Vaibhav Sooryavanshi averages a six every 4.9 balls:Bumrah wicketless in first 3 matches; 10 shocking stats that rocked fans

The 15th match of the IPL 2026 season will be played today between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders, and the 19th edition has already seen plenty of records being shattered. From the Mumbai Indians ending their jinx of losing the first match of the season, to the Rajasthan Royals winning their first three games of the season for only the third time, plenty of history has been created. Jasprit Bumrah has been wicketless in the first 3 games of the season for only the first time in his career since his debut. Whereas, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been averaging a six every 4.9 balls in his relatively young career. 10 shocking stats from IPL 2026 season so far 1. RCB record the highest total by any team against CSK On 5 April 2026, in the second game of Super Sunday in IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) posted 250/3 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. It’s worth noting that it was the highest score of the season so far. Moreover, CSK conceded the highest total by any team against the Super Kings. Before the first Super Sunday of IPL 2026, the Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings XI jointly scored 231 runs against Chennai in 2024 and 2014, respectively. 2. Mumbai Indians break the opening match jinx In the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Indians finally broke their 14-year jinx of losing their opening match by defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game, chasing down 221. The opening pair of MI, Ryan Rickelton (81) and Rohit Sharma (78), established a successful chase for MI Paltan with fifties from both openers. Mumbai Indians (MI) had a 13-season opening match losing streak, with their last season-opening win occurring in 2012. This streak meant they lost the first match of every IPL season from 2013 to 2025. 3. Rajasthan Royals script record with hat-trick of wins Rajasthan Royals (RR) made history by winning their first three matches of the season for only the third time. This year, the Royals beat the Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Mumbai Indians in succession. The other two times RR have achieved this feat were in IPL 2024, when the Rajasthan-based franchise won four matches consecutively. Meanwhile, in the inaugural IPL 2008, Rajasthan had two major streaks; the first one was a five-match streak, while the second streak was a six-match winning streak. Also Read: WATCH | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 2 sixes against Bumrah 4. Bottom 4 teams in IPL 2026 points table own combined 14 league title trophies The bottom four sides in the current IPL 2026 league table have a combined 14 IPL titles, while the top six teams have only three. Currently in the top six rankings of the points table, only the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won an IPL title each. Meanwhile, teams at the bottom four like the Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Gujarat Titans have together won 14 IPL titles. 5. Jasprit Bumrah, best T20I pacer, goes wicketless in IPL 2026’s first 3 games This is the first time ever in IPL that Bumrah has failed to take a wicket in his first 3 games of a season. Notably, in his debut season of 2013, he only played 2 games but still took wickets in one of them. Currently, among the top five T20I bowlers, he is the only pacer. 6. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits a six every 4.9 balls The new sensation in India’s cricket ecosystem, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, is making headlines for his explosive form in domestic as well as elite leagues like the IPL. On Tuesday, the RR opener slammed Bumrah, one of the most lethal bowlers, for six on the first ball. Then, he hit another boundary in the same over. With 374 runs in his IPL career so far, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s runs have come in 10 innings at an average of 37.40 and a strike rate of 218.41 and include a century, two fifties, and 35 sixes. He has slammed these 35 sixes in 171 balls, meaning that Sooryavanshi has hit a six every 4.9 balls faced in IPL. It is the highest among players in the history of the tournament who have faced at least 20 balls, outshining players like Romario Shepherd (5.1), Urvil Patel (5.3), Jake Fraser McGurk (6.4), and Andre Russell (6.8) as per CricViz. 7. Mumbai Indians pull off highest successful chase at Wankhede Mumbai Indians’ successful chase of 221 against KKR is the highest ever by any team at Wankhede Stadium. It was the first game for MI in the IPL 2026 season, where Rickelton and Rohit’s fifties led Mumbai to a record win at Wankhede and have the most successful chase at the venue in IPL. 8. Kohli reclaims the crown of the highest runs against CSK Virat Kohli reclaimed the record for most runs against a single opponent, reaching 1,174 runs against CSK. In the 36 matches that Kohli has played, he has scored runs at a strike rate of 128.3 and an average of 37.87. The stint from Virat against CSK also comprises 10 half-centuries, with the highest score being an unbeaten 90. 9. Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the 4th fastest Indian to reach 100 IPL sixes In the rain-affected 11-over/side contest against the Mumbai Indians, Yashasvi Jaiswal became the fourth-fastest Indian to reach 100 IPL sixes (doing so in 69 innings). In the match that took place on April 7, Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 77 against the Hardik Pandya-led side. 10. MI record worst win% away from since IPL 2023 At 36%, the Mumbai Indians have the worst win percentage away from home since IPL 2023. Since 2023, MI has played 25 games away from home and has managed to win only nine games while losing 16 of them. So, the win% of the franchise in non-home matches since 2023 has come down to 36%.