Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in an Indian T20 League 2026 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, with Ishan Kishan leading the scoring.
Match Summary
Sunrisers Hyderabad ended Rajasthan Royals’ winning run with a 57-run victory in the Indian T20 League 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The match featured contributions with both bat and ball.
Hyderabad Batting
Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing the toss, were put in to bat and lost Abhishek Sharma on the first ball. Ishan Kishan then stabilised the innings and added 55 runs for the second wicket with Travis Head, who scored 18 runs off 18 balls. Kishan later shared an 88-run partnership off 39 balls with Heinrich Klaasen, shifting the course of the match. Kishan scored 91 runs off 44 balls, including 8 fours and 6 sixes, while Klaasen contributed 40 runs.
In the final overs, Nitish Reddy (28 runs) and Salil Arora (24 not out) added quick runs to take the total to 216/6 in 20 overs. For Rajasthan Royals, Jofra Archer took 2 wickets, while Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande and Riyan Parag took one wicket each.
Rajasthan Batting
Chasing 217, Rajasthan Royals lost wickets at regular intervals and were unable to recover. Donovan Ferreira scored 69 runs, the highest for the team, but lacked support from other batters. Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs.
Hyderabad bowlers Prafull Hinge and Sakib Hasan maintained pressure throughout and contributed to restricting Rajasthan Royals.
