SRH overwhelm RR in IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 216/6 and bowled out Rajasthan Royals for 159, a comprehensive win aided by two debutant bowlers — Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain — each taking four wickets on their IPL debuts. (x.com) The performance boosted SRH’s net run rate and handed Rajasthan a heavy defeat that will sting as the league table tightens. (x.com)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs on April 13, piling up 216 for 6 in Hyderabad and then bowling Rajasthan out for 159. (espncricinfo.com) Ishan Kishan, captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad, made 91 off 44 balls after Abhishek Sharma fell first ball, and Heinrich Klaasen added 40 off 26 in the middle overs. (espncricinfo.com) Nitish Kumar Reddy hit 28 off 13 and Salil Arora finished 24 not out off 13 as Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 73 runs in the last five overs. Rajasthan Royals used six bowlers, and only Jofra Archer kept his economy below 10 among the frontline seamers. (cricbuzz.com) The chase ended in the first three overs. Praful Hinge removed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Riyan Parag in his first two overs, leaving Rajasthan Royals 9 for 5. (cricbuzz.com) Sakib Hussain then took 4 for 24 on debut, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi, while Eshan Malinga finished with 2 for 31. Praful Hinge’s 4 for 34 earned him player of the match. (iplt20.com) Ravindra Jadeja made 45 off 32 and Donovan Ferreira hit 69 off 44, but Rajasthan Royals never recovered after slipping to 2 for 4 and then 9 for 5. Their all-out total came in 19 overs, 58 runs short of the target. (cricbuzz.com) The result ended Rajasthan Royals’ unbeaten start to Indian Premier League 2026. After five matches, Rajasthan Royals stayed first with 8 points and a net run rate of 0.889, while Sunrisers Hyderabad moved to fourth with 4 points and a net run rate of 0.576. (espncricinfo.com) The official Indian Premier League site called Sakib Hussain’s 4 for 24 the joint-best figures by an Indian on Indian Premier League debut. The same site said Praful Hinge became the first bowler in 19 years to take three wickets in his first over in the tournament. (iplt20.com) Riyan Parag said after the match that Sunrisers Hyderabad were "30 runs over par score," a gap that matched the late hitting from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora after Kishan’s innings set the base. (iplt20.com) For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the win repaired a campaign that had opened with three losses in four matches. For Rajasthan Royals, the defeat left them top of the table but with their first dent after four straight wins. (espncricinfo.com)
