The Rajasthan Royals (RR) have suffered their first defeat of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) after the Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a 57-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday, April 13.
Having been asked to bat first, SRH posted 216 on the board after the completion of their 20 overs. This was despite them losing Abhishek Sharma on the very first ball of the game. The 2016 champions were propelled to the total thanks to their stand-in captain Ishan Kishan, who scored 91 from 44 balls. There were healthy contributions from Heinrich Klassen, who hit a 26-ball 40 and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 28.
The RR run-chase could not have started any worse. Vidarbha’s Praful Hinge on his IPL debut derailed the run chase before it could get going. The right-arm seamer picked up three wickets in the first over, including those of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel. The table toppers were restricted to 9 for 5. It was put to Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja to rebuild the innings. The pair put 118 off 72 balls for the sixth wicket, with Ferreira scoring 69 off 44 balls. It was, however, too little too late to forge an unlikely comeback.
As has been the case all season long, the game against SRH and RR saw a few milestones being accomplished by both players and the team as a whole. However, not all records are positive in nature. There were also a few unwanted landmarks reached by both the players and the teams. However, there have also been some memorable performances which will forever form part of the tournament’s folklore.Â
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 21:
- Praful Hinge: First bowler to take three wickets in the first over of an IPL innings
- 2 for 4: The joint-lowest score at the fall of the fourth wicket in IPL history
- 12: Rajasthan Royals have taken a wicket off the first ball the most number of times in IPL
- 7: Abhishek Sharma now has the most ducks in a calendar year in T20s by an Indian
- Abhishek Sharma: Becomes only the second SRH batter to be dismissed off the first ball
- 91: Ishan Kishan’s score is the second-highest individual score as a captain vs RR
- Donovan Ferreira: Registered his maiden IPL half-century
