Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a clinical, high-impact performance against Rajasthan Royals, cruising to a 57-run win in a one-sided IPL contest. A debutant pace bowler, Praful Hinge, set the tone with an extraordinary spell that dismantled the Royals’ batting order almost immediately, helping SRH post a commanding total and then bowl Rajasthan out with ease. The result marked a timely comeback for Hyderabad after earlier setbacks.
The defining moment arrived in the very first over of the match. Hinge etched his name into IPL history by taking three wickets in a single over—the first instance of such a feat in the league. He struck early blows by sending Vaibhav Sooryavanshi back for a golden duck, before removing Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in quick succession. Rajasthan’s innings never really got going after that early collapse, and SRH’s control only tightened as the chase unfolded.
Rajasthan did manage to build brief resistance, but it ultimately only postponed the inevitable. A stand of 118 runs between Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja offered the Royals a fighting chance, with Ferreira striking 69 and Jadeja contributing 45. Still, the momentum belonged to Hyderabad, and Hinge’s impact continued to ripple through the innings as SRH struck repeatedly at crucial moments.
Hinge finished with figures of 4/34, while another debutant, Sakib Hussain, provided further damage with 4/24. Together, they dismantled the batting lineup and restricted Rajasthan to 159 in 19 overs, sealing SRH’s comfortable win.
SRH set the platform with a dominant batting display
Hyderabad had laid the groundwork earlier with an aggressive batting effort that carried them to 216/6. Skipper Ishan Kishan was the standout, smashing 91 off just 44 balls and repeatedly finding the boundary while keeping the pressure on from the outset. Heinrich Klaasen added valuable support with 40, ensuring the innings stayed balanced after Kishan’s early acceleration.
Travis Head fell cheaply after a slow start, but SRH maintained the tempo and avoided any major loss of momentum. The late surge was crucial as Nitish Reddy struck an unbeaten 28 and Salil Arora remained not out on 24, pushing Hyderabad beyond the 210-run mark and setting up a target that was always likely to be too steep.
Rajasthan’s bowlers, including Jofra Archer and Riyan Parag, attempted to claw back control, yet Kishan’s destructive spell had already done the damage. By the time the innings concluded, SRH’s total had the weight of certainty behind it—one that turned into a match-winning advantage once Hinge began his historic over.
In the end, Hyderabad’s two-pronged dominance—an imposing batting total followed by a devastating bowling display anchored by Hinge—delivered a commanding all-round triumph over Rajasthan Royals.
