Rajasthan Royals had a nightmare evening in the Indian Premier League 2026, turning a chase into a record-strewn collapse against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Set a steep target of 217, RR\u2019s innings fell apart almost immediately, and the damage went beyond the scoreboard as the top order delivered an unwanted piece of IPL history. Their leading four batters together managed just a single run\u2014the lowest total by any side\u2019s top four in IPL record books\u2014leaving the chase effectively doomed before it could gather momentum. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only one to reach double figures of fortune with a solitary run, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius were all dismissed for ducks.<\/p>\n
The manner of the collapse proved even more shocking. RR lost their first five wickets in just 18 balls, the quickest such slide ever recorded in IPL history. The start of that collapse was especially brutal: the opening four wickets were gone in 10 deliveries, another mark that Rajasthan would rather not see attached to their name. Those figures bettered previous benchmarks of 11 balls for the loss of four wickets and 19 balls for five, which had been set in 2011 during Kochi Tuskers Kerala\u2019s innings against Deccan Chargers.<\/p>\n
At the heart of Hyderabad\u2019s demolition was debutant fast bowler Praful Hinge, who struck with immediate impact. In the opening over, he took three wickets\u2014an IPL first\u2014removing Sooryavanshi, Jurel and Pretorius in quick succession and forcing RR into complete disarray. Hinge later compiled a standout spell of 4\/34, setting the tone so early that the chase never truly recovered. If Hinge ignited the collapse, fellow debutant Sakib Hussain made sure it had no route back. The left-arm pacer produced figures of 4\/24 and also removed Jaiswal early, as Rajasthan slipped to 9\/5 in no time.<\/p>\n
By the time RR were bowled out, the pattern of the innings made its own statement: all ten wickets fell to pacers. That is only the seventh time such a feat has happened in IPL history, and the first occasion since Delhi Capitals managed it against the same opposition in 2019.<\/p>\n
Even with the early chaos, Rajasthan did manage brief resistance. Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja put together a 118-run partnership, moving the score to 159 and offering a glimpse of recovery. Still, the foundation had been thoroughly destroyed, and the chase ultimately never had the legs to compete with Hyderabad\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the evening, Sunrisers Hyderabad had posted 216\/6, building their innings around captain Ishan Kishan\u2019s superb 91. That total proved more than enough, and the pressure created by the SRH innings translated into a dominant 57-run win. For Rajasthan Royals, it was a night where records tumbled\u2014but for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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