IPL snapshot: SRH over RR

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs on April 13 after piling up 216 for 6 in Hyderabad. (espncricinfo.com) Ishan Kishan made 91 from 44 balls, Heinrich Klaasen added 40 from 26, and Nitish Kumar Reddy hit 28 from 13 as Sunrisers scored at 10.80 runs an over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. (espncricinfo.com) Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs after Dhruv Ferreira scored 69 from 44 and Ravindra Jadeja made 45 from 32. Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, both on debut for Sunrisers, took four wickets each. (espncricinfo.com) The result ended Rajasthan’s four-match winning start to Indian Premier League 2026. ESPN’s match report said Sunrisers handed Rajasthan their first defeat of the season. (espncricinfo.com, espn.com) It also gave Sunrisers their second win in five matches, lifting them into a crowded middle group on four points. Rajasthan stayed top of the table on eight points despite the loss. (espn.com) The chase was effectively broken in the first five wickets. Rajasthan slipped to 12 for 5, with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Riyan Parag all out in the first 5.3 overs. (espn.com) Hinge, a 24-year-old fast bowler from Vidarbha, was named player of the match for 4 for 34. ESPN reported that he struck with a triple-wicket over on debut. (espncricinfo.com, espn.com) Sakib Hussain finished with 4 for 24, while Eshan Malinga took 2 for 31. Jofra Archer was Rajasthan’s most successful bowler with 2 for 37, and Sandeep Sharma and Tushar Deshpande took one wicket each. (espncricinfo.com) For a match that surfaced in a quick score roundup, the numbers were lopsided enough to stand on their own: 216 for 6, 159 all out, and eight wickets shared by two debutants. Rajasthan’s unbeaten run ended, and Sunrisers kept their season alive. (cricbuzz.com, espn.com)