
During the 2nd innings of the match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a moment between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Venkatesh Iyer had won hearts on social media. After the first over of the game, Vaibhav’s shoelace was untied, and Venkatesh Iyer ran towards the youngster and tied it for him. Despite not even being part of the same team, Venkatesh Iyer’s sportsmanship was lauded by fans across the internet.\
Venkatesh Iyer played his first game of the season as an impact sub as RCB faced a batting crisis early on in the game. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi faced a really good over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over of the inning,s and that’s when the RCB impact player ran towards Vaibhav to tie his shoelaces.
During RCB vs RR, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s shoelaces came loose, he moved to the non-striker’s end to tie them. Suddenly, Venkatesh Iyer came in and tied his shoes for him. He wasn’t even from the same team But is how sportsmanship Peaked. ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/BwcE15lSKF
— ` (@Atomickolly17) April 11, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s explosive knock powers Royals as playoff push gains momentum
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi crushed the hopes of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans as he displayed a phenomenal batting prowess. Even the might of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood couldn’t hold off the teenager. He was simply smashing the bowlers for fun, and they didn’t seem to have an answer. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award as he scored a mind-blowing 78 off just 26 balls, scoring 8 fours and 7 sixes, striking at 300. The Rajasthan Royals secured the win against the defending champions by 6 wickets, and it was their 4th win on the trot.
The Rajasthan Royals are in a very comfortable position in the league as they already have 8 points in their bag, and they will need to just win a couple more to qualify. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel have carried their batting unit in the season so far,r and the depth of the Rajasthan batting unit is yet to be tested. Their next match will be against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.



