Overview
- SRH, which routed Rajasthan by 57 runs on Monday in Hyderabad, unveiled Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain on debut and the pair took eight wickets as Hinge removed three batters in the opening over.
- Ishan Kishan struck 91 off 44 balls to launch a total of 216 for 6, with brisk support from Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora.
- The win ended Rajasthan’s 4-0 start and lifted Hyderabad into the top four, with News18 noting Klaasen moved to the top of the Orange Cap chart.
- RR captain Riyan Parag said the new ball felt sticky and the pace surprised his top order, while SRH bowling coach Varun Aaron praised the decision to back low-cost rookies from the auction.
- Sunday’s separate match had RCB beat Mumbai by 18 runs as Phil Salt hit 78, leaving MI on three straight losses and with Rohit Sharma retiring hurt with a hamstring, which SportsTak reported came after he passed 6,000 IPL runs for the franchise.