HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Hyderabad Sunrisers fast bowlers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain made dream debuts as they gave Rajasthan Royals their first defeat in the Indian Premier League on April 13 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Hussain picked up 4-24, and Hinge took 4-34 but enjoyed the more unforgettable performance as he became the first bowler in IPL history to grab three wickets in the first over of an innings.

Hyderabad emphatically won by 57 runs after Rajasthan were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs.

“They bowled beautifully,” Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag said of the unheralded debutants. “The pressure they had, with the home crowd chanting their name, the way they bowled, it was beautiful.”

Earlier, Hyderabad posted 216-6 after captain Ishan Kishan’s blistering 91 off 44 balls and late cameos from Nitesh Kumar Reddy (28) and Salil Arora (24).

Kishan smashed six sixes and eight boundaries and regained the momentum in the middle overs with Heinrich Klaasen, who made 40 off 26 balls.

Kishan looked set to score a century but skewed a return catch to fast bowler Sandeep Sharma in the 14th over.

Abhishek Sharma was out for a duck for the seventh time in T20s this year, slicing the first ball from Jofra Archer to deep backward point.

Full Scorecard – SRH vs RR Match 21 IPL 2026, April 13

Sunrisers Hyderabad 216 for 6 (Kishan 91, Klaasen 40, Archer 2-37) beat Rajasthan Royals 159 (Ferreira 69, Jadeja 45, Sakib 4-24, Hinge 4-34) by 57 runs

Match Highlights & Key Moments

The lanky Hinge was playing only his second Twenty20 at the senior level, and given the daunting job of opening the bowling against Rajasthan’s menacing openers, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

But Hinge broke Rajasthan’s chase in that first over when he dismissed Sooryavanshi to an edge behind off the first delivery, Dhruv Jurel when he dragged on, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius to a flick to deep fine leg.

Hinge returned and took out Parag and collapsed Rajasthan to 9-5 in the third over.

Meanwhile, Hussain, who was picked by Kolkata in 2024 but didn’t play, bagged Yashasvi Jaiswal in his first over and took three late wickets, including Rajasthan top-scorer Donovan Ferreira on 69 off 44 balls.

“I manifested this,” Hinge said after receiving the player-of-the-match award. “I had written somewhere that I would take four-five wickets on my debut. I thought of dominating the powerplay. (My favorite wicket was) Suryavanshi. I told people that I would bowl a bouncer to him and get him out. I just wanted to get him out.”

Hussain said, “Every player wishes for a debut like this. It feels very nice.”

Player of the Match

Praful Hinge was named the Player of the Match for taking 4 wickets.

What This Result Means for IPL 2026

Although the Rajasthan Royals lost their first match of the 19th season, they are still No.1, having accumulated 8 points from 5 games. On the other hand, SRH have climbed to the 4th spot after reaching 4 points from 4 games.

FAQs – Yesterday’s SRH vs RR Match 21 IPL 2026

Q1: Who won yesterday’s SRH vs RR match?

A1: SRH defeated RR by 59 runs in Hyderabad.

Q2: Who was the Player of the Match in the SRH vs RR match?

A2: Praful Hinger was adjudged the Player of the Match.

Q3: What was the final score of yesterday’s match?

A3: SRH vs RR

Sunrisers Hyderabad 216 for 6 (Kishan 91, Klaasen 40, Archer 2-37)

Rajasthan Royals 159 (Ferreira 69, Jadeja 45, Shakib 4-24, Hinge 4-34)