{"id":173873,"date":"2026-05-28T20:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173873"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:10:18","slug":"vaibhav-sooryavanshi-my-focus-was-on-hitting-sixes-i-can-score-centuries-in-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173873","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: My focus was on hitting sixes, I can score centuries in future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71032069\">Rajasthan Royals\u2019 star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not aware of the record of the fastest century in the IPL, which he missed by three runs, but said his focus was on hitting sixes and scoring maximum runs as he steered his team to a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sooryavanshi struck 97 off just 29 balls with 12 sixes and five fours at an astronomical strike rate of 334.48 to help RR beat SRH by 47 runs and and set up a Qualifier 2 clash with Gujarat Titans.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the feat of the fastest IPL hundred by a narrow margin but broke Chris Gayle\u2019s record of most sixes in a season, accumulating 65 maximums in IPL 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to know after the game,\u201d he said at the post-match presentation when asked about missing the record of fastest IPL hundred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus was on hitting a six. I will score centuries in future but the focus was on getting maximum runs for the team. I just work on my plan and if there are any shortcomings, I just try to work on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his preparation for the game, he said, \u201cI try to just analyse how to face the bowlers, judge the length of the boundaries. When I am showing good intent, the bowler is under pressure. We have won, so we will celebrate and try to do well in the next game. I don\u2019t think much about the bowlers, try to just play my game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RR captain Riyan Parag said the team management tries to give Sooryavanshi his space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any conversations; just leave him alone. We give him a lot of batting practice and he does his thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Analysing the match, he said, \u201cI like to be a perfectionist, but even today we should have got 260, right? But with the ball we were impressive, held our own. It was a good performance under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He agreed that playing two must-wins game have helped his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could say that. It also brings out the best among people. Everyone has turned up more in these last two games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On conversations with England pacer Jofra Archer, who returned with figures of 3\/58 to help RR bowl SRH out for 196, Riyan said, \u201cWe keep on having banters. He is one of the best, if not the best, in T20 cricket, bowling at 150 clicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Archer simply said he just \u201cbowled alright\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually, the team that gets most wickets in the PowerPlay wins, and we did that. You just have to hold your nerve (while bowling to the SRH top order). Your good balls and bad balls are going to the boundary, so you have to hang in there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Sooryavanshi\u2019s stupendous innings, he said, \u201cIt was very exciting. The more runs he scores, the more runs we have to defend. He can get 150.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked how to bowl to Sooryavanshi, Archer said, \u201cI\u2019ll tell you after the IPL. One game at a time. We are going in the right direction. We don\u2019t want to happen to us what happened to Kings XI,\u201d he said when asked about the road to the final.<\/p>\n<p>SRH captain Pat Cummins attributed the defeat to losing wickets in a heap at the wrong time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few things have to go right to chase 245, but we lost a couple of wickets at the wrong time. (SRH was) one tiny bit away from being in the top two, but can\u2019t doubt the boys\u2019 efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sooryavanshi, Cummins said, \u201cHe played pretty well. A very good pitch, but the margins are so small, you miss our yorker, but he doesn\u2019t miss. (It was a) pretty good wicket. We are a very well-rounded team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the newer bowlers in the team, he said, \u201cPraful (Hinge) and Sakib (Hussain) were great. We are one of the youngest teams to get into the playoffs, and the coaching team have unearthed a few gems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-news\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-srh-vs-rr-ipl-2026-eliminator-focus-hitting-sixes-score-centuries-in-future\/article71032069.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan Royals\u2019 star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not aware of the record of the fastest century in the IPL, which he missed by three runs, but said his focus was on hitting sixes and scoring maximum runs as he steered his team to a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on Wednesday. Sooryavanshi struck &#8230; <a title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: My focus was on hitting sixes, I can score centuries in future\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173873\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: My focus was on hitting sixes, I can score centuries in future\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2015.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":173157,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173157","url_meta":{"origin":173873,"position":0},"title":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi falls three runs short of fastest IPL century vs SRH in Eliminator","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fell just short of the fastest IPL century in his maiden appearance in an IPL 2026 Playoff match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in New Chandigarh on May 27. 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