Sunrisers Hyderabad Hand Rajasthan Royals First Defeat in IPL Thriller

Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals have suffered their first defeat in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the match held at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan by 57 runs.

For Hyderabad, debutant pacers Prafull Hinge and Sakib Hussain each took 4 wickets. Additionally, captain Ishan Kishan played a brilliant half-century.

Batting first in Monday's match, Hyderabad posted a massive total of 216 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted overs. Ishan contributed 91 runs and Heinrich Klaasen added 40 runs for Hyderabad. Jofra Archer took 2 wickets for Rajasthan.

Chasing a target of 217 runs, the visiting team Rajasthan was bundled out for 159 runs in 19 overs. Despite a century partnership between Donovan Ferreira (69) and Ravindra Jadeja (45), they could not lead the team to victory. Ishan Malinga also took 2 wickets for Hyderabad.

Prafull started the innings and took 3 wickets in his very first over. He became the first player to take 3 wickets in the first over of an IPL debut. He completed his spell with 4 wickets for 34 runs and was awarded the Player of the Match for his outstanding performance.

Key records set in the match are as follows:

• 3 wickets in the first over: Prafull Hinge took 3 wickets in the first over of Rajasthan's innings. This is the first instance in IPL history where 3 wickets have fallen in the first over of an innings. In overall men's T20 cricket, this is the 20th time 3 or more wickets have fallen in the first over.
• 4 wickets within 3 overs: Hinge took his fourth wicket in the third over of the innings. With this, he became the first bowler to take 4 wickets within the first 3 overs of an IPL innings. Previously, Ishant Sharma took 4 wickets in 3.1 overs against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011.
• Record on debut over: Prafull became the first bowler to take 3 wickets in his first IPL over. Previously, in 2009, Dillon du Preez and Amit Singh took 2 wickets each in their debut overs, while Sachin Baby also took 2 wickets in his first over.
• Indian taking 4 wickets on debut: Before Monday, the only Indian to take 4 wickets on debut was Ashwini Kumar. He achieved this success for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2025. Sakib Hussain took 4 wickets for 24 runs, while Hinge took 4 wickets for 34 runs. Overall, only 6 bowlers have taken 4 or more wickets on their IPL debut.
• Pair taking 4 wickets in a single innings: Sakib and Hinge became the fourth pair to take 4 wickets each in a single IPL innings. They are also the second Indian pair to take 4 wickets in the same innings. Previously, in 2023, Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma set this record against Mumbai.
• Top 4 batters flop show: Rajasthan's top 4 batters scored only 1 run in total, the lowest score by any team's top 4 batters in IPL history. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 1 run, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, and Luhan-dre Pretorius were dismissed for ducks.
• Fastest 5-wicket fall: It took Hyderabad only 18 balls to take Rajasthan's first 5 wickets. This is the record for the fewest balls taken by any team to lose their first 5 wickets in the IPL. Similarly, Rajasthan lost their first 4 wickets in just 10 balls, another IPL record. The previous record was 4 wickets in 11 balls and 5 wickets in 19 balls (in the Kochi Tuskers innings against Deccan Chargers in 2011).
• Dominance of pacers: All 10 wickets in Rajasthan's innings were taken by Hyderabad's fast bowlers. This is the seventh time in the IPL that pacers have taken all 10 wickets, and the first time since 2019 (Hyderabad against Delhi Capitals).
• Lowest T20 experience: The Hyderabad team that took the field on Monday had a total of only 199 T20 wickets of experience. This is the first time since 2015 that a team has entered the field with such low bowling experience. This included Abhishek Sharma's 55 and Travis Head's 22 wickets.
• Big partnership for the sixth wicket: Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja shared a 118-run partnership for the sixth wicket. This is the second-largest partnership for the sixth or lower order in the IPL. Previously, in 2012, Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu shared an unbeaten 122 runs against RCB. Rajasthan added 150 more runs after losing 5 wickets for 9 runs, which is the second-highest runs added for the sixth and subsequent wickets.