Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his IPL debut playing for RR against LSG.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, on Saturday, April 19, became the youngest player to make debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-handed batsman made his debut during the clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Suryavanshi is 14 years and 23 days old.

He replaced Sanju Samson as opener in the match and took the crease in the second innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Notably, RR skipper Samson is not part of RR vs LSG clash due to an abdominal injury. Riyan Parag is the stand-in skipper for the side in his absence.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi scores a six on his very first ball

Notably, the young RR batter slammed a six on his very first ball he faced in the IPL. He hit Shardul Thakur in the first over for a maximum to script his stunning entry to the IPL. He has leapfrogged Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) Prayas Ray Barman for the record; who made his debut at the age of 16 years and 157 days in IPL 2019 in a clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

RR bought Suryavanshi for a whopping price of INR 1.10 crores at the IPL 2025 mega auction. He had a base price of INR 30 lakhs.

Top five youngest players to make debut in the IPL:

1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) – 14 years, 23 days vs LSG, IPL 2025
2. Prayas Ray Barman (RCB) – 16 years, 157 days vs SRH, IPL 2019
3. Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman (KXIP) – 17 years, 11 days vs DD, IPL 2018
4. Riyan Parag (RR) – 17 years, 152 days vs CSK, IPL 2019
5. Pradeep Sangwan (DD) – 17 years, 179 days vs CSK, IPL 2008

Meanwhile, RR are chasing a 181-run target in the match. Earlier, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bat first. Opener Aiden Markram and middle-order batter Ayush Badoni slammed half-centuries for LSG in the match. Abdul Samad also added unbeaten 30 runs towards the end to power RR to 180/5.

RR pacers Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, and Tushar Deshpande picked one wicket each in the first innings. Wanindu Hasaranga captured two wickets. Both Suryavanshi and Jaiswal have powered RR to a quickfire start in the match, adding 55 runs in the powerplay overs.

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