IPL 2026: Fan gives Kavya Maran a rose after SRH win - what she did next goes viral - WATCH
NEW DELHI: The Sunrisers Hyderabad dugout - led by captain Ishan Kishan, along with match-winners Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain - erupted in celebration, as did the team staff and owner Kavya Maran, after a commanding win over Rajasthan Royals on Monday. Hinge claimed four wickets after Kishan’s blistering 91, as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. After SRH sealed the emphatic victory, a fan approached Kavya Maran and offered her flowers in celebration.
She smiled, accepted the gesture, and said “thank you”. Debutant pacers Hinge and Hussain picked four wickets each as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended table-toppers Rajasthan Royals’ winning streak in emphatic fashion. — mufaddal_vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) On a surface where the odd ball held up, Kishan struck eight fours and six sixes in a blistering 44-ball 91 to power SRH to 216/6.
Anything full and wide was punished through the off side with ease, while short balls were dispatched with authority, helping the skipper bring up his 19th IPL fifty. However, that effort was overshadowed by a sensational spell from Hinge. The Nagpur pacer, who was initially in line to debut earlier but missed out, scripted a fairytale as he became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over.
He dismantled RR’s formidable top order, including removing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for a duck, to finish with 4/34. Hussain, hailing from Gopalganj in Bihar, provided the finishing touch with an impressive 4/24 as Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. SRH’s bold move to field two debutants in place of experienced campaigners proved to be a masterstroke.
The win was their second in five matches and lifted them to fourth place in the points table. Hinge made an immediate impact, dismissing Sooryavanshi off the very first ball of his spell — something even top pacers hadn’t managed this season. Attempting a pull, Sooryavanshi edged the ball to wicketkeeper Salil Arora, sparking celebrations.