Mohsin Khan put Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on mute in the fourth over of the 2026 IPL clash between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, and the 15-year-old opener never got free. Sooryavanshi had reached 8 runs off 11 balls before the left-arm pacer took the ball, then faced five dot balls and was dismissed on the sixth and final ball.
Khan bowled a disciplined line and length throughout the over, denying the Rajasthan Royals teenager the room he usually uses to launch fast starts. On the last delivery, Sooryavanshi went for a big shot and picked out Digvesh Singh Rathi, who held the running catch to end the innings at the over and give Khan the first maiden over of his Indian Premier League career.
The over mattered because Sooryavanshi has built a reputation as a teenage sensation who comes out swinging, and this was the first time he was held scoreless through six balls in the tournament. That made the spell stand out immediately, not only for the numbers but for the way it came against a batter known for speed more than caution.
Lucknow Super Giants got exactly what they needed from Khan: pressure, control and no release shot. Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, were left with a rare sight in this IPL season — Sooryavanshi stranded, contained and walking back after a maiden over that became the talking point of the night.
Fans reacted online soon after the over, sharing clips of Khan’s spell and the dismissal. The reactions turned a single over into a wider highlight, but the cricketing fact is simple: Sooryavanshi was tied down, Rathi finished the catch, and Khan delivered the maiden over that stopped one of the league’s most watched young batters in his tracks.