Having been put to bat first, RR's opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 29 runs in 29 balls, including four boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi garnered 97 runs off just 29 deliveries, laced with five boundaries and 12 maximums (Pic: X/@rajasthanroyals)

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel smashed 50 runs in 21 balls, with the help of five boundaries and three maximums (Pic: X/@rajasthanroyals)

Later, captain Riyan Parag departed after scoring 26 runs in 12 balls, which included two boundaries and the same number of maximums. Dasun Shanaka was also dismissed on five runs in three balls, including a boundary. Donovan Ferreira registered 12 runs in nine balls, including a boundary. Facing five balls, Jofra Archer accumulated four runs, which included a boundary and Nandre Burger was dismissed for one run in one ball. Ravindra Jadeja and Impact Player Sushant Mishra stayed unbeaten. Facing nine balls, Jadeja registered 12 runs, including a boundary, whereas Mishra scored one run in three balls. With this, the Royals posted a total of 243 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the "Orange Army" (Pic: X/@rajasthanroyals)

Hyderabad's Praful Hinge returned with the figures of three wickets for 54 runs in four overs. Eshan Malinga, Shivang Kumar, and Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with one wicket each. Skipper Pat Cummins and Sakib Hussain went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan (Pic: X/@SunRisers)

It will be interesting to see if SRH's explosive opening duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma managed to deliver big knocks tonight to help their team secure a spot in the semi-final (Pic: X/@SunRisers)