Cricket can be a humbling game, and Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi found that out the hard way. Just three days after rewriting history with a breathtaking century, the 14-year-old prodigy suffered a harsh reality check in the high-voltage clash against Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on May 1.
Vaibhav, who became the youngest ever to score a T20 hundred in RR’s previous game against Gujarat Titans, walked in to a rousing reception from the Jaipur crowd. But the excitement was short-lived. Chasing a mammoth 218 set by Mumbai Indians, the left-hander lasted just two deliveries.
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Facing Deepak Chahar in the very first over, Vaibhav Suryavanshi stepped across and attempted a lofted shot over mid-on. But he failed to get under the ball, mistiming it completely. Will Jacks positioned himself perfectly at mid-on and completed a sharp catch to send the young star back for a duck.
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It was a stark contrast to his last outing, where Vaibhav Suryavanshi had dazzled with a blistering century, forging a record-breaking 166-run opening stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal and helping RR complete the fastest 200+ run chase in IPL history. That night, he was hailed as the next big thing in Indian cricket. Tonight, he faced the other side of the sport.
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The moment summed up the cruel beauty of cricket, where form is fleeting and expectations are sky-high. For Vaibhav, this will go down as an early lesson in resilience. He may have fallen cheaply, but there’s little doubt that the talent and temperament he showed earlier will keep the spotlight firmly on him.
RR’s chase suffered an early dent, and the silence that followed his dismissal was proof of how quickly fortunes turn—even for the brightest young stars.
