India, May 28 -- Chris Gayle was a T20 phenomenon. And not every day does a batter get the opportunity to break one of his records, especially one tied to pure destruction. But if there was one player capable of threatening those marks at will, it was always going to be Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

The boy wonder, who has captured every emotion imaginable in IPL 2026, once again lit up New Chandigarh on Wednesday night during the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With breathtaking clarity, fearlessness and power, Sooryavanshi broke Gayle's record for the most sixes in a single IPL season. He finished with 65 sixes, and stood just one hit away from another historic milestone: the fastest century in IPL history.

But on 97 off just 28 balls...