IPL Dispatch: Tim David Pays Price For Ball Mischief; Praful Hinge Basks In Power Of Manifestation

After four wins on the bounce, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) juggernaut was finally halted by an inspired SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday (April 13, 2026). No team now possesses an all-win record at Indian Premier League 2026, though Punjab Kings are still unbeaten (their match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens was washed out).

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The defeat did not shake Riyan Parag's Royals off the top spot, and they will remain there on Tuesday too as laggards Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lock horns at Chepauk. With that, let us take a peek at some of the enduring IPL 2026 talking points in the past 24 hours.

Gujarat Polls Cause Fixture Swap

Municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat led to the swapping of the matches between Gujarat Titans and CSK. The April 26 match between the Titans and Super Kings, originally scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad, will now be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The reverse fixture between them on May 21 will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

The two franchises have faced off eight times overall in the IPL, with an even 4-4 record. Their last encounter, in IPL 2025, saw CSK thrash GT by 83 runs in Ahmedabad.

Debutants Take Centrestage

It is rare for a bowler to take four wickets on IPL debut. But for two of them to do it on the same evening is unheard of. Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge had an unforgettable outing in Uppal on Monday, registering collective figures of 8/58 to double-handedly subject RR to their first loss of the season, and a massive 57-run one at that.

In the process, the 21-year-old Sakib and 24-year-old Hinge became only the fourth duo to take four-wicket hauls in an IPL innings, and only the second Indian one to do so after Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma for the Titans against SRH in 2023.

Photo Of The Day

Each time fans get a sighter of MS Dhoni at the nets, their hopes of him finally playing his first game of the season escalate. The 44-year-old, who is recovering from a calf muscle strain, was seen enjoying a round of modified football at CSK's practice session ahead of their meeting with KKR. But he is still highly unlikely to take the field on match day, as he has reportedly not achieved match-fitness yet. The wait, thus continues...

RR Manager Reportedly Show-Caused

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has reportedly asked RR manager Romi Bhinder to explain within 24 hours as to why he was using a mobile phone in the dugout during their game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Guwahati.

The Player and Match Officials Areas (PMOA) protocol states that team managers can use mobile phones, but not in the dugout which amounts to a breach. "Obviously it needs to be also considered that he was in ventilation a few months back and may have used for medical reasons," a PTI report quoted a senior IPL office bearer as saying.

David, Pandya Fined

RCB batter Tim David and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya were fined for contrasting reasons after match 20 of IPL 2026. David took the ball in his hand and refused to hand it over to umpires twice during RCB's innings, owing to which he was fined 25 percent of his match fee and docked one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of IPL's code of conduct.

Pandya, on the other hand, was fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate. The encounter had players from both teams taking several small breaks amid sweltering conditions. While the first innings took two hours and one minute to finish, the second innings ended in two hours and four minutes.

Quote Of The Day

On a day when Hinge scripted history, becoming the first bowler to claim three wickets in the opening over of an IPL innings, the most striking statement off the field also came from him. "I wrote it down somewhere that I could take four or five wickets on debut," he said at the post-match presentation.

It did not stop there. Hinge, who said he believes in manifestation, claimed he had told his teammates that he would dismiss Vaibhav Sooryavanshi off a bouncer. "I had told people that I would bowl a bouncer to him and get him out. I just wanted to get him out. Varun bhai (our bowling coach) helped me plan it, so thank you," he said.

Hinge ran through RR's in-form top order in a stunning opening spell of 2-0-6-4 which paved the way for the SunRisers' victory.