Malinga lands the final nail in the coffin! Sunrisers Hyderabad secure a dominant 57-run victory, fueled by historic four-wicket hauls on debut from pacers Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge. It was a clinical display by the hosts, turbocharged by their young bowling duo and captain Ishan Kishan, who set the platform with a blistering 91. With this result, SRH claim their second win of the season, while the Royals suffer their first defeat of the 2026 campaign.

Sakib Hussain strikes twice in his final over! He finishes a sensational debut spell with figures of 4/24. It's a double delight for SRH as both Hinge and Sakib claim four-fers on debut! Praful Hinge will bowl the next over, standing on the precipice of a historic five-wicket haul.

SRH: 140/9 (17)

Eshan Malinga joins the party! RR lose their seventh wicket as Jadeja's valian knock also comes to an end. There was an appeal for caught behind but the umpire wasn't interested. SRH take the review and it shows that there was a clear spike off the toe-end. Great DRS!

Ravindra Jadeja c Arora b Malinga 45 (32)
RR: 129/7 (15.3)

Sakib Hussain gets his second! He has broken Ferreira's resistance. Deceives him with a slower ball! Ferreira misses it completely and hears the rattling of his stumps soon after. The partnership is broken!
Donovan Ferreira b Sakib Hussain 69 (44)
RR: 127/6 (15)

A century partnership between Ferreira and Jadeja! This incredible pair has added 100 runs in just 60 balls, breathing life into a chase that looked dead and buried. The equation is still daunting-108 needed off the last 48 deliveries-but the momentum has shifted. Can they pull off the unthinkable? Ishan Kishan has seen enough; he's thrown the ball back to Eshan Malinga to find the breakthrough!

What a knock by Ferreira! He gets there in 31 balls with back-to-back boundaries. It's his maiden half-century in IPL and it comes in a much-needed situation. 

RR: 91/5 (11.3)

Slammed down the ground for six! Ferreira is playing a blinder here, even as the target remains a mountain for RR. Shivang tossed this one up, and Ferreira cleared his front leg to launch it high and handsome over long-off. Pure power!

RR: 76/5 (10.2)

The 50-run partnership comes up in just 35 balls between Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja! While they are scoring at a brisk pace, the Required Run Rate has climbed north of 13. That isn't the only concern for the Royals; with five wickets already back in the dugout, there is very little batting left to come. It's a massive task from here.
RR: 59/5 (8.2)

Back-to-back boundaries for Ferreira! He keeps growing in confidence with every boundary. Perhaps gets a bit lucky this time. Throws his bat at it and slices it over short third!

RR: 51/5 (6.6)

SRH have lost a review! Ferreira, caught on the crease, gets hit on the back leg! Malinga is adamant that it's a close call, despite his teammates suggesting it's going over the stumps. Kishan takes the review anyway, but the replay confirms the ball was indeed whistling over the top. Malinga and Kishan share a laugh at the optimistic appeal-Ferreira survives!
RR: 32/5 (5.1)

That's a four-fer for Hinge! Riyan Parag's disappointing run continues as he slashes one straight to slip, where Abhishek Sharma takes a sharp catch. The Rajasthan Royals have well and truly collapsed in this chase!

Riyan Parag c Abhishek Sharma b Hinge 4 (6)

RR: 9/5 (2.6)

Sakib Hussain strikes on debut! SRH's young pacers are having a dream night. Following Hinge's lead, Hussain joins the party with another crucial breakthrough. It's a soft dismissal for the Royals: Jaiswal tried to carve it over point but only found Nitish Reddy in the deep. The RR openers are back in the shed!

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Sakib Hussain 1 (5)

RR: 2/4 (4.4)

Praful Hinge, take a bow! Wild scenes at the Uppal! Hinge gets his third and dre-Pretorius also falls for a duck on debut. He looks to help it on its way but he can only find the sweeper at deep backward square leg.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Hinge 0 (2)
RR: 1/3 (0.6)

Hinge gets another one as Jurel walks back for a duck! He chopped on, and the debutant is absolutely on fire. Ishan Kishan is delighted with his young pacer as the Royals are rocked early in this massive chase. Advantage SRH!

Dhruv Jurel b Hinge 0 (2)
RR: 1/2 (0.4)

Sooryavanshi is gone for a golden duck! Dream start for debutant Praful Hinge. Short ball, climbs on Sooryavanshi. Goes straight up and Salil Arora takes an easy catch. What a start for Hinge and SRH.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Arora b Hinge 0 (1)

RR: 1/1 (0.2)

Final over drama in Hyderabad! A six off the final ball, a run-out, and a marathon nine-ball over have brought the innings to a close. In the end, SRH post a formidable 216/6. Captain Ishan Kishan top-scored with a brilliant 91 off 44, while Heinrich Klaasen reclaimed the Orange Cap with a vital 40 off 26. Crucial late cameos from Salil Arora and Nitish Kumar Reddy ensured the hosts finished with a flourish.

Edged and gone! Nitish Reddy's adventure is over! No celebration from Archer and the crowd has gone silent. Reddy is unable to connect with the short ball and Jurel takes a regulation catch behind the sticks.

Nitish Kumar Reddy c Jurel b Archer 28 (13)

SRH: 195/5 (18.3)

Nitish Reddy has arrived! Back-to-back sixes for NKR! He targets Sandeep Sharma, clearing the long-on boundary on both occasions. With that kind of power, can he push SRH toward 210 or maybe even more?
SRH: 187/4 (17.4)

Klaasen is gone! He has hit this straight to Riyan Parag at extra cover. The RR captain takes a good catch but takes a blow in the process. Klaasen is livid with himself as SRH throw away another crucial wicket.

Heinrich Klaasen c Parag b Deshpande 40 (26)

SRH: 162/4 (15.5)

Most ducks in a calendar year in T20s by an Indian

7 - Abhishek Sharma in 2026 (18 inns)

6 - Rohit Sharma in 2018 (32 inns)

6 - Sanju Samson in 2024 (32 inns)

5 - Gurkeerat Singh Mann in 2013 (19 inns)

Ishan Kishan's adventure comes to an end! Deceived by a slower one, he went for the pull but lost his shape immediately. Sandeep and Jurel both went for the top edge and collided, but Sandeep did well to hold on to it! Kishan departs for 91! He claims Orange Cap for now from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Gets a standing ovation from Kavya Maran.

Ishan Kishan c & b Sandeep Sharma 91 (44)

Klaasen is on the charge! Welcomes back Archer with a boundary! Mid off was up and he has lofted this over the fielder's head. Great awareness.
SRH: 127/2 (12.1)

Massive over for SRH! Poor bowling from Deshpande and bad field placement from the RR captain. Despite Kishan targetting the off side, Parag refuses to take protection in that region. 21 off that over!
SRH: 110/2 (11)

Six runs! Kishan gets to his fifty in style! Just 30 balls taken. Bad ball from Bishnoi as this was in the slot. He gets down on one knee and slams it over deep mid wicket!

Kavya Maran Celebrating Captain Ishan Kishan Fifity.#SRHvsRR#Kavya pic.twitter.com/wv6HMydi3G

— Rajkumar (@itzrajkumarxx) April 13, 2026

Kishan goes bang! He targets Sandeep and takes the aerial route. Picks up the slower ball and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a six. He moves to 47!
SRH: 71/2 (8.3)

That moment when Travis Head walks back...
Kavya Maran:#SRHvsRR pic.twitter.com/gl0owP6kdI

— Novix (@NovixGen) April 13, 2026

Head holes out! Riyan Parag strikes! He puts Head out of his misery. That delivery was a tad bit slower. Head gets no power in that lofted stroke. Easy catch for Ferreira at long-on.

Travis Head c Ferreira b Parag 18 (18)
SRH: 55/2 (6.5)

Boundaries are flowing for SRH! It is Head this time. He jumps up into the air, frees his arms and slaps it over cover! No one there to cut that out. Gets the four!

SRH: 50/1 (5.5)

Slammed down the ground for six! No chance for the fielder to stop that. Kishan plants his foot and pumps this through the line and over the keeper's head. Kishan is on fire!
SRH: 38/1 (4.4)

Go fetch that, says Kishan! He went deep inside his crease and threw the kitchen sink at it. Slams it over deep backward point. Amazing stuff from Kishan!

SRH: 27/1 (3.3)

Bludgeoned into the night sky and into the stands! Archer misses his line and length, which is exactly what the SRH skipper wanted. It sits up nicely, and he picks it up perfectly to dump it over deep mid-wicket! Top shot! Got Kavya Maran out of her seat!

SRH: 16/1 (2.4)

Slammed over extra cover! Head gives himself room and fetches this length ball on off. One bounce for four. That's how you release pressure.

SRH: 6/1 (1.4)

Jofra Archer strikes first ball! He gets the massive wicket of Abhishek Sharma. The left-hander charged down the track, but the ball swerved just enough to deceive him. He went for a wild swing, but the top edge flew straight to deep backward point. Easy catch for Bishnoi. Absolute silence here in Hyderabad!

Abhishek Sharma c Ravi Bishnoi b Archer 0 (1)

SRH: 0/1 (0.1)

Travishek is out in the middle! Abhishek to face the first ball. Archer has the new ball in his hands. We are underwah in Hyderabad!

Rajasthan Royals bowling-first XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (capt), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande

RR bench: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad batting-first XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (capt & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Praful Hinge

SRH bench: R Smaran, Sakib Hussain, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel

RR will field first in Hyderabad. 2 changes for either side. Hetmyer has been rested, with Lhuan dre-Pretorius replacing him. Tushar Deshpande is back in place of Brijesh.

For SRH, Harshal and Unadkat miss out. Hinge and Sakib come in, with the latter likely to be the Imapct Sub.

We are just minutes away from the toss in Hyderabad! This venue is notoriously one of the most brutal grounds in the country for bowlers, making it a classic 'bowl first' wicket. The same fixture last year was an absolute run-fest, with over 500 runs scored across both innings-expect nothing less than another batting masterclass tonight.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is just 48 runs away from reaching the 500-run milestone in the IPL. In a record-breaking debut season last year, the 15-year-old left-hander smashed 252 runs in seven games at a staggering strike rate of 206.56.

SRH lead RR 12-9 in H2H meetings in IPL. The hosts have also won four of the last five encounters against their opponents, giving them a pyschological edge. However, with injured Pat Cummins and Byrdon Carse still unavailable, RR enter enter the clash as firm favourites.

Sooryavanshi currently holds a 16-run lead in the Orange Cap race and will look to consolidate his position against SRH. The 15-year-old has smashed 200 runs in four matches so far. SRH's Heinrich Klaasen is not far behind, having tallied 184 runs in as many appearances.

SRH opener Abhishek Sharma is 55 runs away from 2,000 IPL runs. In 81 matches, Abhishek has scored 1,945 runs in 78 innings at an average of 27.39 and a strike rate of 165.81, with a century and 10 fifties, with best score of 141. For SRH, he has made 1,882 runs in 78 matches and 75 innings at an average of 26.88 and a strike rate of 165.08, with a century and 10 fifties.

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the IPL 2026 clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. This matchup promises guaranteed fireworks as two of the tournament's most explosive opening pairs go head-to-head: Hyderabad's Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma take on the Royals' standout duo, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.