Despite scoring another century in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals' teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ended up on the losing side on Saturday against SunRisers Hyderabad. To make matters worse, the 15-year-old appeared to pick up an injury while fielding early in the SRH run chase.
Fielding at cover, Sooryavanshi sprinted to chase a lofted shot from Ishan Kishan but suddenly pulled up, holding his right thigh. Clearly hurt, he struggled to walk and required help from the team physio to get off the field.
This raised concerns that the young batter had suffered a hamstring injury, which could keep in the sidelines for extended periods. Fortunately, that is not the case, Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour confirmed. He should be ready for the team's next match on May 1 when they meet the Delhi Capitals.
“He was feeling something in his hamstring, but now he’s looking okay. He has been treated and is doing fine. We’ll know more in a day or so, but it doesn’t look like anything serious,” Vikram Rathour reportedly said. It is likely that the youngster had severe cramps in Jaipur, which was incredibly hot.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi show continues
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player, and the fastest by balls faced, to complete 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket as the 15-year-old smashed a 36-ball century in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Sooryavanshi hit 12 sixes and five boundaries as he completed his second century in the IPL, shortly after reaching 1,000 runs in T20 cricket, having faced just 473 balls in the format.
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The previous record was held by Australia's Mitchell Owen, who completed 1,000 runs in 533 balls. The century was the third-fastest in IPL history, after Chris Gayle's 30-ball ton in 2013 and Sooryavanshi's own 35-ball hundred last year.
RR and SRH, both on 10 points, are four points above fifth-placed CSK in the race to finish in the top four and progress to the playoffs. Punjab Kings lead the table with 13 points after pulling off a record chase of 265 against Delhi Capitals earlier in the day.
