Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in Match 21 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
RR skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and chose to bowl, but the move proved costly as SRH piled up an imposing 216/6. Stand-in captain Ishan Kishan led from the front with a blistering 91 off just 44 balls, smashing eight fours and six sixes.
In reply, Rajasthan's batting lineup was dismantled by SRH's debutant pacers. Praful Hinge made an extraordinary start to his IPL career, claiming three wickets in his very first over by dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius. He later added the wicket of Parag to finish with figures of 4/34.
Fellow debutant Sakib Hussain complemented him perfectly, picking up four wickets as well. He removed Yashasvi Jaiswal, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi to return figures of 4/24.
Rajasthan were eventually bowled out for 159, suffering their first defeat of the season, while Hyderabad registered their second win.
Here is how the IPL 2026 points table looks like:
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.899 |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.720 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.148 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.576 |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.322 |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.029 |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.427 |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.772 |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.532 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1.315 |
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