With those wickets, Rabada now has 16 wickets inside the powerplay this season, equalling the second-highest tally ever recorded in a single IPL edition. Only Mohammed Shami, who claimed 17 powerplay wickets in IPL 2023, remains ahead of him. Most wickets in the powerplay in an IPL season:

Rabada also comfortably leads the IPL 2026 powerplay wicket charts, well ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jofra Archer and Mohammed Siraj.Most wickets in 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 impact of Rabada’s spell was immediate. SRH crawled to just 34/4 in the first six overs, their second-lowest powerplay total of IPL 2026 and the first time this season they had lost four wickets inside the powerplay. After Gujarat Titans posted 168/5 thanks to gritty half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, Rabada ensured SRH never settled into 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 Smaran Ravichandran, completing another breathtaking opening spell that ripped apart Hyderabad’s aggressive batting line-up. Throughout IPL 2026, Rabada has consistently attacked with raw pace, hostile lengths and relentless accuracy, often making conditions irrelevant. Against SRH, he once again showed why Gujarat Titans possess one of the most feared pace attacks in the tournament.