The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, which traveled from the western part of India to the southern part, as in match no. January 21 was between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). SRH beat RR by 57 runs. RR won the toss and opted to play first, and both sides made two changes.

For the Orange Army, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain made their IPL debut as Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat made way for the youngsters. The Royals brought back Tushar Deshpande for Brijesh Sharma, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius made his debut with Shimron Hetmyer rested in the game. RR came into the match, winning four out of four games, and SRH won only one game.

IPL 2026: SRH vs RR Match Result:

The Orange Army got off to the worst possible start with Jofra Archer once again hitting the first ball of the match, while taking the wicket of Abhishek Sharma, as the batsman returned for a golden duck. Then captain Ishan Kishan and Travis Head took charge and after the powerplay they were 51/1.

After the end of the powerplay, Parag came in to bowl two left-handers and got the wicket of Travis Head, who was dismissed with a score of 18 off 18 balls. SRH skipper Ishan Kishan scored his second fifty of IPL 2026 in just 30 balls. Then the left-hander and Heinrich Klaasen charged at the RR bowlers.

The two batsmen put together an 88-run partnership for the third wicket and lifted the Orange Army out of a difficult situation. Kishan, once again, was excellent as he was dismissed with a score of 91 off 44 balls and missed out on a hundred in the game as SRH were 145/3 after the end of 14 overs.

Klaasen shone again that night as the South African cricketer scored 40 off 26 balls. Nitish Reddy’s high-impact innings of 28 off 13 balls helped SRH surpass the score of 200. SRH could only reach the score of 216/6 as Salil Arora scored crucial runs, 24 off 13, and they will feel they were 20-25 runs short.

Going out to chase, RR got off to the worst possible start when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was dismissed for a golden duck, and then another duck with Dhruv Jurel also returning scoreless, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius also returning for a duck as Praful Hinge had a dream debut in the first over; He picked three wickets in the first over.

Hinge dismantled RR’s batting line-up as he took his fourth wicket of the night, dismissing Riyan Parag for just four runs and putting the Royals at a disadvantage as they were 9/5 after three overs. Then, Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja put together a 118-run partnership. The former scored fifty off 31 balls.

The South African batsman returned to the pavilion after playing a sensational knock of 69 off 44 deliveries and saved the Royals from a humiliating defeat that night. Jadeja also returned after scoring 45 off 32 deliveries. RR were bowled out with a score of 159. In the match, it was the night of two debutants, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, who picked 4 wickets each.

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