IPL: 15‑year‑old Sooryavanshi tears apart Chennai with 15‑ball fifty
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“15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scores 15-ball fifty for Rajasthan Royals”
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Wikipedia entries only confirm Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's participation in the 2025 IPL with Rajasthan Royals but do not mention a 15-ball fifty or specific match details.
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— The 2025 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025, was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
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— The 2025 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League. The team was…
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— Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (born 27 March 2011) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. As a left-handed batsman, he made his first-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaibhav_Sooryavanshi
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“Indian teenage prodigy smashes his third IPL half century as Rajasthan routed Chennai Super Kings in the IPL”
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Wikipedia entries reference the 2025 IPL season and list of centuries but do not confirm a third IPL half-century by Sooryavanshi against Chennai Super Kings.
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— The 2025 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Chennai Super Kings. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Mid-seaso…
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— The 2025 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025, was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indian_Premier_League
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— In cricket, a batter reaches a century when he scores 100 runs or more in a single innings. A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batter, and his number of centuries is generally recorded in…
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“Days after turning 15, Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi found a perfect way to celebrate, tearing to a 15-ball half-century in a commanding eight-wicket victory over Chennai╘ Super Kings”
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Wikipedia entries provide general context about the 2025 IPL and teams but lack specific details about Sooryavanshi's 15-ball half-century or thebyname victory.
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— The 2025 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Chennai Super Kings. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Mid-seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Chennai_Super_Kings_seaso…
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— The 2025 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025, was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indian_Premier_League
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— Priyansh Arya (Prajapati) (born January 18 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi and Punjab Kings. He is a left-handed opener.
On 25 March 2025, he made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyansh_Arya
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“Sooryavanshi was dismissed for 52 after 17 balls, including five sixes and four fours, after sharing a blistering 75-run stand with Jaiswal”
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“Rajasthan Royals reduced Chennai Super Kings to 41-4 at the end of the powerplay”
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“Nandre Burger led the charge with figures of 2-26 and was named player of the match”
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“Jofra Archer and Ravindra Jadeja also took two wickets apiece”
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“Rajasthan will next face the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Saturday, while Chennai host Punjab Kings on Friday”
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