SRH vs RR: Sudden darkness on the middle ground, flood lights switched off; The match had to be stopped due to blackout

Power Outage during match between SRH vs RR: The 21st match of IPL 2026 is being played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. A strange incident was seen during this match, when suddenly the floodlights of the stadium were switched off and there was darkness on the field for some time. This incident happened when Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen were batting. However, after some time the lights came back on and the match was restarted.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s big score

In this match, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a big score of 216 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. The team’s batting was very aggressive and they maintained a consistent run pace.

Ishan Kishan’s stormy innings

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan performed brilliantly in this match. He scored 91 runs in 44 balls, which included 8 fours and 6 sixes. Apart from him, Heinrich Klaasen also batted fast and added 40 runs, which included 3 sixes and 1 four.
Nitish Kumar Reddy played a useful inning of 28 runs, while Salil Arora remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs. Aniket Verma was run out after scoring 6 runs.

Archer’s impact in bowling

Joffra Archer was the most successful bowler for Rajasthan Royals, taking 2 wickets. Apart from this, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande and captain Ryan Parag got 1 wicket each.

Rajasthan’s great rhythm continues

Rajasthan Royals are in excellent form this season. The team has established its strong position by winning all four matches played so far. They have defeated Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. Now in this match also the team has entered the field with the intention of registering a win and maintaining its continuous winning streak.

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RR’s playing eleven: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (captain), Luan-Dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande.

SRH’s playing eleven: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK/Captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Ishan Malinga.