Pooran surpasses Sooryavanshi in explosive batting record

Nicholas Pooran smashed a 16-ball fifty against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, overtaking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with five IPL fifties in under 20 balls — second only to Abhishek Sharma’s six. Batting at No. 3 for Lucknow Super Giants, Pooran blasted 63 off 21 balls, underlining his growing dominance as one of IPL 2026’s most destructive batters.