Vaibhav Suryavanshi Weakness Spotted in IPL Playoffs

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is all about Incredible talent coming into this league and performing against the best players, showcasing their talent at the biggest stage. There is one talented batsman who has been ruling in the biggest cricket league in the world, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, since IPL 2025. He has been doing wonders with the bat and has broken several records.

The IPL 2026 has been a breakthrough season for the youngest player in IPL, where he has scored 700+ runs in this single season. In the Playoffs, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored consecutive 97 and 96 runs in the Eliminator and Qualifier 2, respectively. He made a big statement with these impactful innings, but exposed his weakness as well.

Exposed: Vaibhav Suryavanshi Weakness

The Rajasthan Royals opener, Vaibhav Suryavanshi weak point in batting has been exposed in the IPL Playoffs, where he got dismissed in two consecutive matches by playing the same shot even after getting set in the middle and scoring 97 and 96 runs. Vaibhav has been scoring runs in a fast-paced manner while taking on the bowlers, especially in the Powerplay.

In the Eliminator against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Vaibhav played a brutal innings of 97 runs in 29 balls but was caught and dismissed by Praful Hinge as he picked and bowlers Vaibhav Suryavanshi weakness ball, which is a short ball bouncer, forcing him to play at deep third man. Similarly, in Qualifier 2, he was dismissed at the same length delivery of a short ball bouncer against Kagiso Rabada and was again caught at the same place. However, the short ball bouncer is Vaibhav Suryavanshi weakness even if he is set after scoring plenty of runs in the middle.

Vaibhav Suryavanhsi Innings in Qualifier 2 Against GT

In the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 against the Gujarat Titans, RR opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant innings, scoring 96 runs off just 47 balls. He missed out on a century but smashed 8 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 204.26. His knock helped RR post a big total of 214/6. During the match, the 15-year-old also broke Andre Russell’s record by becoming the fastest player to reach 1,000 IPL runs in terms of balls, achieving it in just 402 balls but was second in terms of innings, behind Shaun Marsh.