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Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals meet in the IPL 2026 Eliminator. SRH arrive on the back of two convincing victories over these same opponents this season, a 57-run hammering in Hyderabad and a five-wicket win in Jaipur, and will be looking to reach their second final in three years and claim a first title since 2016.
Rajasthan, who last lifted the trophy way back in 2008 and lost a final to Gujarat Titans in 2022, will need their batting to fire from the very first ball. They possess the most explosive opening partnership in the tournament in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, while SRH counter with the most destructive top three, led by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
The winner here faces the loser of Qualifier 1 for the right to meet the finalists in Ahmedabad. On a batting paradise in New Chandigarh that has produced an average first innings score of 181, with the highest total here reaching 254, both sides have the firepower to post enormous totals. Tactics, matchups and nerve will decide this one.
The form book, the head-to-head and the sheer weight of numbers all point firmly in one direction. Pat Cummins' Sunrisers have beaten Rajasthan Royals twice already this season, most recently accounting for defending champions RCB in convincing fashion, and they arrive here as the side nobody really wants to face in a knockout.
Rajasthan are dangerous, no question. When Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal fire together at the top, they can change a game inside the powerplay. But beyond that partnership, RR's batting order carries genuine vulnerability, and SRH have the bowlers smart enough to expose it.
Sunrisers, by contrast, have at least four batsmen in red-hot form who are capable of destroying any attack on their day. Jofra Archer will need the Jofra Archer thing to swing this for Rajasthan.
SRH to win!
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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium has a belter of surface. The red-black soil mixes well and offers a true, even bounce that batters absolutely love, with the ball coming on nicely to the bat throughout. Seamers will fancy their chances early with the new ball, but once the shine goes, this pitch belongs to the strokemakers. Spinners grow into the game as the surface wears.
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SRH has dominated this rivalry. And the extent is much bigger in the last five games. The southern Indian side has won all the last five games.
Here is our favourite betting angle for the SRH vs. RR match.
This game has in it to see both the sides score over 180 runs.
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Here's how both sides are likely to line up in this game.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (C), , Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain
Impact Player: Harshal Patel
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey
*All odds via Dafabet.
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Rajasthan, who last lifted the trophy way back in 2008 and lost a final to Gujarat Titans in 2022, will need their batting to fire from the very first ball. They possess the most explosive opening partnership in the tournament in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, while SRH counter with the most destructive top three, led by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
The winner here faces the loser of Qualifier 1 for the right to meet the finalists in Ahmedabad. On a batting paradise in New Chandigarh that has produced an average first innings score of 181, with the highest total here reaching 254, both sides have the firepower to post enormous totals. Tactics, matchups and nerve will decide this one.
SRH vs. RR Prediction: Who Will Win?
The form book, the head-to-head and the sheer weight of numbers all point firmly in one direction. Pat Cummins' Sunrisers have beaten Rajasthan Royals twice already this season, most recently accounting for defending champions RCB in convincing fashion, and they arrive here as the side nobody really wants to face in a knockout.
Rajasthan are dangerous, no question. When Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal fire together at the top, they can change a game inside the powerplay. But beyond that partnership, RR's batting order carries genuine vulnerability, and SRH have the bowlers smart enough to expose it.
Sunrisers, by contrast, have at least four batsmen in red-hot form who are capable of destroying any attack on their day. Jofra Archer will need the Jofra Archer thing to swing this for Rajasthan.
SRH to win!
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SRH vs. RR Pitch Report: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium has a belter of surface. The red-black soil mixes well and offers a true, even bounce that batters absolutely love, with the ball coming on nicely to the bat throughout. Seamers will fancy their chances early with the new ball, but once the shine goes, this pitch belongs to the strokemakers. Spinners grow into the game as the surface wears.
Statistic | Value | Detail |
City | New Chandigarh | India |
First Match | 23 Mar 2024 | |
Last T20 Match | 28 Apr 2026 | |
Matches Played | 15 | |
Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | |
Won Batting First | 7 (46.67%) | |
Won Batting Second | 8 (53.33%) | |
Won Toss & Won Match | 10 (66.67%) | |
Lost Toss & Won Match | 5 (33.33%) | |
Average Score Batting First | 181.00 | |
Average Runs per Wicket | 26.73 | |
Average Runs per Over | 9.31 | |
Highest Team Innings | 254/7 | Punjab Kings, 19 Apr 2026 v Lucknow Super Giants |
Lowest Team Innings | 95 | Kolkata Knight Riders, 15 Apr 2025 v Punjab Kings |
Highest Run Chase | 223/4 | Punjab Kings, 11 Apr 2026 v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Highest Individual Innings | 103 | Priyansh Arya (PBKS), 8 Apr 2025 v Chennai Super Kings |
Best Bowling Figures | 4/28 | Y S Chahal (PBKS), 15 Apr 2025 v Kolkata Knight Riders |
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Head-to-Head: SRH vs. RR
SRH has dominated this rivalry. And the extent is much bigger in the last five games. The southern Indian side has won all the last five games.
Statistic | SRH | RR |
Matches Played | 23 | 23 |
Won | 14 | 9 |
Lost | 9 | 14 |
No Result | 0 | 0 |
Highest Score | 286 | 242 |
Lowest Score | 127 | 102 |
SRH vs. RR Betting Tips
Here is our favourite betting angle for the SRH vs. RR match.
BETTING TIPS | ODDS |
Both sides to score over 180 runs | 1.36 via Dafabet |
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SRH vs. RR Lineups, Team News
Here's how both sides are likely to line up in this game.
SRH predicted lineup to play RR
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (C), , Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain
Impact Player: Harshal Patel
RR predicted lineup to play SRH
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey
SRH vs. RR Odds: Who is the favourite for the IPL 2026 clash?
- SRH to win: 1.79
- RR to win: 2.04
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How to watch SRH vs. RR IPL 2026 match: Live Stream, TV Channel
Here is all the key information for how to watch SRH vs. RR:
- Date: Wednesday, 27 May
- Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur
- Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
- TV/Stream: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network
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