Part 2 of RR versus SRH
When the Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad last faced off, all eyes were on one young player at the start of the game, but by the end, two other players were the focus of attention. Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Hazlewood were bossed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, but in Hyderabad, Praful Hinge got him out for a duck and finished his debut with a four-wicket haul, along with fellow SRH fast Sakib Hussain. That led to a winning run of three games, which SRH will aim to maintain. Naturally, one of them might make room for Pat Cummins, the returning captain of SRH, today. |
| Ishan Kishan feasted on width from RR's bowlers |
RR, on the other hand, lost two straight games before improving against the Lucknow Super Giants. Riyan Parag, their captain, is under some strain as they host SRH today. Both teams are aware that every point matters, particularly in that mid-table bottleneck, since they are both in the top four and the IPL 2026 league stage is halfway through. All of that prepares us for another fun competition.
Apr 25, 2026, 5:19 PM
Parag's battle
13.5 Riyan Parag's IPL 2026 batting averageIn his first season as captain, Riyan Parag has not performed well. In just seven innings, he has only allowed 81 runs while striking at 117.39.
Sooner rather than later, the Rajasthan Royals will want their captain to improve and strengthen that middle order.
Apr 25, 2026, 6:12 PM
Archer Jofra: A powerplay boss who is always retro
When he's playing well, batters don't always have time to enjoy his run-up. They are occupied with leaving. Archer has claimed a wicket with his first ball in three of his previous four IPL matches. As a result, he now shares first place with Mohammed Shami on the list of IPL players with the most first-ball wickets (five).This is a passage from Abhijato Sensarma's article about the danger posed by Jofra Archer.
Apr 25, 2026, 6:25 PM
Can Delhi's fireworks be matched by Jaipur?
This is taking place at the Feroz Shah Kotla. PBKS is at 83 for 0 in four overs as of this writing. IN FOUR OVERS. Two sixty-five, chasing 265.The IPL is at its most explosive right now. If Travishek and Jaisoorya work hard, we might be able to get something similar in Jaipur in about an hour. This might be a lot of fun.
Apr 25, 2026, 6:39 PM
Speak up
Both teams may be classified as rather top-heavy, while having two exceptional top orders. Which middle order makes you feel more confident or anxious?Apr 25, 2026, 7:18 PM
In his first competitive match since the Adelaide Ashes Test in mid-December, Pat Cummins, the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), has decided to bowl against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur.
Ishan Kishan, the stand-in captain, had lost all seven of the tosses he had played, hence this was SRH's first victory of the season.
In one of two bowling changes, Cummins replaced Sri Lankan quick Dilshan Madushanka in SRH's starting lineup. Seamer Praful Hinge, who made his IPL debut in the match-winning four-wicket haul in Hyderabad, also returned to the starting lineup in place of left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey.
Each squad substituted a seamer for a spinner. Legspinner Ravi Bishnoi dropped to the Impact Player bench and was replaced by Tushar Deshpande for RR.
Travis Head is on the SRH substitute bench when the game begins. When they start their pursuit, he will probably fill in as an Impact Player.
With RR having scored ten points in their first seven games and SRH eight in seven, both teams will be looking to solidify their prospects of finishing in the top four of the league going into this match.
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 4 Riyan Parag (capt), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Tushar Deshpande, 10 Nandre Burger, 11 Brijesh Sharma.
Cummins comes back, and SRH decides to bowl
When playing the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to bowl.In his first competitive match since the Adelaide Ashes Test in mid-December, Pat Cummins, the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), has decided to bowl against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur.
Ishan Kishan, the stand-in captain, had lost all seven of the tosses he had played, hence this was SRH's first victory of the season.
In one of two bowling changes, Cummins replaced Sri Lankan quick Dilshan Madushanka in SRH's starting lineup. Seamer Praful Hinge, who made his IPL debut in the match-winning four-wicket haul in Hyderabad, also returned to the starting lineup in place of left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey.
Each squad substituted a seamer for a spinner. Legspinner Ravi Bishnoi dropped to the Impact Player bench and was replaced by Tushar Deshpande for RR.
Travis Head is on the SRH substitute bench when the game begins. When they start their pursuit, he will probably fill in as an Impact Player.
With RR having scored ten points in their first seven games and SRH eight in seven, both teams will be looking to solidify their prospects of finishing in the top four of the league going into this match.
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 4 Riyan Parag (capt), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Tushar Deshpande, 10 Nandre Burger, 11 Brijesh Sharma.
Impact Subs bench: Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Heinrich Klaasen, 4 Salil Arora (wk), 5
Aniket Verma, 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Pat Cummins (capt), 8 Shivang Kumar, 9 Sakib Hussain, 10 Praful Hinge, 11 Eshan Malinga.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Heinrich Klaasen, 4 Salil Arora (wk), 5
Aniket Verma, 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Pat Cummins (capt), 8 Shivang Kumar, 9 Sakib Hussain, 10 Praful Hinge, 11 Eshan Malinga.
Impact Subs bench: Smaran R, Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel.
Apr 25, 2026, 7:37 PM
This is discovered in a 25-run first over by Praful Hinge, who dismissed Sooryavanshi for a duck on debut in the rematch 12 days ago. Twenty-five runs.
In that over, Sooryavanshi faces five balls and goes 0, 6, 6, 6, 6. A short ball is pulled off. A length ball whipped over a square leg in reverse. A long-off slot ball was lofted. A ball blasted over long-on from the entire side of the length. Where you pitch it is irrelevant.
Apr 25, 2026, 7:37 PM
Sooryavanshi exacts revenge on Hinge
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the best at hitting all lengths and is also the most effective at hitting "bad" balls, as analyst Himanish Ganjoo notes on the Rock & Roll It podcast (full episode available here).This is discovered in a 25-run first over by Praful Hinge, who dismissed Sooryavanshi for a duck on debut in the rematch 12 days ago. Twenty-five runs.
In that over, Sooryavanshi faces five balls and goes 0, 6, 6, 6, 6. A short ball is pulled off. A length ball whipped over a square leg in reverse. A long-off slot ball was lofted. A ball blasted over long-on from the entire side of the length. Where you pitch it is irrelevant.
Apr 25, 2026, 7:39 PM
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Later in the over, Sooryavanshi snags Malinga for a six only to add insult to injury. Since switching to 30 off 6, he has significantly slowed down. He is currently batting on 44 off 14. In five overs, RR is 63 for 1.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:00 PM
At the end of the over, Sakib misses another opportunity when Dhruv Jurel jabs one back at him, causing Sakib to get tangled in his follow-through. At 76 for 1, RR ends the powerplay. If that doesn't seem like much considering how Sooryavanshi is playing, it's because this pitch has shown some seam movement and two-pacedness when everyone else has been on strike. Jurel is batting on 14 off 12.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:09 PM
Shivang Kumar's first over was that. The left-arm wristspinner presents Sooryavanshi with three balls. For one, a slight push down to long-on is sufficient. gets back on strike for the final two balls and smashes two straight long-off hits: a flat-bat six and a drilled four.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:25 PM
In ten overs, RR is 112 for 1.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:32 PM
At 127 for 1, RR ends the eleventh over.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:37 PM
A bowler's plans are put under a lot of pressure by such kind of shot. Next, what do you bowl? Sooryavanshi says "thank you" and places the ball over the midwicket boundary after Shivang bowls one in the slot, angling it into his legs. goes from 32 to 87.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:43 PM
Riyan Parag, who has had a very quiet season thus far, enters the game when RR is 152 for 4 in 12.4 overs.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:54 PM
Shahid Afridi's century off 36 balls reminds me of my naiveté when he scored one off 37 in an ODI in 1996. Sooryavanshi hasn't even reached his fastest IPL hundred yet. Last year, that one came off 35 balls.
He has undoubtedly broken many other records today that I am unable to list here. Before long, you will learn everything there is to know about them. This is passed on by Sampath Bandarupalli:
Fewest innings to score 4 hundreds in men's T20s:
Cummins versus Sooryavanshi
He struck Hazlewood for four, four, four, and six first up, then he smacked Bumrah for six first ball. For the first time in his life, he takes on Pat Cummins and gets a solid short ball first up. climbed to shoulder height while angled over the left-hander from over the wicket. What is the role of Sooryavanshi? What are you anticipating? It was simple to pull for six in front of the square. Right now, he's hitting on thirty off six balls. One dot and five sixes. What a performer.Apr 25, 2026, 7:43 PM
Malinga obtains Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal received another excellent short ball from Eshan Malinga. Climbing over the batter's rear shoulder, it resembles the one Sooryavanshi pulled for six off Pat Cummins. When the ball grows huge on Jaiswal, he skews a catch to mid-on, which is not exactly what Sooryavanshi did.Apr 25, 2026, 7:55 PM
Aniket pushes Sooryavanshi down
Both openers may have been removed by Eshan Malinga. Sooryavanshi doesn't produce as much power as usual and pulls a hard-length ball that is angled across him. Running to his right from a deep square leg, Aniket Verma uses both hands to lay down a straight-forward opportunity. The ball rolls into the rope as it topples over.Later in the over, Sooryavanshi snags Malinga for a six only to add insult to injury. Since switching to 30 off 6, he has significantly slowed down. He is currently batting on 44 off 14. In five overs, RR is 63 for 1.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:00 PM
15-ball half-century
This is Sooryavanshi's fastest fifty. Only his joint-fastest fifty. This season, it's only his joint-fastest fifty. This season, he has reached a 15-ball half-century three times. Many 15s for a 15-year-old. Sakib Hussain's flat-batted six over long-on gets him there. This is his seventh six. 15 balls and a seventh six. Words are insufficient.At the end of the over, Sakib misses another opportunity when Dhruv Jurel jabs one back at him, causing Sakib to get tangled in his follow-through. At 76 for 1, RR ends the powerplay. If that doesn't seem like much considering how Sooryavanshi is playing, it's because this pitch has shown some seam movement and two-pacedness when everyone else has been on strike. Jurel is batting on 14 off 12.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:09 PM
Sooryavanshi rattles along as the powerplay concludes
1 4 0 1 6 4Shivang Kumar's first over was that. The left-arm wristspinner presents Sooryavanshi with three balls. For one, a slight push down to long-on is sufficient. gets back on strike for the final two balls and smashes two straight long-off hits: a flat-bat six and a drilled four.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:25 PM
Jurel's battle
Dhruv Jurel is batting on 25 from 23 balls, has trouble middleing the ball, and struggles with fluency. Jurel may be keeping SRH in the match, but Sooryavanshi's innings should be taking the game away from them at this point. SRH may not be too upset with Sakib Hussain's two return catches off Jurel right now.In ten overs, RR is 112 for 1.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:32 PM
Jurel makes a move
Eshan Malinga made two amazing shots to move from 26 off 25 to 37 off 27. Outstanding wrists and bat speed on both: a surgical square cut that cuts backwards point and deep third, followed by a pick-up shot for six over square leg.At 127 for 1, RR ends the eleventh over.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:37 PM
The range
What is this child incapable of doing? He now uses a reverse-pull to hit Shivang Kumar's fast, into-the-pitch ball over backwards point. recognises that there isn't a fielder behind square. Very intelligent.A bowler's plans are put under a lot of pressure by such kind of shot. Next, what do you bowl? Sooryavanshi says "thank you" and places the ball over the midwicket boundary after Shivang bowls one in the slot, angling it into his legs. goes from 32 to 87.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:43 PM
Fifty and over
With a beautiful straight drive for four off Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jurel reaches his half-century in 34 balls. With his next legal ball, Reddy gets him by going hard length, getting a little extra bounce, and converting the attempted pull into a skewed catch to provide additional cover.Riyan Parag, who has had a very quiet season thus far, enters the game when RR is 152 for 4 in 12.4 overs.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:54 PM
Century and out
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is batting on 103 off 36 balls. He is 15 years old. And we're already so used to watching him bat like this that we almost take it for granted. He gets from 87 to 103 in three balls against his Bihar team-mate Sakib Hussain. Length ball outside leg, swiped over backward square leg for six. Then a slot ball, drilled over mid-off for four. Then full again, not quite as full, and he gets the elevation to launch it over long-on for his 12th six in 36 balls. Incredible.Shahid Afridi's century off 36 balls reminds me of my naiveté when he scored one off 37 in an ODI in 1996. Sooryavanshi hasn't even reached his fastest IPL hundred yet. Last year, that one came off 35 balls.
He has undoubtedly broken many other records today that I am unable to list here. Before long, you will learn everything there is to know about them. This is passed on by Sampath Bandarupalli:
Fewest innings to score 4 hundreds in men's T20s:
26 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
33 - Usman Khan
72 - B Sai Sudharsan
77 - Chris Gayle
88 - Michael Klinger
Then, for some reason, it simply ceases. Sooryavanshi tries to shuffle across and play a charming little reverse-scoop while Sakib goes blockhole. Some will ask him why he plays these shots when he can easily hit them with more traditional methods. I'll simply state that he has the right to do as he pleases. This time, it just doesn't connect.
What an innings. RR is 171 for 3 in 13.4 overs, while he is out for 103 off 37 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 9:05 PM
Apr 25, 2026, 9:11 PM
After a superb Cummins over that yields just four runs, RR are 195 for 4. In the final three, how much can they score?
Apr 25, 2026, 9:22 PM
The 18th and 19th overs are those. In the 19th, Eshan Malinga gave up just one run in four balls to Shimron Hetmyer after Donovan Ferreira got sunk into Sakib Hussain, who struggled to hit his yorkers. He can only hit the full-toss into long-on's hands after missing his yorker to Ferreira. For 33 off 16, he is out.
At the end of the over, Ravindra Jadeja swings a single slot ball to the wide long-on boundary. With one over remaining, RR is 218 for 5.
Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 PM
Apr 25, 2026, 9:51 PM
Earlier today, Dhruv Jurel scored 51 off 35, which was a difficult innings in many respects. He now drops the first ball to Travis Head. Jofra Archer begins by delivering the ideal ball to the left-hander with rapid, hard length, angling across, without giving breadth, and leaping off the field. Head pokes it, edges it, and Jurel dives to his left to put it down. He managed to get his gloves under it, but he was unable to hang on.
After beating Head's bat twice in the next three balls, one of which is a wide, Archer offers a little breadth before being chopped wide of deep third for six.
Then, as Jurel considers the potential consequence of his error, Archer develops another edge and bowls another flawless ball. This time, it's a simple opportunity that sticks well in the gloves. Squares Head up.
In 0.5 overs, SRH is 7 for 1.
Next, Archer throws an enormous bouncer up to Ishan Kishan. He simply raises his hands to fend it off while toppling over since he reacts slowly. He gets enough of an edge for the bat to soar over the fine leg boundary for six when the bat is in front of his face and his eyes are not on the ball. Archer is really, really hot.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:22 PM
In any case, Shimron Hetmyer loses sight of this opportunity from Abhishek Sharma, slashing Nandre Burger with an open blade towards deep third, which is why I chose the word "missed" rather than "dropped" as instructed. Perhaps the ball is emerging from the floodlights. Abhishek scores four runs after he makes a mistake, moves in the wrong direction, then raises his hands to shield his face.
SRH surpasses fifty in the fourth over as both Abhishek and Kishan start to pile on the boundaries.
Update: There have now been 13 missed catches. When Tushar Deshpande bowls in the fifth over, Abhishek gives Ravindra Jadeja of all people an absolute sitter at backwards point, and Jadeja shells it. Six times out of ten, I would have caught it.
The boundaries that Abhishek and Kishan have been hitting have nearly escaped me because I've been so preoccupied with discussing missed catches. By previous T20 norms, they're scoring at a remarkable rate, but we're growing accustomed to it.
The fact that SRH is entering from both ends is crucial. For RR, it did not occur. The individual on the other end was moving much more slowly, but Sooryavanshi was scoring more quickly than either Abhishek or Kishan.
At 89 for 1, SRH ends the powerplay.
33 - Usman Khan
72 - B Sai Sudharsan
77 - Chris Gayle
88 - Michael Klinger
Then, for some reason, it simply ceases. Sooryavanshi tries to shuffle across and play a charming little reverse-scoop while Sakib goes blockhole. Some will ask him why he plays these shots when he can easily hit them with more traditional methods. I'll simply state that he has the right to do as he pleases. This time, it just doesn't connect.
What an innings. RR is 171 for 3 in 13.4 overs, while he is out for 103 off 37 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 9:05 PM
York's Cummins Parag
Pat Cummins hit an inch-perfect yorker with just the right amount of tail into the RHB. Parag is unable to hit the ball when he tries to jam his bat down and squeeze it behind square on the off side. In 16.1 overs, RR is 191 for 4.Apr 25, 2026, 9:11 PM
Everyone else's count
You may be curious how many runs the RR batters who aren't Sooryavanshi have scored thus far. Their total score after the 17th over is 87 off 65 balls.After a superb Cummins over that yields just four runs, RR are 195 for 4. In the final three, how much can they score?
Apr 25, 2026, 9:22 PM
Ferreira's cameo is ended by Malinga
6 0 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 W 0 4The 18th and 19th overs are those. In the 19th, Eshan Malinga gave up just one run in four balls to Shimron Hetmyer after Donovan Ferreira got sunk into Sakib Hussain, who struggled to hit his yorkers. He can only hit the full-toss into long-on's hands after missing his yorker to Ferreira. For 33 off 16, he is out.
At the end of the over, Ravindra Jadeja swings a single slot ball to the wide long-on boundary. With one over remaining, RR is 218 for 5.
Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 PM
228 for 6
With 37 balls, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 103. The remaining players and extras scored 125 off 83 balls. RR receives 228 for 6. On a day when Punjab Kings chased down a T20 record 265 with an over remaining, is that sufficient for them? Is it possible for Travishek to accomplish what Sooryavanshi did from one end?Apr 25, 2026, 9:51 PM
Everything is taking place
0 0 1w 0 6 W 6Earlier today, Dhruv Jurel scored 51 off 35, which was a difficult innings in many respects. He now drops the first ball to Travis Head. Jofra Archer begins by delivering the ideal ball to the left-hander with rapid, hard length, angling across, without giving breadth, and leaping off the field. Head pokes it, edges it, and Jurel dives to his left to put it down. He managed to get his gloves under it, but he was unable to hang on.
After beating Head's bat twice in the next three balls, one of which is a wide, Archer offers a little breadth before being chopped wide of deep third for six.
Then, as Jurel considers the potential consequence of his error, Archer develops another edge and bowls another flawless ball. This time, it's a simple opportunity that sticks well in the gloves. Squares Head up.
In 0.5 overs, SRH is 7 for 1.
Next, Archer throws an enormous bouncer up to Ishan Kishan. He simply raises his hands to fend it off while toppling over since he reacts slowly. He gets enough of an edge for the bat to soar over the fine leg boundary for six when the bat is in front of his face and his eyes are not on the ball. Archer is really, really hot.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:22 PM
Epidemic of missed catches
I'm not sure how many games there are today, but it must be a ridiculous amount. Alright, Shiva Jayaraman tells us the number: twelve and counting.In any case, Shimron Hetmyer loses sight of this opportunity from Abhishek Sharma, slashing Nandre Burger with an open blade towards deep third, which is why I chose the word "missed" rather than "dropped" as instructed. Perhaps the ball is emerging from the floodlights. Abhishek scores four runs after he makes a mistake, moves in the wrong direction, then raises his hands to shield his face.
SRH surpasses fifty in the fourth over as both Abhishek and Kishan start to pile on the boundaries.
Update: There have now been 13 missed catches. When Tushar Deshpande bowls in the fifth over, Abhishek gives Ravindra Jadeja of all people an absolute sitter at backwards point, and Jadeja shells it. Six times out of ten, I would have caught it.
The boundaries that Abhishek and Kishan have been hitting have nearly escaped me because I've been so preoccupied with discussing missed catches. By previous T20 norms, they're scoring at a remarkable rate, but we're growing accustomed to it.
The fact that SRH is entering from both ends is crucial. For RR, it did not occur. The individual on the other end was moving much more slowly, but Sooryavanshi was scoring more quickly than either Abhishek or Kishan.
At 89 for 1, SRH ends the powerplay.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:39 PM
Shortly after, Brijesh Sharma tries to go wide yorker but fails to get wide enough and misses his length to provide a full-toss, and Abhishek reaches his fifty with a beautiful, open-faced slice through point. takes 24 balls to get there.
With a drawn four off Donovan Ferreira in the tenth over, Kishan also reaches his fifty in twenty-four balls. Ferreira will now bowl part-time offspin after we've already had one Riyan Parag over. For obvious reasons, RR hasn't yet employed Jadeja's left-arm spin.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:41 PM
In ten overs, SRH is 139 for 2. In the final ten overs, they must score 90.
50s for Abhishek and Kishan, and a century stand
Just 44 balls are needed to reach the century mark. Unfortunately for RR, their bowlers have provided plenty of breadth, and both Kishan and Abhishek have been merciless on everything that offers it. Some of it has been caused by their strategies, such as Tushar Deshpande's poor line control when trying to go wide of the left-handers' hitting arcs with the field set correctly.Shortly after, Brijesh Sharma tries to go wide yorker but fails to get wide enough and misses his length to provide a full-toss, and Abhishek reaches his fifty with a beautiful, open-faced slice through point. takes 24 balls to get there.
With a drawn four off Donovan Ferreira in the tenth over, Kishan also reaches his fifty in twenty-four balls. Ferreira will now bowl part-time offspin after we've already had one Riyan Parag over. For obvious reasons, RR hasn't yet employed Jadeja's left-arm spin.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:41 PM
Ferreira ends the collaboration
Ferreira suffered a costly defeat. Kishan launches him for a straight six after pulling him for a four. However, Abhishek's second try at a straight six is a minor error that results in him being caught at long-off.In ten overs, SRH is 139 for 2. In the final ten overs, they must score 90.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:46 PM
In any case, Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen have taken 16 off it, making it an expensive over. Finally, Jadeja arrives as SRH needs 74 off 54 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:52 PM
SRH is 166 for 3 in 12.1, while Kishan is out for 74 off 31 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:04 PM
With his pace and spring off the pitch, Archer is frightening everyone yet going for less than nine per over. For this same reason, he has a wonderful deep third, and that fielder had reduced a bouncer that Nitish Kumar Reddy had awkwardly fended to a single. Reddy makes another error off another bouncer that swirls in the direction of that fielder, but Brijesh, who is sprinting left, is unable to hold onto the diving attempt.
Reddy finishes the fifteenth over with a beautiful straight shot that beats the bowler and finds the gap to the right of mid-off. In his four overs, Archer ends with 2 for 34. In the final five overs, SRH just needs 41.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:23 PM
Another review, but not a player review, confirmed another wicket off the final ball of the over. Klaasen slugs straight to deep square leg with a full-toss this time. Ball-tracking technology verifies that the full-toss was not higher than waist height when the umpires check its height. For 29 off 24, he is out. In the final two overs, SRH needs nine runs.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:27 PM
Finally, Supersub Bishnoi enters the assault
RR added Ravi Bishnoi as an Impact Player and used five front-line bowlers in their bat-first lineup. They should have been able to keep Jadeja away from the left-handers by stacking their bowling in this fashion without having to bowl two part-time overs, but they have only used Bishnoi in the eleventh over, even though he has a history of being a great bowler to the left-handers.In any case, Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen have taken 16 off it, making it an expensive over. Finally, Jadeja arrives as SRH needs 74 off 54 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 10:52 PM
The archer reappears and strikes
Additionally, he has Kishan's important wicket. With only 63 off 48, I'm not sure if Kishan needed to play this shot off this bowler in this circumstance, but he backs himself to play these shots, which is why he's as good as he is. Archer's hard length struck the pitch and angled across Kishan, who attempted to draw it from an odd height and line or flat-bat. Ferreira makes a fantastic catch and tumbles forward after running in from long off, but he ends up skying it.SRH is 166 for 3 in 12.1, while Kishan is out for 74 off 31 balls.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:04 PM
Drop number 15
Think about this doubleheader day. Not this particular match. However, RR finds little solace in that.With his pace and spring off the pitch, Archer is frightening everyone yet going for less than nine per over. For this same reason, he has a wonderful deep third, and that fielder had reduced a bouncer that Nitish Kumar Reddy had awkwardly fended to a single. Reddy makes another error off another bouncer that swirls in the direction of that fielder, but Brijesh, who is sprinting left, is unable to hold onto the diving attempt.
Reddy finishes the fifteenth over with a beautiful straight shot that beats the bowler and finds the gap to the right of mid-off. In his four overs, Archer ends with 2 for 34. In the final five overs, SRH just needs 41.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:23 PM
Brijesh receives Klaasen and Reddy
There wasn't much he could have done to stop that proper yorker, which followed Reddy with a late reverse inswing. The lbw is essentially plumb, but he can review, which he does. SRH only needs 10 off 16, and he's out for 36 off 18.Another review, but not a player review, confirmed another wicket off the final ball of the over. Klaasen slugs straight to deep square leg with a full-toss this time. Ball-tracking technology verifies that the full-toss was not higher than waist height when the umpires check its height. For 29 off 24, he is out. In the final two overs, SRH needs nine runs.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:27 PM
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