With these wickets, Rabada now has 16 wickets contained in the powerplay this season, equalling the second-highest tally ever recorded in a single IPL version. Solely Mohammed Shami, who claimed 17 powerplay wickets in IPL 2023, stays forward of him. Most wickets within the powerplay in an IPL season:

Rabada additionally comfortably leads the IPL 2026 powerplay wicket charts, properly forward of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jofra Archer and Mohammed Siraj.Most wickets within the 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 – Mohammed Siraj (ER: 7.36) The affect of Rabada’s spell was instant. SRH crawled to only 34/4 within the first six overs, their second-lowest powerplay complete of IPL 2026 and the primary time this season that they had misplaced 4 wickets contained in the powerplay. After Gujarat Titans posted 168/5 because of gritty half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, Rabada ensured SRH by no means settled into the chase. He first eliminated Abhishek Sharma with further tempo and bounce earlier than trapping Ishan Kishan throughout SRH’s determined try and rebuild. Rabada then struck once more to dismiss Smaran Ravichandran, finishing one other breathtaking opening spell that ripped aside Hyderabad’s aggressive batting line-up. All through IPL 2026, Rabada has constantly attacked with uncooked tempo, hostile lengths and relentless accuracy, usually making situations irrelevant. In opposition to SRH, he as soon as once more confirmed why Gujarat Titans possess one of the feared tempo assaults within the event.