One of the most dramatic collapses in IPL history as Rajasthan Royals crashed to 9/5 inside three overs chasing 217 at Hyderabad. Praful Hinge took three wickets in the opening over on debut, including the golden duck of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while fellow debutant Sakib Hussain removed Jaiswal in the second.
Ishan Kishan’s magnificent 91 off 44 balls had earlier powered SRH to 216/6. Donovan Ferreira fought back with a record breaking 69 off 44 but it was far too late as SRH ended RR’s unbeaten run with a thumping 57 run victory.
A night that belonged entirely to two unknown debutants defines this edition of SRH vs RR IPL 2026 Match 21 Highlights.
SRH vs RR IPL 2026 Match 21: First Innings Highlights
Archer struck off the very first ball again, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for a golden duck. Head scratched his way to 18 before Parag had him caught at long on.
Kishan then took charge completely, smashing four boundaries off Archer in the 13th over and bringing up his fifty with a six over deep mid wicket off Bishnoi.
He and Klaasen added 89 for the third wicket as the South African contributed 40 off 26 including three sixes. Kishan fell agonisingly short of his century, caught and bowled by Sandeep for 91.
Nitish Reddy then smashed three sixes off Sandeep’s 18th over to push SRH past 200. RR’s bowlers leaked runs at 17.33 off full length deliveries as SRH posted their seventh 200 plus total in eight matches.
| Category | Player | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Best Batsman | Ishan Kishan | 91 runs (44 balls, 8×4, 6×6) |
| Best Bowler | Jofra Archer | 4 overs, 37 runs, 2 wickets |
SRH vs RR IPL 2026 Match 21: Second Innings Highlights
Praful Hinge wrote the most remarkable debut script in IPL history. He dismissed Sooryavanshi off a hard length first ball, bowled Jurel with a delivery that took the inside edge onto the stumps and then had Pretorius caught at deep backward square leg.
Three wickets in the opening over, a first in IPL history. Sakib Hussain removed Jaiswal for 1 in his first over. Hinge then completed four wickets by getting Parag caught at slip for 4. RR were 9/5 after three overs.
Ferreira and Jadeja refused to surrender, adding 118 for the sixth wicket, the second highest for that wicket or lower in IPL history. Ferreira smashed a 102 metre six off Harsh Dubey and reached his maiden IPL fifty off 31 balls.
Sakib broke the stand by bowling Ferreira for 69 with a sharp off cutter. He then dismissed Archer and Bishnoi in consecutive balls to finish with 4/24 on debut. Tushar Deshpande hit three sixes in the death but RR were bowled out for 159.
| Category | Player | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Best Batsman | Donovan Ferreira | 69 runs (44 balls, 7×4, 3×6) |
| Best Bowler | Praful Hinge | 4 overs, 34 runs, 4 wickets |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hinge took 4/34 including three wickets in his opening over, the first time a bowler has taken a three wicket haul in the first over of an IPL innings.
RR were reduced to 9/5 in 2.4 overs, the joint lowest score at the fall of the fourth wicket in IPL history alongside Deccan Chargers’ 2/4 against KTK in 2011.
Yes. RR had won all four matches before this game. SRH’s 57 run victory was their first win against RR since 2024.
