---
type: story
title: "The Bowler Who Solved Suryavanshi? Nobody. Not Yet."
description: >
  In IPL 2026, Vaibhav Suryavanshi faced the best bowlers on the planet in the powerplay
  and was dismissed by none of them. The H2H data tells a story that has no satisfying ending.
tags:
  - IPL
  - batting
  - powerplay
  - records
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-25
timestamp: 2026-06-25
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: derived_claims_only
canonical_page: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/stories/suryavanshi-powerplay-every-bowler/
resource: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/stories/suryavanshi-powerplay-every-bowler/
entity_id: cricketstudio:story:suryavanshi-powerplay-every-bowler
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
provenance:
  source: >
    CricketStudio IPL 2026 H2H ball-by-ball dataset, version 2026-06-11.
    Minimum floor: ≥5 deliveries per batter-bowler matchup.
    Suryavanshi IPL 2026 powerplay: CricketStudio phase-split capture.
  confidence: high
  notes: >
    H2H figures are scoped to IPL 2026 only. Dismissal counts of zero reflect
    the deliveries in the dataset — not all deliveries Suryavanshi ever faced
    from these bowlers across their careers.
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi.md
  - ../metrics/powerplay-strike-rate.md
  - ../dossier/how-to-read-h2h-cricket-stats.md
  - ../stories/teenager-who-broke-the-template.md
---

# The Bowler Who Solved Suryavanshi? Nobody. Not Yet.

## The Question Nobody Asked

What does a bowler's data look like when a 14-year-old is treating them like batting practice?

## What the Data Says

**[Vaibhav Suryavanshi](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi) — IPL 2026 powerplay:**

- **223 balls faced** in overs 1–6
- **521 runs** scored
- **Strike rate: 233.6**
- **48 fours, 46 sixes**
- Ranked **#1 of 45 qualifying batters**

*(Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 phase-split dataset, version 2026-06-11)*

**The H2H table — every bowler who sent him 5+ deliveries in IPL 2026:**

| Bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissed? |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| [Mohammed Siraj](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/mohammed-siraj) | 29 | 60 | 206.9 | 9 | 2 | 0 times |
| Sakib Hussain | 19 | 59 | 310.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 times |
| [Praful Hinge](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/praful-hinge) | 16 | 53 | 331.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 times |
| [Kagiso Rabada](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/kagiso-rabada) | 23 | 43 | 187.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 times |
| Prince Yadav | 13 | 35 | 269.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 times |

*(Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 H2H dataset, ≥5 ball floor, version 2026-06-11)*

[Mohammed Siraj](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/mohammed-siraj) — India's first-choice new-ball bowler. [Kagiso Rabada](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/kagiso-rabada) — one of the most decorated fast bowlers in T20 history. Neither dismissed [Suryavanshi](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi) in IPL 2026 across the deliveries in this dataset.

Siraj bowled 29 balls to him. 60 runs. 9 fours. 2 sixes. Zero dismissals.

## The Wow

The interesting number is not any individual SR. It is the last column.

Across every bowler in this dataset who sent [Suryavanshi](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi) five or more balls in IPL 2026, the dismissal count is: **0, 0, 0, 0, 0.**

This is a small dataset — IPL 2026 is one season. [Suryavanshi](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi) will face more deliveries. Bowlers will adapt. He will be dismissed, probably by some of these same bowlers. That is how cricket works.

But for IPL 2026, as captured in the CricketStudio dataset: the bowler who solved Suryavanshi in the powerplay does not appear in this table.

## What It Doesn't Say

Five bowlers with ≥5-ball samples is a limited dataset. There are bowlers Suryavanshi faced fewer than 5 times — they do not appear here. Some of them may have dismissed him.

Dismissal count of zero across these matchups does not mean these bowlers are poor — Siraj and [Rabada](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/kagiso-rabada) are world-class. It means Suryavanshi's IPL 2026 powerplay was an extraordinary run of sustained aggression against elite opposition.

This data covers IPL 2026 only. Career H2H across multiple seasons and formats would look different.

## Related Concepts

- [Vaibhav Suryavanshi](../scorebook/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi.md)
- [How to Read H2H Cricket Stats](../dossier/how-to-read-h2h-cricket-stats.md)
- [Powerplay Strike Rate — metric](../metrics/powerplay-strike-rate.md)
- [The Teenager Who Broke the Template](../stories/teenager-who-broke-the-template.md)
