V Suryavanshi exploded onto the 2025 IPL stage with Rajasthan Royals in a way that few rookies ever do. In only seven innings, the 21-year-old left-hander amassed 252 runs off just 122 balls—an eye-watering strike rate of 206—turning every legal delivery into a potential boundary. Eighteen fours and twenty-four sixes mean 42 of his 122 scoring shots crossed the rope, a boundary frequency that shattered calculators and bowlers’ morale alike. The crescendo came in a whirlwind 101, the highest score of his debut campaign, sealing back-to-back match-defining tons after an earlier 50-plus blitzkrieg. With one fifty and one hundred already to his name, Suryavanshi isn’t just knocking on the door of stardom—he’s kicked it wide open.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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