Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in the Indian Premier League, with Ishan Kishan’s dazzling 91 off 44 balls setting up a formidable 216/6 before Player of the Match Praful Hinge’s 4/34 helped finish off RR for 159 in 19 overs. It was a complete T20 statement from SRH in Match 21 of 21.
The result closes the league phase with SRH signing off in emphatic fashion, snapping Rajasthan’s momentum after RR had won three of their previous four completed matches, including victories in Match 13 and Match 16. SRH, who had also posted a dominant 65-run win in Match 6 earlier in the tournament, underlined their firepower again here.
SRH recover from early setback to post 216
There was an early jolt for Sunrisers when Abhishek Sharma fell for 0 off the first ball he faced, and Travis Head’s 18 from 18 never quite allowed the innings to break free in the powerplay. But once Ishan Kishan settled, the innings changed shape quickly.
Kishan was magnificent, hammering 91 from just 44 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes, scoring at 206.8 and repeatedly taking on anything fractionally short or full. He found strong support from Heinrich Klaasen, who made 40 off 26 with 3 sixes, and that middle-overs surge gave SRH the platform Rajasthan never truly recovered from.
Even after Kishan missed out on a hundred, SRH kept accelerating. Nitish Kumar Reddy blasted 28 off 13 balls with 4 sixes, while Salil Arora added 24 off 13 with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Those late blows ensured Sunrisers surged past 200 and finished with an imposing 216/6.
For Rajasthan, Jofra Archer was the best of the frontline bowlers with 2/37 from 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma conceded 52 in his 4 overs for 1 wicket, while Tushar Deshpande’s 1/55 proved costly in a high-scoring contest. Riyan Parag’s solitary over brought 1/5, but there was little sustained control around it.
Royals blown away at the top
Chasing 217 required a fast start. Instead, Rajasthan imploded. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 1, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fell for 0, Dhruv Jurel for 0, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius for 0 as SRH ripped through the top order. At that stage, the chase was effectively broken before it had truly begun.
Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain were ruthless. Hinge struck for 4/34 from 4 overs, while Sakib was even tighter with 4/24 from his 4. Eshan Malinga chipped in with 2/31, and between them the SRH seamers left Rajasthan in complete disarray.
Riyan Parag could only manage 4, and despite Ravindra Jadeja’s 45 off 32 balls with 5 fours and Donovan Ferreira’s counterattacking 69 off 44 with 7 fours and 3 sixes, the asking rate remained far too steep. Ferreira and Jadeja briefly restored shape to the innings, but they were rebuilding from deep trouble rather than launching a realistic chase.
Tushar Deshpande’s late 25 off 11, including 3 sixes, added some late resistance, yet the result had long since tilted decisively toward Hyderabad. Rajasthan were eventually bowled out for 159 in 19 overs, 57 runs short.
Key performers
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Ishan Kishan: 91 off 44 balls
Heinrich Klaasen: 40 off 26 balls
Nitish Kumar Reddy: 28 off 13 balls
Salil Arora: 24 off 13 balls
Praful Hinge: 4/34 in 4 overs
Sakib Hussain: 4/24 in 4 overs
Eshan Malinga: 2/31 in 4 overs
Rajasthan Royals
Donovan Ferreira: 69 off 44 balls
Ravindra Jadeja: 45 off 32 balls
Tushar Deshpande: 25 off 11 balls
Jofra Archer: 2/37 in 4 overs
NerdSports Stat: Rajasthan’s top four managed just 1 run between them, yet Donovan Ferreira’s 69 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 45 still carried the innings to 159 — a total that looked impossible when four wickets had fallen for almost nothing.
What this result means
This was the final match of the series schedule, so the result closes Match 21 of 21 in the league phase. Recent results across the tournament had seen RCB, GT, CSK, PBKS, LSG, DC and RR all record notable wins, but SRH’s final-day statement was one of the most commanding batting-and-bowling performances of the closing stretch.
For Hyderabad, it was another reminder of their batting core’s quality. Klaasen came into the match as their leading run-scorer in the tournament with 390 runs in 10 matches, and Kishan had already compiled 337 runs in 10 matches. Kishan’s 91 here was fully in line with that season-long form. Rajasthan, meanwhile, had relied heavily on Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi through the tournament, but both were dismissed without impact in a chase that unraveled immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 57 runs.
Praful Hinge was named Player of the Match for taking 4 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs.
This was Match 21 of 21 in the Indian Premier League schedule provided, so the result closes the league phase with Sunrisers Hyderabad beating Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in the final listed match.
Ishan Kishan top-scored with 91 off 44 balls.
There is no next match listed, as this was Match 21 of 21 in the series schedule provided.
