In the ongoing IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the limelight after he started his IPL career with a six off the first ball of his career in the cash-studded league.
Notably, hours before the match, RR's regular skipper Sanju Samson was ruled out of the match because of an injury, which forced the LSG management to bring in the 14-year-old as a replacement.
Suryavanshi Joins Elite List After Heroics vs LSG
Vaibhav came to open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal and announced himself in style with a six off his first ball on Shardul Thakur's bowling. Suryavanshi stole the limelight with his heroics as he became the 10th player in IPL to hit a six off the first ball on their debut. Let's look at the full list.
Player
Team
Year
Score
Rob Quiney
Rajasthan Royals
2009
6 (1)
Kevon Cooper
Rajasthan Royals
2012
11* (3)
Andre Russell
Kolkata Knight Riders
2014
6 (1)
Carlos Brathwaite
Delhi Daredevils
2016
20 (8)
Aniket Choudhary
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017
6 (1)
Javon Searles
Kolkata Knight Riders
2018
6 (1)
Siddhesh Lad
Mumbai Indians
2019
15 (13)
Maheesh Theekshana
Chennai Super Kings
2022
6 (1)
Sameer Rizvi
Chennai Super Kings
2024
14 (6)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals
2025
6 (1)*
With the six off the first ball, Suryavanshi has joined the elite list featuring Andre Russell, Maheesh Theekshana, and other big IPL stars. Talking about the ongoing match, at the time of writing this article, there is no stopping Suryavanshi as he his only dealing in boundaries.