Kagiso Rabada. continued their sensational IPL 2026 campaign with another devastating new ball, dismantling Sunrisers Hyderabad’s top order and leveling up with some of the greatest power play bowling seasons in the history of the tournament. Rabada produced a blistering spell of 4-0-28-3 against SRH in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, proving yet again why he has been the season’s most destructive fast bowler with the new ball. The South African speedster dismissed. Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan And Simran Ravichandran exploded during a brutal powerplay that sent Hyderabad into complete disarray.
With these wickets, Rabada has 16 wickets inside the Powerplay this season, which is the second most wickets recorded in a single IPL edition. only Muhammad ShamiWho took 17 powerplay wickets in IPL 2023, he is ahead of them. Most Powerplay wickets in an IPL season:
- 17 – Mohammad Shami (2023)
- 16 – Mitchell Johnson (2013)
- 16 – Trent Boult (2020)
- 16* – Kagiso Rabada (2026)
Rabada is also comfortably leading the IPL 2026 Powerplay wicket charts Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jofra Archer And Muhammad Siraj.Most wickets in Powerplay (1-6 overs) in IPL 202616 – KG Rabada (ER: 9.03)*12 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ER: 6.91)9 – Jofra Archer (ER: 9.36)9 – Mohammad Siraj (ER: 7.36) Rabada’s spell had an immediate effect. SRH reached just 34/4 in the first six overs, their second-lowest powerplay total of IPL 2026 and the first time this season they have lost four wickets inside a powerplay. After Gujarat Titans posted 168/5 thanks to brilliant half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, Rabada ensured that SRH were never in the chase. He first removed Abhishek Sharma with extra pace and bounce before trapping Ishan Kishan during SRH’s desperate attempt to rebuild. Rabada then struck again to dismiss Simran Ravichandran, completing another brilliant opening spell that tore apart Hyderabad’s aggressive batting line-up. Over the course of IPL 2026, Rabada has consistently struck with blistering pace, opposing lengths and consistent accuracy, often rendering situations irrelevant. Against SRH, he once again showed why the Gujarat Titans have one of the most fearsome pace attacks in the tournament.
