Rajasthan Royals youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi revealed that scoring 700 runs in IPL 2026 was a goal he had set for himself even before the tournament began.
With no second chances left in the tournament, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns in a high-pressure Eliminator in Mullanpur on Wednesday, as the race for the Indian Premier League 2026 title enters its knockout stage.
Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals will face off in a crucial IPL clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday with both teams still fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Delhi Capitals are in a far more difficult position, having managed only 10 points from 12 matches so far. Another defeat would officially end their playoff campaign.
Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals will look to make the most of home conditions and settle scores when they take on a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second match of the weekend double-header on Saturday.
In the end, Rajasthan Royals registered a 40-run win over Lucknow Super Giants, marking their fifth victory in seven matches and moving them up to second place in the points table. They will now return to Jaipur to face Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25.
After starting with a win against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the opener on March 26, KKR lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore but bounced back to win the next two matches against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.
After Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers made full use of the conditions, bowled good line and length and restricted Rajasthan Royals to a modest 152/5 in 20 overs, skipper Shreyas Iyer (34 off 32), Nitish Rana (48 not out off 37) and Rinku Singh (42 not out off 23) batted sensibly in the low-scoring match to seal the win.
The trio are now minority investors in the franchise owned by Emerging Media Ventures, a venture completely controlled by Rajasthan's lead owner Manoj Badale.
The two-time IPL champions, after starting the 2022 season with a bang, have lost five consecutive games and are languishing at No.8 on the points table with just six points. They are only above Mumbai Indians (10th) and Chennai Super Kings (9th).
It was Mumbai's first win in their ninth game of the ongoing IPL 2022 season. On the other hand, Rajasthan are at the second spot with six wins in nine matches.
