The SRH vs RR eliminator match was a one-sided match as Rajasthan dominated Sunrisers from the first ball. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke several records in the first innings and scored a fast 97(29), and the Rajasthan Royals posted a target of 244 runs for SRH. Hyderabad was in the game for the first few overs, but the fall of wickets at regular intervals kept them out of the game, and they couldn’t make a comeback later in the game.
Rajasthan Royals locked their spot in Qualifier-2 after winning by 47 runs against Hyderabad, and GT vs RR will be played on 29th May 2026 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh, and the team that wins this match will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the finals on 31st May 2026.
SRH vs RR: Jofra Archer’s Fiery Spell Rocks SRH Despite Aggressive Powerplay Start
In SRH vs RR, after a brilliant performance by Rajasthan Royals in the first innings after posting 243 runs on the board, the stakes were now in the hands of the Rajasthan bowlers, and Jofra Archer, on the 2nd ball of the 2nd innings, took an important wicket of in-form Abhishek Sharma on 0(2). Without making any impact, he got out, but SRH didn’t lose the momentum as Ishan Kishan hit a six and 2 fours on the last 3 balls of the over. The first over was a happening over for both teams as 16 runs and a wicket came.
In the very next over of Nandre Burger, Travis Head took charge and scored a four and six on the last two balls of the 2nd over. The 3rd over was in favour of both the teams as 4,6,0,6 and a wicket of Ishan Kishan came, he scored a fast 33 runs in 11 balls, but conditions went loose for SRH because in 3.3 overs, on Nandre Burger’s ball, Ravichandran Smaran got out making 1(4).
And the 4th over was an over that brought RR back in the game as 1 run and 1 wicket came in the over, and Jofra Archer struck the wicket of Travis Head, making him clean bowled with a 150 km/h speed ball, and Head could only contribute 17(8). After 6 overs, SRH were at 71/4, Heinrich Klaasen 11*(7) and Nitish Kumar Reddy 3*(4).
SRH vs RR: Jadeja and Archer Tighten Grip as SRH Collapses in Middle Overs Against RR
SRH vs RR, middle overs’ first phase from the 7th to 11th overs started with the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen, taken by Yash Raj Punja. Klaasen made 18(10), and on the previous delivery, he hit a six to him. 13 runs came from the 8th over of Sushant Mishra. SRH struck in the 9th over, where 18 runs came off Yash Raj Punja’s over,
And in the next 10th over of Brijesh Sharma, 18 runs came again as Salil Arora hit 2 fours and a six. The 6th breakthrough came for RR in the form of Nitish Kumar Reddy’s wicket, taken by Ravindra Jadeja; he contributed 38(20). Sunrisers were at 138/6 after 11 overs, Pat Cummins 1*(1) and Salil Arora 22*(10).
Middle overs from the 12th to 16th overs started with the 7th breakthrough for Rajasthan as Jofra Archer took the wicket of captain Pat Cummins 1(2). The SRH captain didn’t give any crucial contribution with the ball and bat in this match. Only 7 runs came from Archer’s 12th over.
Later, for the next two overs, things went even worse because on one side, the run-rate pressure was rising and wickets were falling, so only 8 runs came in the next two overs. Salil Arora’s wicket in the 15th over added to the match more in favour of Rajasthan as Jadeja took his 2nd wicket of the day, dismissing him after scoring 35(21). After 16 overs, SRH were at 169/8, Eshan Malinga 3*(5) and 10*(13).
SRH vs RR: Rajasthan Royals Crush SRH by 47 Runs as Archer and Jadeja Lead Dominant Bowling Show
In the death overs of SRH vs RR, Sunrisers needed 74 runs in 24 balls, but there were no wickets in hand for them; only a miracle could save SRH from there. But Shivang Kumar showed a great attitude by hitting 3 fours in Jofra Archer’s over, and 16 runs came from the 17th over.
But alone, Shivang Kumar couldn’t take SRH to the total, and in the 18th over, Eshan Malinga’s wicket added more pressure to the SRH arena as they were at 195/9 after 19 overs, and on Sushant Mishra’s 2nd ball, SRH got all out, and Rajasthan Royals sealed the victory by 47 runs.
