Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja (ANI Photo) of Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals may have suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad, but their innings still produced a rare statistical milestone in the Indian Premier League 2026 encounter on Monday.After a disastrous start, collapsing to 9 for 5 in the first few overs, Rajasthan Royals somehow managed to post 159 in 19 overs. This made them the first team in IPL history to cross 150 after losing their first five wickets for less than 20 runs. It was a remarkable revival in an otherwise one-sided contest.The turnaround led to a 118-run battle between Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja for the sixth wicket. The stand is now the second highest partnership for the sixth wicket or lower in IPL history, behind only the unbeaten stand of 122 runs between Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2012.Earlier in the evening, the game was heavily tilted in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s favor thanks to a dream debut from pacer Praful Hinge. The youngster removed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in the very first over, marking the first instance of three wickets falling in the opening over of an IPL innings. He finished 4 for 34.SRH set the tone with the bat as well, posting 216 for 6 on the back of a brilliant 91 from skipper Ishan Kishan. Contributions from Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy and Salil Arora helped push the total past 200.
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While the result was never in doubt after the early collapse, Rajasthan’s lower-order resistance ensured that the margin of defeat was reduced. He also added a unique statistical footnote to a match dominated by SRH’s quick attack and Hinge’s memorable debut.
