Rajasthan Royals writes unwanted history! Top-order crash rewrites IPL record

rajasthan royals It was a forgettable night in the Indian Premier League 2026 as they set an unwelcome record in Monday’s humiliating defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match ended in dramatic fashion for RR right from the start, chasing a daunting 217 runs. Their top four batsmen combined to score just one run – the lowest score by a team’s top four batsmen in IPL history. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only one to hit a single while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius were all dismissed for ducks. The collapse was not only shocking, but also a record-breaker in the worst possible way. RR lost their first five wickets in just 18 balls – the fastest collapse in IPL history. Even more shockingly, the first four wickets were bowled just 10 times, setting another unwelcome record. The previous benchmarks were 4 wickets for 11 balls and 5 wickets for 19 balls, recorded in the 2011 match between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Deccan Chargers. At the center of this carnage was debutant pacer Praful Hinge, who created a spell that has endured for the ages. The youngster took three wickets in the first over – for the first time in IPL history – removing Sooryavanshi, Jurel and Pretorius, leaving RR in complete disarray. He finished with impressive figures of 4/34. If Hinge set the tone, debutant Sakib Hussain ensured there was no looking back for RR. The left-arm pacer returned with brilliant figures of 4/24, including Jaiswal’s early dismissal, as Rajasthan fell to 9/5 in no time. Overall, all 10 wickets in RR’s innings fell to the pacers, which was only the seventh such instance in IPL history and the first since Delhi Capitals played against the same opponent in 2019. Despite early confusion, RR got through Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadejahe pieced together a 118-run partnership to take the team to 159 runs. However, the damage has been done. Earlier, SRH posted a formidable 216/6 with their captain’s 91 Ishan Kishanlaying the foundation for a 57-game winning streak. Ultimately, it was a night where records were broken, but for Rajasthan Royals, it was one they would rather forget.