SRH beat RR — debut stars

Sunrisers Hyderabad handed Rajasthan Royals their first loss of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 13, riding two debutants and a 216-run total to a 57-run win in Hyderabad. (espncricinfo.com) Praful Hinge, a 24-year-old seamer from Vidarbha, took 4 for 34 and became the first bowler in Indian Premier League history to strike three times in his first over on debut. Sakib Hussain, a 21-year-old fast bowler from Bihar, added 4 for 24 as Rajasthan were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. (espncricinfo.com) The chase broke open almost immediately. Hinge removed Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana and Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson in his opening over, and Rajasthan never recovered despite Donovan Ferreira’s 69 from 44 balls and Ravindra Jadeja’s 45 from 32. (espncricinfo.com) Sunrisers had already set up the night with 216 for 6 after Rajasthan chose to field first. Ishan Kishan made 91 from 44 balls with eight fours and six sixes, while Heinrich Klaasen scored 40 from 26 and Nitish Kumar Reddy hit 28 from 13. (espncricinfo.com) The result ended Sunrisers’ two-match losing streak and pushed them up to fourth in the table. Rajasthan stayed first despite the defeat after opening the season with four straight wins. (espncricinfo.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) That table shift came in Match 21 of a season where Sunrisers had been searching for bowling control after back-to-back losses. Rajasthan arrived in Hyderabad as the only unbeaten side left in the competition. (espncricinfo.com) Praful Hinge was named player of the match, but the game turned on a combined eight wickets from two newcomers playing their first Indian Premier League game. Bowling coach Varun Aaron said after the match that Sunrisers had identified an “X-factor” in both seamers before handing them debuts. (espncricinfo.com) (straitstimes.com) The match also produced the social-media version of the story almost instantly. Cricbuzz and YouTube highlight packages centered the collapse in Hinge’s first over and Sakib Hussain’s follow-up spell, turning “debutant” into the clip that traveled fastest after the game. (cricbuzz.com) (youtube.com) For Sunrisers, the night started with Kishan’s 91 and ended with two new-ball bowlers ripping through the table leaders. For Rajasthan, it was the first reminder this season that even a team still sitting first can be blown away in one over. (espncricinfo.com)