Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja celebrated the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy in cheeky fashion during the IPL 2026 Eliminator encounter between the sides at Mullanpur on Wednesday.
Jadeja removed Reddy for 38 off 20 to leave SRH reeling at 137/6 during their chase of a mammoth 244 and celebrated in cinematic fashion.
Jadeja got Nitish Reddy out, after that he called Reddy by his name and celebrated with pushpa style in front of him.
If it was Virat Kohli, sabki Nani marne lagti idhar pic.twitter.com/DVVCzQwx1I— Syed Faisal (@ShotOfDCentury) May 27, 2026
Sooryavanshi went after the bowlers from the very first over, racing to a half-century in just 16 balls and then continuing his assault.
His blistering knock powered
RR to 80 in the opening six overs and beyond the 100-run mark as early as the eighth over. Sooryavanshi’s innings featured 12 towering sixes and five fours as he dismantled SRH’s attack.
The opener shared a 125-run partnership before Sooryavanshi, on 97, was dismissed by Praful Hinge, falling just three short of a century. Shivang Kumar then accounted for Jaiswal, who made a run-a-ball 29, bringing Dhurv Jurel and Riyan Parag together at the crease. The pair added 55 for the third wicket, with Jurel racing to a 20-ball fifty before Hinge struck once more.
Parag contributed 26 off 12 deliveries before Hinge completed his three-wicket haul by removing the opposition captain. Eshan Malinga then sent compatriot Dasun Shanaka back for 5, and Donovan Ferreira was run out for 12. Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger fell for low scores, while Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 12 alongside Sushant Mishra, guiding RR to 243/8.
With the ball, Archer made an immediate impact, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for a duck and leaving SRH’s chase in disarray. Travis Head and Ishan Kishan rebuilt with a 51-run stand before Archer returned to remove Kishan for a blistering 33 off 11. Smaran Ravichandran managed just 1 before Burger claimed his wicket, and Archer picked up his third by sending Head back for 17 off 8.
Yash Raj Punja then dismissed the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen for 18 off 10, reducing SRH to 81/5 by the seventh over. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora stitched together a 51-run partnership, before Jadeja struck.
Sushant Mishra dismissed SRH skipper Pat Cummins for 1 off 2 balls, and Jadeja followed up by sending Salil Arora back for 35 off 21.
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