IPL 2025: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest debutant

The 36th match of IPL 2025 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is currently underway at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bat first, setting a challenging target of 180 runs for the home team.

RR suffered a major setback as their skipper, Sanju Samson, misses the match due to an injury sustained in the previous game against Delhi Capitals (DC). To increase depth in the batting lineup, RR introduced Vaibhav Suryavanshi as their Impact Substitute. The 14-year-old prodigy, just 14 years and 23 days old, became the youngest player to debut in IPL history. He came in as an Impact Player in place of Sandeep Sharma.

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Earlier, the youngest player to play in IPL was Prayas Ray Barman in 2019, who was just 16 years and 157 days old and represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Earlier, LSG posted a competitive total of 180 runs in their 20 overs. Aiden Markram anchored the innings with a composed 66 off 45 balls, while Ayush Badoni contributed a crucial 50 off 34 deliveries. Abdul Samad provided fireworks at the death, hammering 30 runs off just 10 balls, including four sixes. For RR, Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets in his full quota of four overs.

With a strong crowd backing them at home, RR will now look to chase down the target and secure a crucial win.

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