Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to hit a century in men's T20 cricket during last season's IPL [Reuters]Indian Premier League, JaipurRajasthan Royals 228-6 (20 overs): Sooryavanshi 103 (37), Jurel 51 (35)Sunrisers Hyderabad 229-5 (18.3 overs): Kishan 74 (31), Abhishek 57 (29); Archer 2-34Sunrisers Hyderabad won by five wicketsScorecard. TableVaibhav Sooryavanshi struck an explosive 36-ball century - a second Indian Premier League ton in the 15-year-old's fledgling career - but it was not enough to prevent Rajasthan Royals slipping to a defeat by Sunrisers Hyderabad.It is the third fastest IPL hundred after his own 35-ball effort last season, when he became the youngest player to hit a ton in men's Twenty20 cricket, and Chris Gayle's 30-ball onslaught for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in 2013.The teenager is also the fastest to reach 1,000 T20 runs - taking only 473 balls to reach the mark, quicker than Australian duo Mitchell Owen (533) and Andrew Symonds (558).Sooryavanshi plundered four consecutive sixes against Praful Hinge before clearing the rope three more times to race to a half-century in only 15 balls.
He reached his ton with his 12th six in the 15th over, but fell to Sakib Hussain the following ball. However, with the rest of the Rajasthan batters and extras contributing only 125 off 83 balls, 228-6 proved not enough to secure a home victory, as Hyderabad cruised to a five-wicket victory. There was also concern for the home side when Sooryavanshi appeared to pull up while fielding at the start of Hyderabad's chase, and limped off the field for treatment.England seamer Jofra Archer gave Rajasthan a strong start by dismissing Hyderabad's Australia opener Travis Head in the first over of the chase.
But Abhishek Sharma (47) and Ishan Kishan (74) then took control to steer Hyderabad to the win, reaching their target with nine balls to spare - making it the fourth highest successful chase in IPL history. With their fourth consecutive victory, they move level on 10 points with Rajasthan and Bengaluru, with the trio three points behind leaders Punjab Kings.IPL 2026 points table and top run-scorers & wicket-takersIPL 2026 schedule - fixtures and resultsNotifications, social media and more with BBC Sport