Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their strong run in IPL 2026 with a big 57-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad. The match saw excellent bowling from young pacers and also brought an injury update from Varun Aaron regarding an SRH player.
Onkar Tarmale Injury Update
Varun Aaron shared that Onkar Tarmale is currently dealing with a small injury. Because of this niggle, he was not available for selection in the match.
Aaron also praised the current SRH bowling attack and said the team is getting good results even in his absence.
Hinge and Sakib Shine with the Ball
The biggest highlight of the match was the performance of young bowlers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain.
Praful Hinge made an instant impact by taking three wickets in the very first over of the match. He dismissed:
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Dhruv Jurel
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Later, he also took the wicket of RR captain Riyan Parag to finish with four wickets.
Sakib Hussain supported him well by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal and other batters, keeping constant pressure on RR.
Bowling Performance (SRH)
| Bowler | Wickets |
|---|---|
| Praful Hinge | 4 wickets |
| Sakib Hussain | 4 wickets |
| Combined | 8 wickets |
Together, both debutants took 8 wickets for 58 runs and destroyed the RR batting lineup.
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SRH Batting: Strong Recovery to 216
SRH had a tough start when Abhishek Sharma got out for a golden duck. After that, the team recovered well with solid batting from the middle order.
Ishan Kishan led the innings with a powerful knock, while Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy added important runs. Salil Arora finished the innings strongly.
SRH Batting Summary
| Player | Runs |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 0 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 40 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 28 |
| Salil Arora | 24* |
| Total | 216 |
RR Batting Collapse
Rajasthan Royals could not handle the pressure created by SRH bowlers and were bowled out for 159 runs in 19 overs.
Apart from the top-order collapse, no batter could build a strong innings.
RR Innings Key Wickets
| Bowler | Key Dismissals |
|---|---|
| Praful Hinge | Sooryavanshi, Jurel, Pretorius, Parag |
| Sakib Hussain | Jaiswal and others |
The early wickets completely changed the match in SRH’s favor.
With this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad improved their position in the points table.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 5th |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1st |
Rajasthan Royals suffered their first loss of the season but still remain at the top of the table.
SRH will take confidence from this strong performance, especially from their young bowling unit, while RR will look to bounce back in the next match.
