Watch the highlights of RR vs SRH - The eliminator match of the 2026 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on May 27, 2026.
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| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi brought up a 16-ball half-century © BCCI / IPLT20 |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's brutal 29-ball 97, Dhruv Jurel's 20-ball blazing fifty and Jofra Archer's three-for sets up to Rajasthan Royals comfortable 47-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad and RR enter into qualifier 2 in a high-scoring eliminator clash of a Indian Premier League.
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- Rajasthan Royals' 47-run win was their fourth largest victory by terms of runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
- Rajasthan Royals' 80 for 0 was their seventh highest powerplay total in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest powerplay-total against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL after their 85 for 1 at Hyderabad in 2023.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equalled a 16-ball joint fastest fifty in an IPL playoff or knockout match, jointly with Suresh Raina's 16-ball half-century against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the 2014 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 65 sixes in this IPL edition - The most sixes hit by any batsman in a season in IPL history and also the most-sixes hit by any batsman in a tournament or series in T20 cricket history, beating Chris Gayle's record of 59-sixes in the 2012 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi batting strike rate of 242.85 in this IPL edition - The highest strike-rate by any batsman in a season in IPL history (minimum 300-runs), beating Jake Fraser-McGurk's record of 234.04 strike rate in the 2024 IPL edition and the second-highest strike-rate by any batsman in a season in T20 cricket (minimum 300-runs) after Abhishek Sharma's 249.18 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (in India), 2025.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 680 runs in this IPL edition - The most runs scored by an uncapped player in a season in IPL history, beating Yashasvi Jaiswal's record of 625 runs in the 2023 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 8 sixes inside the powerplay of a IPL innings - The most sixes hit by any batsman inside the powerplay of a innings in IPL history, surpassing the previous record of 7-sixes jointly hit by Sanath Jayasuriya against Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition, Jonny Bairstow against RCB in the 2022 IPL edition and Abhishek Sharma against Punjab Kings earlier in this season.
- This is the fourth time Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 10 or more sixes in a IPL innings - The joint most times 10 or more sixes hit by any batsman in an IPL innings, jointly with 4-times 10 or more sixes hit by Chris Gayle.
- This is the fifth time Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 50 under 17 balls in the IPL - The most times scored 50 in fewer than 17-balls in IPL history.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered a 16-ball his fourth fastest fifty for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and his second fastest fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 97 was his third highest score for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and his second highest-score against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
- 12 : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equalled a his joint most sixes in an innings for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and also his joint most-sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an innings in IPL, jointly with his 12-sixes at Jaipur earlier in this edition.
- 125 : Yashaswi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set up the record first-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League, previously held by the 85-run stand between Yashaswi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler at Hyderabad in 2023 and the RR's seventh highest opening stand in IPL.
- 125 : Yashaswi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set up the fourth highest any-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
- 55 : Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag equalled a joint fifth highest third-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
- Dhruv Jurel equalled a 20-ball joint 11th fastest fifty for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the joint third fastest fifty by an RR batsman against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, jointly with Jos Buttler.
- Rajasthan Royals' 243 was their highest score ever in Indian Premier League history, previous highest was 242 also against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad in the previous year and the second highest total by any team at New Chandigarh in IPL after Punjab Kings' 254 against Lucknow Super Giants earlier in this edition.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad's 71 for 3 was their third highest powerplay total against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League.
- 56 : Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, previously held by the 41-run stand between Aiden Markram and Romario Shepherd at Pune in 2022.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad's 196 was their eighth highest score against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest total at New Chandigarh in IPL after their 219 against Punjab Kings earlier in this season.
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* Rajasthan Royals eliminate Sunrisers Hyderabad to set up qualifier 2 with Gujarat Titans on Friday at New Chandigarh.
RR scored mammoth total of 243-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered a 97 off 29-balls - who fell three-run short of his century.
Dhruv Jurel blasted a 50 off 21-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 238.09, Yashaswi Jaiswal cracked a run-a-ball 29-runs included 4-fours and Riyan Parag hammered a 26 off 12-balls contained 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 216.66.
SRH best bowler by Praful Hinge picked up 3-wickets, Shivang Kumar, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga each took one-wickets.
SRH bowled out for 196 in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Nitish Kumar Reddy hammered a 38 off 20-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 190.
Salil Arora blasted a 35 off 21-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 166.66, Ishan Kishan hammered a 33 off 11-balls included 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 300.
Shivang Kumar cracked a 27 off 24-balls included 3-fours, Heinrich Klaasen struck 18 off 10-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 180 and Travis Head hit 17 off 8-balls contained two-fours & a six with strike-rate of 212.50.
RR best bowler by Jofra Archer picked up 3-wickets, Ravindra Jadeja, Sushant Mishra, Nandre Burger each took 2-wickets and one for Yash Raj Punja.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named Player of the match for his brutal power-hitting batting performance to smashed a 97 off facing 29-balls including 12-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 334.48.
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