{"id":2194,"date":"2026-04-27T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2194"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:16:35","slug":"pat-cummins-sooryavanshi-new-favourite-ipl","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/pat-cummins-sooryavanshi-new-favourite-ipl\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Cummins Calls Sooryavanshi His New Favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A high-scoring thriller in IPL 2026 saw Sunrisers Hyderabad pull off a stunning chase against Rajasthan Royals, but it was young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who grabbed all the attention with a breathtaking century that left even Pat Cummins in awe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15-year-old prodigy smashed a sensational 103 off just 37 balls, lighting up the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His explosive knock, featuring 5 fours and 12 sixes, powered Rajasthan Royals to a massive total of 228\/6. Sooryavanshi\u2019s fearless approach was evident from the start, as he took on some of the best bowlers in the league with remarkable ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He even made an immediate impact against SRH skipper Pat Cummins, launching the very first ball he faced from the Australian pacer for a six. In just four deliveries against Cummins, the youngster scored eight runs, showcasing his aggressive intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Sooryavanshi\u2019s heroics, Sunrisers Hyderabad successfully chased down the target with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare. Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (74 off 31) and Abhishek Sharma (57 off 29) anchored the chase and ensured a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the biggest talking point remained Sooryavanshi\u2019s incredible innings. His century came off just 36 balls, making it one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/fastest-century-in-ipl-history\/\">fastest in IPL history<\/a> and further solidifying his status as one of the brightest young talents in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking after the match, Cummins couldn\u2019t hide his admiration for the teenager. He described Sooryavanshi as his \u201cnew favourite player,\u201d praising his power-hitting ability and fearless mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be right on the money as a bowler, otherwise it\u2019s going a long way,\u201d Cummins said, highlighting the challenge of bowling to the young star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2195,"template":"","tags":[1186,1185,1084],"ppma_author":[489],"class_list":["post-2194","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ipl-young-stars","tag-pat-cummins","tag-vaibhav-sooryavanshi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2194"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}