{"id":12757,"date":"2026-05-28T04:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-vs-srh-viral-kavya-maran-gesture-after-eliminator"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:13:18","slug":"vaibhav-sooryavanshi-vs-srh-viral-kavya-maran-gesture-after-eliminator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-vs-srh-viral-kavya-maran-gesture-after-eliminator","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs SRH: Viral Kavya Maran gesture after Eliminator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is once again stealing the spotlight in IPL 2026, and this time it wasn\u2019t only his batting that had fans talking. The Rajasthan Royals teenager delivered a destructive knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, and a brief post-match interaction involving SRH co-owner Kavya Maran soon became an online talking point as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Viral post-match gesture after Royals\u2019 Eliminator win<\/h2>\n<p>After Rajasthan Royals completed a dominant 47-run victory at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Maran was captured greeting the 15-year-old batter. The clip shows her shaking hands with Sooryavanshi near the boundary ropes, a moment that the IPL later circulated on social media and which quickly spread across cricket circles.<\/p>\n<h2>Sooryavanshi\u2019s 97 rewrites playoff history<\/h2>\n<p>The gesture came on the back of one of the most explosive innings seen in IPL postseason cricket. Sooryavanshi, opening in a left-handed stance, smashed 97 runs off only 29 balls. His innings featured 12 sixes and five fours, striking at a rate of over 334\u2014an output that swung the contest firmly in Rajasthan\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Score: 97 runs from 29 deliveries<\/li>\n<li>Boundaries: 12 sixes and five fours<\/li>\n<li>Strike rate: above 334<\/li>\n<li>Impact: helped Rajasthan reach 243\/8 in their 20 overs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although he fell just short of a century, the teenager still etched his name into multiple record books. Sooryavanshi surpassed Chris Gayle\u2019s mark for the most sixes in a single IPL season, underlining how his breakout run in IPL 2026 is gathering momentum.<\/p>\n<h2>Archer keeps SRH on the back foot as Hyderabad fall short<\/h2>\n<p>With Rajasthan\u2019s batting setting a massive platform, Jofra Archer played a key role in ensuring Sunrisers Hyderabad never truly found a foothold in the chase. The England fast bowler struck early and finished with three crucial wickets, removing important batters and maintaining pressure throughout the innings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wicket haul: three wickets for Jofra Archer<\/li>\n<li>Effect: key early dismissals to stall SRH\u2019s chase<\/li>\n<li>Top scores for Hyderabad: Nitish Kumar Reddy 38, Ishan Kishan 33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SRH were eventually bowled out for 196 in 19.2 overs, bringing their IPL 2026 campaign to an end just short of the final stages.<\/p>\n<h2>Next stop for Rajasthan: Qualifier 2 vs Gujarat Titans<\/h2>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals move forward to Qualifier 2, where they will take on Gujarat Titans for a place in the IPL 2026 final. 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