New Delhi April 19 (IPLDEKHO.COM) : In a record-breaking moment during IPL 2025, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stunned the cricketing world with a fearless debut for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants. The young prodigy, opening the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, announced his arrival in style by smashing a six off the very first ball he faced.
At just 14 years and 23 days old, Suryavanshi is now the youngest debutant in IPL history, surpassing the previous record held by Prayas Ray Barman. He didn’t stop at the first-ball six—Vaibhav went on to score a quickfire 34 off 20 balls, including two boundaries and three sixes.
His innings ended with a sharp stumping by Rishabh Pant, but the impact was already made. With this knock, Suryavanshi also became the youngest ever to score 30+ runs in an IPL match.
Here’s how he now tops two elite lists:
Youngest to Score 30+ Runs in IPL:
- 14y 023d – Vaibhav Suryavanshi*
- 17y 161d – Riyan Parag
- 17y 189d – Sarfaraz Khan
- 17y 250d – Abhishek Sharma
- 18y 169d – Sanju Samson
- 18y 169d – Prithvi Shaw
Youngest Debutants in IPL:
- 14y 023d – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR, 2025)*
- 16y 157d – Prayas Ray Barman (RCB, 2019)
- 17y 011d – Mujeeb ur Rahman (KXIP, 2018)
- 17y 152d – Riyan Parag (RR, 2019)
- 17y 179d – Pradeep Sangwan (DD, 2008)
- 17y 182d – Sarfaraz Khan (RCB, 2015)
- 17y 199d – Washington Sundar (RPS, 2017)
- 17y 247d – Rahul Chahar (RPS, 2017)
- 17y 250d – Abhishek Sharma (DD, 2018)
Suryavanshi’s explosive start has triggered excitement across the cricketing fraternity, with fans and experts already calling him a ‘generational talent.’ His calm presence, fearless strokeplay, and record-breaking debut signal the arrival of a possible future star in Indian cricket.
