Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: 13 April 2026, Match no. 21 Complete Highlights

Indian Premier League 2026, the 21st game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals was a mismatch game as a result of explosive batting and destructive bowling. The match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard played in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, emphasised the strength of aggressive batting in T20 and the execution of disciplined bowling.

In 20 overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a very huge score of 216/6 that took place. As a reaction, Rajasthan Royals failed in their initial opposition and were reduced to ashes with a total of 159 runs in 19 overs. SRH easily won the game by 57 runs. This article will provide complete information about Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard (Match no. 21 13 April 2026).

SRH vs RR Match no 21, IPL 2026 Details

SRH vs RR – Match Overview

The game started with Rajasthan Royals deciding to bowl the SRH as they had hopes of keeping SRH under par in a batting pitch. But this move worked against them with Sunrisers Hyderabad taking the lead with the bat. SRH had lost an early wicket but they came back with a bang on a spectacular partnership between Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen. Their violent batting made sure that SRH will reach 200 in a comfortable manner. In response, Rajasthan Royals did not have the best introduction anyway to the IPL when it started off losing several wickets in the first two overs. Though attempts were made by Ravindra Jadeja and Donovan Ferreira to recover the innings, the target was too huge and SRH bowlers got a complete triumph.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad

Rajasthan Royals Squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard (Match no. 21 13 April 2026)

Sunrisers Hyderabad 1st Innings Scorecard

The overview of the Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings. Hyderabad Sunrisers began in a terrible batting, with Abhishek Sharma being sent back on the first ball. The innings got stabilized due to a constant partnership of Travis Head and Ishan Kishan. The turning point came in, when Ishan Kishan got control of the game. He hit a remarkable 91 runs off only 44 balls, breaking down limitations all around the field. His aggressive batting kept SRH in a high run rate. He was assisted by Heinrich Klaasen, with a valuable 40 runs and also by Nitish Kumar Reddy with speedy death-over runs. SRH achieved a long score, writing off a huge amount of 216/6, and placing a huge burden on Rajasthan Royals.

Batting Performance

Fall of Wickets

Bowling Performance (Rajasthan Royals)

Rajasthan Royals 2nd Innings Scorecard

The opening of the Rajasthan Royals could have been even worse when the team lost four wickets during the first over alone. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and others did not receive any points; this put the team under great pressure.

The initial flop came due to a genius streak by Praful Hinge who claimed 4 wickets and ripped off the top-order.

Ravindra Jadeja managed to advance the innings with 45 runs and Donovan Ferreira managed to make 69 runs after the collapse. There was some hope that they would work together, but the goal was too large. SRH bowlers served to wicket other bowlers still and Rajasthan Royals were finally bowled out at a run of 159 losing the match by 57 runs.

Batting Performance

Fall of Wickets

Bowling Performance (SRH)

Top Performers of the Match

Match Highlights (SRH vs RR – IPL 2026)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and they decided to bowl first.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a huge 216/6.
• Ishan Kishan gave good performance of 91 tracks with 44 ball.
• Heinrich Klaasen contributed 40 good runs.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy batted very fast with 28 runs in 13 balls.
• SRH glided more than 200 runs in 18.6 overs.
• With vicious strokes, they took control of the middle and death overs.
• Rajasthan Royals started off on a very poor start on the chase.
• They were losing their wickets 4 times in the first over.
• Praful Hinge performed a fantastic bowling and secured 4 wickets.
• As well, Sakib Hussain took 4 wickets.
• Ravindra Jadeja had 45 runs.
• Donovan Ferreira retaliated with 69 runs.
• The fightback by RR was unable to salvage it as it had fallen into an early collapse.
• Their total 159/9 overruns.
• Sunrisers Hydrabad Won the match by 57 runs.

Conclusion

The SRH v/s RR game was an utter mockery of Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH is doing well in all departments, with Ishan Kishan batting explosively, and Praful Hinge doing the same with his bowling.

The fall of wickets for Rajasthan Royals was too expensive, and although Jadeja and Ferreira fought back, got the huge score. This game went a long way in showing how breakthroughs and good middle-order alliances can be used to determine the result in T20 cricket.

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