IPL: How Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, punished 36-year-old Ishant Sharma for 28 runs | WATCH

 

Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to score a half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday when he crossed the landmark in just 17 balls against Gujarat Titans. Later, he smashed the second-fastest ton ever in the tournament, blasting a six off Rashid Khan.

 

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, playing only his third IPL match, made most of the batting powerplay to smash six sixes and three fours to enter the record books. His 35-ball century is the fastest by an Indian batter ever in the tournament.

 

It was seamer Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Washington Sundar who were punished the most by the youngster, who smashed them to all parts of the ground.

 

36-year-old Ishant, a veteran of 116 IPL games, 28 runs including two wides in the fourth over while Sundar leaked 21 runs in the succeeding over as the gifted left-hander reached his maiden IPL fifty.

 

Ishant Sharma, Gujarat Titans' impact sub was shocked as his first over went 6-6-4-0-6-WD-WD-4. Gujarat Titans star Rahul Tewatia came running to shake hands with the youngster, clearly impressed with his craft. 

 

However, there was more to come. En route to his historic century, Afghan Karim Janat was punished for 30 runs by Vaibhav. He smashed three fours and three sixes in the tenth over to enter the nineties. Suryavanshi was clinical on the legside in particular, lofting and hooking at ease. 

 

By the time a Prasidh Krishna yorker finished his memorable innings, Vaibhav had managed eleven sixes and seven fours. There was a standing ovation as he made his way back to the dugout after having stitched a 166-run stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal.

 

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