against the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-2, which is going to be held at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru have locked their spot in the IPL 2026 finals.
Top 7 Batsmen With Fastest Fifty in IPL Playoffs
Suresh Raina tops the list for the fastest fifty in IPL playoffs in just 16 balls. It was Qualifier-2 at Wankhede Stadium, where he scored a total of 87 runs in just 25 balls, hitting 12 fours and 6 sixes, and gave a crucial contribution for Chennai Super Kings, but unfortunately, CSK lost the match, and Punjab won the match by 24 runs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, along with the record of fastest fifty in IPL playoffs, also broke the record for batters with the most fifties inside the Powerplay in IPL, along with many other records. He scored 97(28) in the match and gave a crucial contribution when the team needed him the most.
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- 16 – S Raina vs PBKS, Wankhede, 2014
- 16 – V Sooryavanshi vs SRH, Mullanpur, 2026*
- 17 – A Gilchrist vs DC, Centurion, 2009
- 20 – MS Dhoni vs MI, Bengaluru, 2012
- 21 – Dwayne Smith vs CSK, Delhi, 2013
- 21 – V Sehwag vs CSK, Wankhede, 2014
- 21 – R Patidar vs GT, Dharamsala, 2026
