Rajasthan Royals' star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not aware of the record of the fastest century in the IPL which he missed by three runs, but said his focus was on hitting sixes and and score maximum runs as he steered his team to a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator here on Wednesday. Sooryavanshi struck 97 off just 29 balls with 12 sixes and five fours at an astronomical strike rate of 334.48 to help RR beat SRH by 47 runs and and set up a Qualifier 2 clash with Gujarat Titans. He missed the feat of fastest IPL hundred by a narrow margin but broke Chris Gayle's record of most sixes in a season, accumulating 65 maximums in IPL 2026.

"I got to know after the game," he said at the post-match presentation when asked about missing the record of fastest IPL hundred. "My focus was on hitting a six. I will score centuries in future but the focus was on getting maximum runs for the team. I just work on my plan and if there are any shortcomings, I just try to work on that." On his preparation for the game, he said, "I try to just analyse how to face the bowlers, judge the length of the boundaries. When I am showing good intent, the bowler is under pressure." "We have won so we will celebrate and try and do well in the next game. I don't think much about the bowlers, try to just play my game."