21st Match

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! SRH end the unbeaten record of RR. Tushar Deshpande c Ishan Kishan b Eshan Malinga 25(11) [6s-3]

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Eshan Malinga to Nandre Burger, 1 run, Eshan Malinga round the wicket. It's a short of length delivery on off, Burger goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, fine yorker on off, Tushar Deshpande digs it out to deep backward square-leg, he didn't bother to get in line

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and angling away from the left-hander, keeps a bit low, Tushar Deshpande slogs and misses. He checks with Nandre Burger whether it's a wide, then gets the response and nods

Eshan Malinga to Nandre Burger, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a short of length on middle, Nandre Burger goes on the back foot and punches it wide of extra-cover

Eshan Malinga to Nandre Burger, no run, beautiful yorker and no room for Nandre Burger, on middle-stump, he digs it out back

Eshan Malinga [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack

Praful Hinge to Tushar Deshpande, SIX, into the top-tier over wide long-on. And some 10 rows back too. A slower-ball off-cutter and it sits in the pitch on off, Tushar Deshpande shows his batting prowess with a mighty pull as he gets forward, such a clean strike and Praful Hinge is being applauded by Kavya Maran and the others in the SRH camp

Praful Hinge to Tushar Deshpande, 2 runs, Praful Hinge nails the yorker on middle, dug out to deep mid-wicket and they take two. That's good running

Praful Hinge to Nandre Burger, 1 run, slower-ball and on a good length on off, the off-cutter and Nandre Burger is happy to nudge a single to the vacant mid-wicket area

Praful Hinge to Nandre Burger, no run, slower-ball and extra bounce outside off, and it's short, Nandre Burger is on his tiptoes, tries to glide it down, misses, doesn't carry to Salil

Praful Hinge to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, good yorker on off, tails back in, Tushar Deshpande gets forward to drive and the thick inside-edge goes to deep backward square-leg

Praful Hinge to Tushar Deshpande, SIX, short of length and it's thumped by Tushar Deshpande. He goes on the back foot and pulls so well, flies over deep mid-wicket. This Deshpande can bat. That's some shot

Praful Hinge [3.0-0-18-4] is back into the attack

Nandre Burger, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Sakib Hussain to Ravi Bishnoi, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Two in two and Sakib Hussain is so happy. He points at Ishan to take it and the skipper doesn't drop it from extra-cover. It's a slower-ball off-cutter again. It's full outside off, Ravi Bishnoi gets forward to loft and the bat turns on impact, it's totally miscued and Ishan completes the rest. Sakib ends with 4/24. What a debut. He is pumped as he punches the air and roars in delight. Ravi Bishnoi c Ishan Kishan b Sakib Hussain 0(1)

Sakib Hussain to Ravi Bishnoi, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ravi Bishnoi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Praful Hinge!! The two debutants combine. Premeditated from Jofra Archer and way too early. A slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Archer telegraphs the reverse-lap and he picks out short third man. Hinge moves to his left and takes it. That looped to him. The end is near. Jofra Archer c Praful Hinge b Sakib Hussain 2(5)

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, wide, slower-ball off-cutter and down leg, Jofra Archer flicks and misses. Ishan is not happy with Sakib Hussain, immediately goes to him to have a chat

Sakib Hussain to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, full on middle, Tushar Deshpande gets forward to loft, it's on the bounce to long-on

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, 1 run, low full-toss on off, Jofra Archer gets forward to drive wide of extra-cover and they take a quick single

180-plus SR in T20s since 2025 (min. 500 balls faced) \n202.36 - Abhishek Sharma \n196.71 - Finn Allen \n190.86 - Mitchell Owen \n187.25 - Ishan Kishan \n182.69 - Donovan Ferreira

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, no run, beautiful slower-ball and it's on off, the off-cutter and Jofra Archer is way too early into the leg-side mow, misses and the ball flies over the stumps

Sakib Hussain to Jofra Archer, no run, yorker length and shapes away a tad outside off, Jofra Archer gets forward to drive and misses, under the bat

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, SIX, what a blow. That's a slower-ball off-cutter and full in the slot on off, Tushar Deshpande gets forward and lofts so well, flies over the sightscreen. Held the pose too

Highest individual scores from No.7 or lower in IPL \n88* - Andre Russell (KKR) vs CSK, Chennai, 2018 \n79* - Rashid Khan (GT) vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2023 \n69 - Donovan Ferreira (RR) vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2026 \n68 - Dwayne Bravo (CSK) vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2018 \n68 - Shardul Thakur (KKR) vs RCB, Kolkata, 2023

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, 2 runs, low full-toss and on middle, Tushar Deshpande gets forward and flicks wide of long-on. Easy two

Eshan Malinga to Tushar Deshpande, no run, short of length and into the body, angling into the left-hander, Tushar Deshpande goes on the back foot and defends it to the left of Eshan Malinga

Tushar Deshpande, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Eshan Malinga to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Salil Arora!! Clear spike on UltraEdge. And Salil knew it. That's why he told Ishan to take the review. It's a short of length delivery and across Ravindra Jadeja who looks to cut late, the bottom-edge is found and that's a simple catch. Jayaraman Madanagopal didn't give it and he has to overturn the original call. Ravindra Jadeja c Salil Arora b Eshan Malinga 45(32) [4s-5]

Eshan Malinga to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Salil thinks there's an edge. Ishan goes for it. Jayaraman Madanagopal doesn't give it. Clear spike.

100-plus stands for 6th wicket or lower in IPL \n122* - Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu (MI) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2012 \n118 - Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja (RR) vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2026 \n104 - David Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha (KKR) vs PBKS, Mohali, 2008 \n103 - Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (KKR) vs RCB, Kolkata, 2023 \n100 - Harbhajan Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith (MI) vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2015 \nFour of the above five came in run-chases

Eshan Malinga to Jofra Archer, 1 run, low full-toss and angling into the right-hander on middle, Jofra Archer gets forward to drive to long-on

Eshan Malinga to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter and wide outside off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it to cut and it's one to sweeper cover

Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Varun Aaron and the others having a chat to Ishan. Vettori and Muralitharan too do the same to Malinga. It's SRH's game to lose from here. With Ferreira out, it looks a tall task for RR.

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, out Bowled!! Sakib Hussain gets his man. Ishan goes up and hugs him. It's also the timeout. A clever slower-ball and it's the off-cutter, spins in sharply, Donovan Ferreira goes for a mow across the line, misses, flicks the back leg and falls on the stumps. Crucial wicket that. Ferreira could've been deadly dangerous at the death and he was hitting the ball so well too. Donovan Ferreira b Sakib Hussain 69(44) [4s-7 6s-3]

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, 2 runs, fine effort from Sakib Hussain running back and then diving forward with an outstretched right hand. But the ball just misses his hand. It's a slower-ball off-cutter on a good length outside off, Donovan Ferreira goes across the line, hits the bat high and it's in the air. Ferreira lucky to get away with that

Ishan constantly in Sakib Hussain's ear. After every ball.

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, FOUR, beastly hit. Full and in the slot outside off, Donovan Ferreira gets forward and smashes it with so much power, wide of extra-cover and it bullets away to the fence

Ishan constantly in Sakib Hussain's ear.

Donovan Ferreira now has the highest individual score from No.7 or lower for RR, surpassing Yusuf Pathan's 62* vs DC (Centurion, 2009).

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, no run, pace-on and seam-up. Full outside off, Donovan Ferreira can't square-drive, under the bat and that's a good delivery

Sakib Hussain to Donovan Ferreira, no run, beautiful slower-ball and it has totally deceived Donovan Ferreira. He is early into the shot and the ball flies over off-stump

Sakib Hussain to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, full on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets forward and drives it into the ground, beats the outstretched right hand of Sakib Hussain, rolls away for one