In IPL 2026 Match No. 36, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 5 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
SRH won the toss and chose to bowl first. RR, batting first, set a strong target of 229 runs, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scoring 103 runs and Dhruv Jurel adding 51 runs.
In reply, SRH chased down the target in 19 overs, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 57 runs and Ishan Kishan contributing 74 runs, leading their team to a comfortable victory.
If we look at the points table, both Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are performing quite well this season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have played a total of 8 matches this season so far. The team has won 5 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, and Delhi Capitals, while losing 3 matches against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow Super Giants, and Punjab Kings.
Rajasthan Royals have played a total of 8 matches this season. They have won 5 matches against Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Lucknow Super Giants, while losing 3 matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders.
For the Rajasthan Royals, the top scorer was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with 103 runs off 37 balls, including 4 fours and 12 sixes. Dhruv Jurel scored 51 runs off 35 balls, hitting 5 fours and 1 six.
Yashasvi Jaiswal managed only 10 runs, while captain Riyan Parag was out for 7 runs. Donovan Ferreira scored 33 runs, and Shimron Hetmyer made 11 runs. Ravindra Jadeja remained not out on 4 runs, and Jofra Archer was not out on 2 runs.
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In this high-scoring match, Sunrisers Hyderabad batted well, with both Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan scoring 50+ runs each.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the batting performance was as follows: Travis Head scored 6 runs, while Abhishek Sharma made 57 runs off 29 balls, including 11 fours and 1 six. Ishan Kishan scored 74 runs off 31 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes. Heinrich Klaasen contributed 29 runs, and Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 36 runs. Salil Arora remained not out on 8 runs, while Aniket Verma was not out on 1 run.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
