IPL 2026 | 'BCCI will do everything to get him to the highest level of cricket': Saikia on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB emerged victorious in the IPL 2026 final match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in AhmedabadFollowing RCBs triumph the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia congratulated the Royal Challengers He also showered praises on young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi saying the board will do everything to get him to the highest level of the gameIt was a wonderful season I hope all the fans have a lovely time during this IPL and congratulations to RCB for winning the tournament consecutively twice Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a wonderful player coming up and he has a bright future BCCI will do everything to get him to the highest level of cricket he told reportersSooryavanshi showcased his exceptional skills in the recently concluded edition of the cashrich league He finished the tournament as the highest runscorer Having played 16 matches the lefthanded batsman scored 776 runs with an average of 4850With this he became the youngest Orange Cap winner at just15 years and 65 days old The previous record was held by Gujarat Titans opening batsman Sai Sudharsan who won it at 23 years and 231 days in 2025 while Shubman Gill had set the record in 2023 at 23 years and 263 daysIPL 2026 final Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match summaryWith an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs RCB scored 161 runs for the loss of five wickets in 18 oversImpact Player Venkatesh Iyer smashed 31 runs in just 16 balls with the help of four boundaries and two maximums Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed on one run in four ballsSkipper Rajat Patidar scored 15 runs before departing Facing 13 balls he smashed a boundary and a maximum Krunal Pandyas innings also came to an end with one run in two balls Tim David accumulated 24 runs in 17 balls before departing His knock included three boundaries and a maximumFacing 42 balls stalwart Virat Kohli garnered an unbeaten 75 runs laced with nine boundaries and three maximums Shouldering him was wicketkeeperbatsman Jitesh Sharma who scored an unbeaten 11 runs in 14 balls with the help of a boundaryGujarats Rashid Khan claimed two wickets Mohammed Siraj Kagiso Rabada and Arshad Khan also bagged one wicket each Impact Player Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against BengaluruEarlier having been put to bat first GTs opening batsman Sai Sudharsan managed to score 12 runs in 12 balls including two boundaries Captain Shubman Gill registered 10 runs in eight balls with the help of two boundariesFacing 18 balls Nishant Sindhu scored 20 runs which included three boundaries Wicketkeeperbatsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls His knock included a boundary Arshad Khan lost his wicket in 15 runs in six balls including two maximumsLater Jason Holder was dismissed on seven runs in five balls including a boundary Washington Sundar played a fighting knock of an unbeaten 50 runs off 37 deliveries laced with five boundaries Rashid Khan also scored seven runs in three balls including a maximum Rahul Tewatia registered seven runs in five balls including a boundary Kagiso Rabada stayed unbeaten on three runs in three balls With this the Titans posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the Royal ChallengersBengalurus Rasikh Salam returned with the figures of three wickets for 27 runs in four overs Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets each Krunal Pandya also chipped in with one wicket Jacob Duffy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the Titans