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15-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Wins IPL Orange Cap, MVP

6/1/2026

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Sooryavanshi Wins

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, won the Orange Cap and MVP at IPL 2026 on May 31, 2026.
He scored 776 runs in 16 matches, hitting 72 sixes to break Chris Gayle’s 2012 record.
At 15 years 65 days he became the youngest Orange Cap winner and the fastest to 1,000 IPL runs in 440 balls.
He earned Emerging Player, Super Striker and Super Sixes honors after 97-run and 96-run innings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.

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Sooryavanshi Leads

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi earned 436.5 MVP points in 16 matches, finishing 28.5 points ahead of the runner-up.
Kagiso Rabada placed second with 408 points from 17 games, taking 28 wickets and five catches.
Sunil Narine, a three-time MVP winner, fell to 19th in the 2026 points ranking.
The 2026 season marked the first time a player captured both the MVP and Emerging Player awards.

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Sooryavanshi Wins

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, won the Orange Cap and MVP at IPL 2026 on May 31, 2026.
He scored 776 runs in 16 matches, hitting 72 sixes to break Chris Gayle’s 2012 record.
At 15 years 65 days he became the youngest Orange Cap winner and the fastest to 1,000 IPL runs in 440 balls.
He earned Emerging Player, Super Striker and Super Sixes honors after 97-run and 96-run innings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.

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