Eliminator

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23:25 Local Time, 17:55 GMT, 23:25 IST: A sensational knock from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, backed by a clinical bowling performance from Rajasthan Royals has knocked Sunrisers Hyderabad out of IPL 2026. The youngster came agonisingly close to breaking Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest IPL century, tearing apart the SRH attack and putting RR firmly in control inside the first eight overs. By the time Sooryavanshi departed, the Royals had already piled on 125 runs in just eight overs and were cruising. Dhruv Jurel chipped in with a valuable fifty as RR eventually posted a massive 243 on the board. In fact, had they not lost wickets in clusters towards the end, they could easily have pushed past 260. In reply, SRH’s chase never really took off after Jofra Archer struck early and dismantled the top order inside the powerplay. Heinrich Klaasen also failed to make an impact, falling lbw to Punja while attempting an audacious stroke. Although the lower-middle order tried to counterattack, they kept losing wickets in the process. SRH eventually fizzled out and fell short by 47 runs. Stay around for the presentations..

Sushant Mishra to Shivang Kumar, out Caught by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi!! Sunrisers Hyderabad have been eliminated. Full and wide outside off, Shivang Kumar throws his hands at it and the outside edge flies to short third man. Sooryavanshi stationed there takes a sharp catch and the Royals have registered a clinical win. Fireworks go up in the background as they advance to Qualifier 2. SRH owner Kavya Maran wears a gracious smile. Shivang Kumar c Vaibhav Sooryavanshi b Sushant Mishra 27(24) [4s-3]

Sushant Mishra to Shivang Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Sushant Mishra to Shivang Kumar, no run, short and quick outside off, Shivang Kumar swings and misses

Sushant Mishra to Shivang Kumar, wide, attempts a slower delivery and it's a wide ball outside off

Sushant Mishra [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Equation: 49 runs required in 6 balls..

Brijesh Sharma to Sakib Hussain, no run, slower delivery outside off, Sakib Hussain advances down the wicket, swings and misses

Brijesh Sharma to Sakib Hussain, no run, short and quick outside off, Sakib Hussain swings and misses

Brijesh Sharma to Shivang Kumar, no ball, 1 run, that's a high full toss on leg, Shivang Kumar swings hard and gets hit on the glove. Was above the waist, so that's a no ball. RR have taken a review, but replays confirm it was a no ball. Comfortably over the waist, almost at chest height. Free-hit coming up!

Brijesh Sharma to Sakib Hussain, 1 run, full and quick on middle and leg, Hussain swings again, gets an inside edge towards short fine leg

Brijesh Sharma to Sakib Hussain, no run, short and slow on middle and leg, Hussain swings early, gets hit on the body in the process

Brijesh Sharma to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, looks to play the scoop, gets it off the cue end towards the on-side for a single

Brijesh Sharma to Shivang Kumar, no run, pulled to long-on on the bounce. Donovan Ferreira dives in front of him, but fails to get there. Meanwhile, Shivang Kumar has got cramps and he's down on the floor. The physio is having a check on him, we'll have a delay as he gets some treatment

Brijesh Sharma [2.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

Nandre Burger to Sakib Hussain, no run, swings hard as the outside edge flies towards deep backward point. Jadeja stops it with a slide in the deep. Shivang Kumar denies a single, he wants strike for the next over. SRH need 53 runs in 2 overs

Nandre Burger to Sakib Hussain, FOUR, Nandre Burger goes full and quick, Sakib Hussain clears his front leg and thumps this over the fielder at mid-off

Nandre Burger to Sakib Hussain, no run, short and quick from round the wicket, Sakib Hussain looks to slice it away, gets beaten due to the pace and bounce

Sakib Hussain, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Nandre Burger to Eshan Malinga, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Nine down. Eshan Malinga swings hard, the ball skies up in the air and Archer completes a safe catch at mid-off. He is not going to miss out on those. Royals moments away from knocking out SRH from the competition. Eshan Malinga c Jofra Archer b Nandre Burger 5(8)

Nandre Burger to Eshan Malinga, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Nandre Burger to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, slight width on offer and it has been sliced through the off-side by Shivang Kumar

Nandre Burger to Eshan Malinga, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Eshan Malinga looks to play a lofted shot, gets an outside edge to third man

Nandre Burger [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, no run, short and wide delivery outside off, Shivang Kumar throws his hands at it, misses. 16 runs from Archer's final over. Has taken three important wickets though. So that will go down as a game changing spell

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, wide, attempts a yorker, but fires it down the leg-side

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, FOUR, more runs for Shivang Kumar. Picks the length early, rocks back in the crease and Shivang Kumar pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, 2 runs, on the shorter side around middle and leg, Shivang Kumar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket as the ball falls in no man's land

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, FOUR, two in two for Shivang Kumar. This was pitched up by Jofra Archer and the batter bludgeons it over wide mid-off for four more. Was a slower one by the pacer and he made sure to punish it

Jofra Archer to Shivang Kumar, FOUR, cheeky. This was on the shorter side outside off, Shivang Kumar arches back and guides it towards third man and finds the boundary. Jofra Archer wanted a better effort from the fielder, reckons this should have been stopped

Jofra Archer to Eshan Malinga, 1 run, full and quick on off, Eshan Malinga chips it towards deep cover for a single

Jofra Archer [3.0-0-42-3] is back into the attack

Yash Raj Punja to Eshan Malinga, 1 run, on the shorter side, Eshan Malinga rocks back and pulls it to long-on for one

Yash Raj Punja to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, flatter through the air, Shivang Kumar rocks back and whips it to long-on

Yash Raj Punja to Eshan Malinga, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Eshan Malinga slices it through backward point for a single

Yash Raj Punja to Eshan Malinga, no run, googly outside off, Eshan Malinga gets beaten on the outside edge once again

Yash Raj Punja to Eshan Malinga, no run, googly outside off, Eshan Malinga looks to carve it away, gets beaten outside off

Yash Raj Punja to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, flatter through the air on middle and leg, whipped down the ground

Ravindra Jadeja to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, heaved towards long-on by Shivang Kumar for a single. That flew to long-on on the bounce

Ravindra Jadeja to Eshan Malinga, 1 run, dragged through the leg-side by Eshan Malinga for a single

Eshan Malinga, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, out Caught by Nandre Burger!! Second wicket for Jadeja as Rajasthan Royals inch closer to an emphatic win. This was slightly wide outside off and Salil Arora throws the kitchen sink at it. Slices it towards deep extra cover where Burger takes a safe catch. Just a couple of wickets more to go. Salil Arora c Nandre Burger b Ravindra Jadeja 35(21) [4s-2 6s-2]

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, SIX, right into the slot on middle and leg, Salil Arora stays put and lofts it over long-on for a towering six

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, wide, another wide by Ravindra Jadeja, this one is down the leg-side

Ravindra Jadeja to Shivang Kumar, 1 run, dragged through mid-wicket by Shivang Kumar for a single

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, 1 run, a lot slower through the air, Salil Arora swings hard, gets an inside edge past the leg-stump

Ravindra Jadeja to Salil Arora, wide, fires a quicker delivery outside off, it's a wide ball though

Yash Raj Punja to Salil Arora, 1 run, slapped to long-off as the bowler goes short and wide outside off