Jadeja mocks Nitish Reddy with ‘Pushpa’ celebration:Sooryavanshi stands heartbroken after missing ton, breaking Gayle’s record

Rajasthan Royals (RR) dished out a dominant performance to defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 47 runs in the IPL 2026 Eliminator in New Chandigarh on 27 May. With this win, RR have set up a date against the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 on 29 May, while the Sunrisers have been knocked out. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzled with a sensational 29-ball 97 that helped RR post 243/8, the second-highest score in an IPL playoff. Jofra Archer then led the way with the ball in hand as RR bowled out SRH for 196 runs. From Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘Pushpa’ celebration to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s heartbroken reaction after missing a ton, the match had many moments. Let’s take a look. RR vs SRH IPL 2026 Top Moments 1) Ravindra Jadeja mocks Nitish Reddy with ‘Pushpa’ celebration Ravindra Jadeja mocked Nitish Reddy with the ‘Pushpa’ celebration after dismissing him in the chase. This happened in the 11th over when Reddy attempted a big shot in the deep midwicket region but picked out Dasun Shanaka in the deep. After the catch was taken, Jadeja pulled off the ‘Pushpa’ celebration, where he performed the hand gesture made in the iconic Allu Arjun movie. Reddy generally performs the ‘Pushpa’ celebration, and Jadeja did the same right after dismissing him. 2) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands heartbroken after missing record ton Sooryavanshi was hitting the ball to all corners of the park. After going past Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes in a single, it seemed that he was well on his way towards breaking the record of the fastest IPL century, once again held by the ‘Universe Boss’. But it was not to be. The 15-year-old was caught at third man while attempting a boundary, and after his dismissal, he stood heartbroken at the crease for a few minutes, stunned by the fact that he could not get past the three-figure mark. 3) Kavya Maran’s disappointed gesture after Ishan Kishan’s dismissal Kavya Maran made her disappointment clear after Jofra Archer dismissed Ishan Kishan in the chase. The left-hander had actually managed to give SRH some momentum after they lost Abhishek Sharma in the first over, with a flurry of boundaries. This happened in the third over, bowled by Archer, when Kishan attempted another big shot on the off-side but miscued the shot. Donovan Ferreira completed a simple catch, and the camera showed Maran, who, in the stands, made a hand gesture and sported a dejected look. 4) Abhishek Sharma congratulates Sooryavanshi after his innings Abhishek Sharma gave a pat on young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s back to appreciate his knock in the Eliminator. After the RR youngster was dismissed, Abhishek ran up to him and lauded his sensational effort that had the whole ground stand up and give him an ovation. Top Records from Rajasthan-Hyderabad Match 1. Vaibhav youngest batsman to score 600+ runs in an IPL season 15-year-old Vaibhav scored 97 runs. During this innings, he also completed his 600 runs this season. He became the youngest batsman to score 600 or more runs in an IPL season. Previously, this record was held by Rishabh Pant, who achieved it in 2018 at age 20. 2. 15-year-old scores fifty in less than 20 balls for the 5th time in IPL Vaibhav scored a fifty in 16 balls, marking his 5th time scoring a half-century in less than 20 balls in the IPL. He has moved to second place on this list, joint with Nicholas Pooran. Abhishek Sharma is in first place, having achieved this feat 6 times. 3. Sooryavanshi becomes batter with the most sixes in an IPL season Vaibhav has broken Chris Gayle’s record for hitting the most sixes in a season. He broke Gayle’s record of 59 sixes by hitting his seventh six during an innings of 12 sixes. Gayle had hit 59 sixes playing for Bangalore in 2012. 4. Vaibhav becomes batter to hit most sixes in an IPL innings powerplay Vaibhav hit 8 sixes during the powerplay. With this, he has become the batsman to hit the most sixes in the first 6 overs of an IPL innings. He surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya, Jos Buttler, and Jonny Bairstow, who each have 7 sixes to their name. Vaibhav had also hit 7 sixes in the powerplay against Hyderabad in a league match this season. 5. Vaibhav equalled Gayle’s record for hitting 10+ sixes most times in an IPL innings Vaibhav hit 12 sixes in his innings against Hyderabad. This is the fourth time he has hit 10 or more sixes in a single innings. He has equalled Chris Gayle in this regard, who has achieved this feat 4 times. 6. Uncapped batsman with the most runs in an IPL season Vaibhav has scored 680 runs this season so far, including an innings of 97 runs. He has become the uncapped batsman to score the most runs in an IPL season. Previously, this record was held by his fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 625 runs for Rajasthan in 2023. 7. Indian with most ducks in a year in T20s Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma has become the Indian batsman with the most ducks in a calendar year in T20 cricket. Against Rajasthan, he was out for a duck for the eighth time this season. In second place are Rohit Sharma (2018) and Sanju Samson (2024), who were out for a duck 6 times each. 12. Vaibhav becomes batter with most 50+ scores at a 300+ strike rate Vaibhav scored 97 runs against Hyderabad at a strike rate of 334.48. He has become the batsman to score 50+ runs three times at a strike rate of 300 or more in the IPL. He broke the record of Nicholas Pooran and Jake Fraser-McGurk, who had scored two fifties or more each.