RR Vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2026: Sooryavanshi’s Ton In Vain As Abhishek, Ishan Power Sunrisers Hyderabad To Win

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Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yash Raj Punja, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga, Dilshan Madushanka, Smaran Ravichandran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivam Mavi, Gerald Coetzee, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar

Matches: 22

SRH: 13

RR: 9

Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Date: 25 April 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 7:30PM (IST)

Captains: Riyan Parag (RR), Pat Cummins (SRH)

On-field umpires: Kaushik Gandhi and Nitin Menon

3rd Umpire: Saidharshan Kumar

Match referee: Amit Sharma

Current Standings: RR (3rd), SRH (4th)

Rajasthan Royals return to their home base with momentum finally on their side after a strong win in Lucknow, but their split-home approach this season and inconsistent Jaipur record continue to raise questions.

With 10 points in the bag and a playoff push taking shape, they will be eager to tighten their hold in the top half, especially after a promising clean sweep of CSK, MI, and RCB earlier in the campaign.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, however, arrive in sharper rhythm, riding a three-match winning streak that began against RR and boosted further by the return of Pat Cummins, strengthening both their bowling balance and batting depth.

With key batters like Travis Head and Riyan Parag still searching for rhythm, both sides face familiar concerns at a crucial stage of the season where every point matters and momentum can quickly define playoff trajectories.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to field.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Travis Head

And we are underway in Jaipur.

Game on at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium as Rajasthan Royals begin their innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stride out to the middle, with Jaiswal taking strike.

Praful Hinge has the new ball in hand, a bit of early movement maybe? SRH are setting the tone right away, looking to hit that rhythm early and make RR work for every run.

Jaiswal settles, a deep breath, and we are all set for the first ball of this contest.

Four in a row and Jaipur is absolutely erupting.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is in no mood to hold back after that previous duck against Praful Hinge. Another good-length delivery, he swings through the line once more, not perfectly timed, but it simply doesn’t matter with that kind of raw power.

The ball keeps disappearing over long-on again and again as SRH are left stunned, struggling to even process what’s happening in the very first over.

Eshan Malinga has provided the breakthrough for Sunrisers Hyderabad, removing Yashasvi Jaiswal in a key moment. Jaiswal looked to loft a good-length delivery through the line but failed to get the timing right, ending up slicing it off the higher part of the bat towards mid-on.

Heinrich Klaasen moved back calmly and completed a safe reverse-cup catch, giving Malinga a pumped-up celebration as SRH finally managed to halt Rajasthan Royals’ early momentum. Jaiswal departs for 10 off 8, having struck two boundaries before falling.

FIFTY up for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and he’s done it in no time at all.

This has been a sensational burst from the youngster, another 15-ball half-century, and he’s simply tearing into Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was dropped in the previous over, and SRH are now feeling every bit of that miss.

A back-of-a-length delivery offered up, but he stays rock solid on the crease, creates the room off leg stump, and just unleashes. A flat-batted strike towards cow corner, and it sails well over the ropes. Pure timing, pure power, and Jaipur is on its feet watching something special unfold.

Dhruv Jurel launches Eshan Malinga out of the ground with a towering six measuring 101 metres, as Rajasthan Royals continue to pile on the pressure.

It’s a length delivery around off, but Jurel shuffles across confidently and whips it cleanly, finding the middle of the bat. The connection is pure and authoritative, sending the ball sailing well over the deep square leg stands and into the night sky. SRH are left searching for answers as the onslaught keeps building.

Nitish Reddy strikes back for Sunrisers Hyderabad as the partnership is finally broken at a crucial moment. After conceding a couple of boundaries earlier in the over, he holds his nerve and delivers the breakthrough Rajasthan Royals weren’t expecting right away.

Dhruv Jurel goes after a loose moment but ends up mistiming it, and Aniket Verma takes a clean catch to complete the dismissal. Jurel walks back after a solid 51 off 35 balls, decorated with 8 fours and a six, ending a dangerous stand that had RR firmly in control.

Sakib Hussain tries the slower one down the leg side, but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is in no mood to let it go. He sinks low, gets right under the length, and just picks it cleanly over backward square for a towering six.

No fuss, no hesitation, just pure confidence and timing. With that strike, he moves into the 90s, and SRH are once again left scrambling for answers as the innings keeps slipping away from them.

Sakib Hussain gets the big breakthrough as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is dismissed for a sensational 103 off just 37 balls. The slower ball does the trick, Sooryavanshi goes for the ambitious reverse lap but doesn’t quite get it right, missing the shot completely as the ball sneaks through to hit him on the back pad right in front of the stumps.

Ball-tracking confirms it pitching in line and staying within the stumps, leaving no room for doubt.

A massive roar follows as he walks off to a standing ovation from the Jaipur crowd, who have been thoroughly entertained in RR’s first home game of the season.

Twelve towering sixes and five boundaries in a breathtaking knock, but this time Sakib has the final say, and interestingly, he dismisses his Bihar teammate after taking some earlier punishment.

Praful Hinge nearly produces a moment of magic as Riyan Parag survives a close call. A short of length delivery is met with a firm pull towards mid-wicket, and Nitish Reddy dives full stretch to his left in an attempt to grab a stunning catch.

He gets a hand to it with his right hand while airborne, but the ball just doesn’t stick. It would have been a sensational contender for catch of the tournament had it been held, but Parag gets a life and picks up a single.

Eshan Malinga goes up for a review after a confident appeal against Shimron Hetmyer, but Sunrisers Hyderabad end up losing it. Hetmyer steps down and looks to create room, but Malinga smartly follows him and cramps him for space.

The attempted flick is missed, and the ball brushes the pad on its way through to the keeper behind the stumps. There was a definite sound, but replays confirm it clearly came off the pad, leaving SRH empty-handed after burning the review.

RR finish on 228/6 in their 20 overs after a strong batting effort in Jaipur. Shimron Hetmyer falls for 11, missing out on a juicy full toss in the final over as Rajasthan Royals close their innings. It’s a solid total on the board, but still feels within Sunrisers Hyderabad’s reach given their batting firepower at the top.

SRH finish well at the death, conceding just 44 runs in the last five overs, a phase that pulls things slightly back in their favour and sets up a promising chase ahead.

Chase is on in Jaipur, and the stage is set for a big one.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to open for Sunrisers Hyderabad in pursuit of 229, with Head taking strike. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand and will kick things off for Rajasthan Royals, proper pace, proper intent, and an early battle right at the top. This is where the chase begins, and you can feel the tension already building under the Jaipur lights.

What a start in Jaipur.

Jofra Archer has struck in just the fifth ball of the chase, and it’s Travis Head who has to walk back early. A sharp delivery, Head goes after it but only manages to find the edge of opportunity rather than the middle of the bat. Dhruv Jurel reacts quickly behind the stumps and takes a clean catch, and just like that SRH lose their big opener.

Travis Head departs for 6 off 5, and Rajasthan Royals are off to a dream start in defence of 229.

Jofra Archer goes a touch fuller and Ishan Kishan makes him pay immediately. He gets right under the length and lofts it beautifully over cover for a clean boundary. SRH pick up 12 runs off the over and, despite the early setback, the chase is already starting to find its rhythm with Kishan looking in control.

Nandre Burger goes short of a length outside off, and Abhishek Sharma is straight into his rhythm with that trademark aggression. He shuffles out, gets right under the ball, and absolutely smokes it with an inside-out loft over cover. Clean, flat, and all the way for six, a proper statement shot as SRH keep the chase moving with intent.

Tushar Deshpande follows Abhishek Sharma as he tries to make room, and it’s actually a pretty tight delivery from the bowler. He crams him for space, but Abhishek just refuses to be contained, somehow squeezing it between short third and backward point with a clever dab. No big swing this time, just smart placement and quick hands as the ball races away for four through the off side.

Riyan Parag offers width outside off and Abhishek Sharma needs no second invitation. He rocks back, reaches out with control, and cuts it crisply through the off side. It threads the gap wide of extra cover perfectly, racing away for another boundary as SRH keep the pressure on in the chase.

Brijesh Sharma serves up a low full toss outside off and Abhishek Sharma makes no mistake, timing it to perfection. He leans forward, opens the face of the bat, and threads the drive through the gap with pure class as the ball races away to the deep backward point fence.

That also brings up a well-made fifty for Abhishek Sharma, and he acknowledges the moment with his trademark celebration, calm, composed, but clearly in the mood to take this chase deep.

Donovan Ferreira provides the breakthrough for Rajasthan Royals as Abhishek Sharma’s entertaining knock comes to an end. Looking to keep the momentum going after a superb fifty, Abhishek goes after the delivery but doesn’t quite get the timing right this time. He finds the fielder in the deep, where Jofra Archer takes a safe catch to complete the dismissal.

Abhishek Sharma departs after a lively 57 off just 29 balls, including 11 boundaries and a six, ending a crucial innings that had kept SRH firmly in the chase.

Rajasthan Royals pull back things a bit after a wicket and one-run over from Jofra Archer. Set Ishan Kishan finally departed and that gave RR a window to comeback into the game. They are still behind and need two more wickets to have any chance to get level entering the death overs. Despite it, Nitish Reddy picks up a six and a four from Nandre Burger's over.

Brijesh Sharma bowls another good over, this time removing from Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the same over. But it is too little too late on a great batting deck as SRH keep cruising to the target. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma's knocks almost decided the game and Klaasen-Reddy's partnership remove any chances of slipping up.

Sunrisers Hyderabad secure a 5-wicket victory as they complete a big chase of 229 runs away from home. Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan continue their great run of form with half-centuries and Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy provided the finishing touches. Earlier, SRH produced a display of good defensive bowling to restrict RR to a total of 228 runs on a great batting wicket. Pat Cummins and Eshan Malinga led the charge. RR have now suffered three losses in a row.

That’s a wrap, we’ll be back with another live blog. Until then, goodbye.