The focus in Match 36 of IPL 2025 between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants was stolen by one player, and that player was none other than Vaibhav Suryavanshi. At a mere age of 14 years and 23 days, he has made history by becoming the youngest player to play in the IPL. At such a young age, he was called on to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal against the odds in a high-pressure game with Sanju Samson injured. But Suryavanshi accepted the challenge. Off the first ball he faced, he sent it for a huge six, leaving spectators and pundits in awe of his natural brilliance. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, acknowledged the amazing debut of the young player via X, calling it a spectacular feat at such a young age. Woke up to watch an 8th grader play in the IPL!!!! What a debut! https://t.co/KMR7TfnVmL — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) April 19, 2025 And that six wasn't any fluke. Suryavanshi gave Rajasthan a brilliant start, playing confidently with Jaiswal. The duo produced a super 85-run partnership till Aiden Markram dismissed the young gun in the ninth over. His assault of 34 from 20 balls included three beautiful sixes and two lovely boundaries. This is utterly absurd!!!!! 14! First ball 😂🤯😂Look at that bat swing too, like prime Yuvi… wow 🤩 https://t.co/7mELxq4aQP — Sam Billings (@sambillings) April 19, 2025 Read also | Why Puthur Was Not Penalised for Starc-like Back-Foot No-Balls? And as expected, wicket after wicket was tumbled and Rajasthan's chase, which was set on a score of 181, began to falter. Right down to the wire, the match drifted, but here the death-over magic of Avesh Khan dimmed Lucknow's fortunes, with him finishing with pretty impressive figures of 3/37 in his bowling spell to earn the Man of the Match award for his match-winning effort. Pacer Avesh Khan commented at the post match presentation: "We wanted to take our time and set the field right in the last over. I keep thinking about the team and wanted to win the game for the team. It is a long tournament and I just want to do it for the team."