Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck 93 off 38 with 10 sixes as Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants, with Dhruv Jurel’s 53* taking them to fourth in the IPL table. The innings also reignited debate around his India call-up after Ajit Agarkar said he’s been named
The shot that ended Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s night looked routine from the stands—until you saw how close it had come to something bigger.
Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old wonderkid, had already dragged Rajasthan Royals into a dominating position with 93 off 38 balls and 10 sixes. Of those runs, 88 came from boundaries as he battered an already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants side. He looked certain to reach a second century of the campaign too—until he mistimed a shot off Mohsin Khan to Abdul Samad in the deep.
Rajasthan still had to fight to close it out. Once Sooryavanshi fell, the Royals slowed down, but Dhruv Jurel held firm with 53* off 38 to seal the victory. The win lifts Rajasthan into fourth place in the table. and it leaves their final league match—against Mumbai Indians—as the direct route to the knockouts. Another victory then, and the play-off spot is theirs.
All of it came with noise beyond the boundary line. Earlier in the day. India selector Ajit Agarkar addressed Sooryavanshi’s omission from India’s national team one-day squad for the series against Afghanistan next month—an absence that has sparked growing calls for his promotion into India’s white-ball sides.
Agarkar instead explained that Sooryavanshi has been named in an India A squad to tour Sri Lanka after the IPL finishes. “We picked him for the India A team because he is young and immensely promising,” Agarkar said. “The idea is to give these youngsters exposure. Yashasvi Jaiswal is already part of the ODI set-up as well. As impressive as Sooryavanshi has been, there are others who have performed strongly too.”.
Agarkar added: “We are very excited about him and hopefully he can showcase his talent when he travels with the A team.”
The contrast was difficult to ignore: on one side, a teenager tearing through bowlers in the IPL with the kind of power that makes selectors sit up; on the other, a decision that keeps him out of the immediate Afghanistan ODI picture and routes him through India A instead.
On the Lucknow side, Mitchell Marsh kept Super Giants’ momentum going. He smashed 96 off 57 balls and, with fellow Australian Josh Inglis, put on 109 for the first wicket—Inglis scoring 60 off 29. But the Royals found their edge through Jofra Archer. who finished as the pick of the hosts’ bowlers with figures of 1-39. and he also ran out Rishabh Pant.
By the time the match ended, Sooryavanshi’s 93 had done what highlights rarely do—reach beyond the game itself. It wasn’t just a knock that helped Rajasthan win; it was another loud reminder of how hard it is for an IPL like this to stay quiet about the future.
IPL Rajasthan Royals Lucknow Super Giants Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Dhruv Jurel Ajit Agarkar India A Sri Lanka Afghanistan ODI squad Mitchell Marsh Josh Inglis Jofra Archer Rishabh Pant Mumbai Indians