The debutants dominated the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (SRH vs RR) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 13. Prafulla Hinge and Saqib Hussain together took 8 wickets for Royals and gave SRH an easy win on their home ground. While most of the talk has been around Hinge and Hussain, a video of Abhishek Sharma went viral on social media platforms.
Celebrations often serve as a medium to express emotions. Last night, when Hinge combined with Abhishek Sharma in the slip circle to take the wicket of RR captain Riyan Parag, it was one of the most decisive moments of the match. Sharma’s celebration was proof of how much he values Parag’s wicket.
Abhishek Sharma took a brilliant catch in the slips to dismiss Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag.
Abhishek Sharma took a well-controlled catch in the slips to dismiss Riyan Parag. Parag gave only 4 runs after facing 6 balls, hitting only one four. After taking the catch, Abhishek became aggressive in celebration. What Abhishek Sharma did to celebrate the dismissal of Riyan Parag is considered a direct attack on the pride of the batsman.
Some cricket fans compared Sharma’s aggressive celebration to that of Lucknow Supergiants spinner Digvesh Rathi, whose ‘notebook celebration’ is equally infamous and controversial.
Sharma’s celebration was compared to Digvesh Rathi’s controversial Notebook celebration
Whenever Rathi took a wicket, he took out an invisible notebook from his pocket to record the name of the batsman who was out. On many occasions, the batsmen had lost their minds to watch the celebration, as it was a direct hit to their pride.
Watch Abhishek Sharma’s celebration after dismissing Riyan Parag here:
Ishan Kishan’s inning of 91 runs saved SRH from early setbacks
SRH won the match by 57 runs as they bowled out Rajasthan Royals for just 159 runs in 19 overs. Batting first, SRH scored 216 runs for 6 wickets.
Captain Ishan Kishan’s inning of 91 runs off 44 balls was the main focus point of his batting. Heinrich Klaasen also played a good supporting role, scoring 40 off 26. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma was out for a golden duck in the match.
With the win over Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached fourth place in the points table with 4 points after playing 5 matches. On the other hand, this was the Royals’ first defeat in the ongoing IPL 2026 campaign. Despite the heavy defeat, they remain on top of the points table with 8 points from 5 matches with a net run rate of +0.889, while Hyderabad has a net run rate of +0.576.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will face each other once again on Saturday, April 25, with Rajasthan playing host to the return clash with Sunrisers. It will be interesting to see the newly opened rivalry between Abhishek and Ryan in this match.
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