India, May 30 -- Rajasthan Royals paid Rs.1.10 crore for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Across 16 matches this season, a custom player impact model, built on IPL 2026 ball-by-ball data, valued what he produced at Rs.34.97 crore. The season profit: Rs.33.87 crore. The recovery multiple: 31.79x.

That figure ranks third in the entire IPL 2026 season by absolute profit. The two players above him, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar, cost Rs.16.50 crore and Rs.11.00 crore, respectively, to generate profits within Rs.1.30 crore of his. Seven of his 16 matches registered at the model's highest performance tier. His worst match cost Rajasthan Royals Rs.0.18 crore in lost impact. His best returned Rs.5.16 crore in a single evening, against a per-match investme...