IPL 2026 SRH vs RR: The 21st match of IPL 2026 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. Batting first, SRH scored 216 runs for 6 wickets. RR were all out for 159 runs in 19 overs and lost by a huge margin of 57 runs. This was RR’s first defeat in its fifth match of the season, while it was SRH’s second win in its fifth match.
Let’s take a look at the points table and changes in Orange Cap and Purple Cap after the SRH-RR match.
Rajasthan Royals is at first place with 8 points from 5 matches, Punjab Kings is at second place with 7 points from 4 matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore is at third place with 6 points from 4 matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad is at fourth place with 4 points from 5 matches.
Delhi Capitals is at fifth position with 4 points from 4 matches, Gujarat Titans is at sixth position with 4 points from 4 matches, Lucknow Super Giants is at seventh position with 4 points from 4 matches and Mumbai Indians is at eighth position with 2 points from 4 matches.
Chennai Super Kings is in ninth place with 2 wins in 4 matches and Kolkata Knight Riders is in tenth place with 1 point in 4 matches.
Despite the same number of points, the difference in ranking of many teams is due to their run rate.
After the SRH-RR match, the Orange Cap has now gone to SRH batsman Heinrich Klaasen. Klaasen has scored 224 runs in 5 innings of 5 matches. At second place is Ishan Kishan who has 213 runs in 5 innings of 5 matches. RR’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi is in third place with 200 runs in 5 innings of 5 matches.
The purple cap is held by the famous Krishna of Gujarat Titans. Krishna has taken 10 wickets in 4 matches. RR’s Ravi Bishnoi is in second place with 9 wickets in 5 matches.
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