We head into the third week of IPL 2026, and all eyes will once again be fixated on the young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) make a trip to Hyderabad to face the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
RR have been at their dominating best, having recorded four wins in as many outings and sitting comfortably at the top of the points table. SRH, though, have been far from convincing, managing one win in four matches.
While RR would look to add a fifth win in a row, SRH wouldn’t want their two-match losing streak to grow any further.
SRH vs RR Contests to watch out for today: Day for all destructive openers
Four of the most destructive openers of IPL 2026 will be in action today.
While Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have failed to reprise their IPL 2024 form, Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal are threatening to break the records set by the SRH opening combo two years ago. This includes the highest powerplay score of 125 that Travi-Shek plundered against Delhi a couple of seasons ago.
Sooryavanshi is on a hot streak right now, having hammered the bowling attacks of CSK, GT, MI, and RCB. SRH’s bowling attack is certainly weaker compared to those four teams. The youngster could have another happy-hunting game tonight.
SRH vs RR head-to-head record:
The Sunrisers hold a 12-9 positive record in the IPL over the Rajasthan Royals.
SRH vs RR head-to-head stats in IPL:
Matches: 21
SRH won: 12
RR won: 9
No result: 0
Tied: 0
SRH vs RR: Is Pat Cummins Playing Today?
No, Cummins is still not available to play in the IPL. About 10 days ago, he flew back to Australia for final scans on his back injury. If cleared, he is expected to join SRH’s squad on April 17. However, Cummins is not likely to feature in the IPL until at least the last week of April.
Cummins had said last month, “If nothing goes wrong, (I’ll) play the back half (of the IPL) plus the finals.”
Before returning to Australia, Cummins had also told the Business of Sports podcast, “I’m back bowling. I’m bowling basically every third day at the moment. We’ve mapped out a plan to get me right by [the] middle of the tournament.”
SRH vs RR Toss Result Today IPL 2026 & Its Impact On The Match, Playing XI And Impact Subs:
Riyan Parag has won the toss and elected to bowl first. The RR captain announced two changes to his side: Lhuan-dre Pretorius plays his first game of the season, replacing Shimron Hetmyer, who Parag said has been given a rest; and Tushar Deshpande walks back in the side in place of Brijesh Sharma after being rested.
Ishan Kishan, the SRH skipper, also revealed two changes: Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat have been dropped, replaced by Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain.
Its impact on the match is that RR now have themselves in an advantageous position. They have an in-form, explosive batting order, and SRH’s bowling has been their weakness.
SRH Playing XI:
Travis Head, Eshan Malinga, Ishan Kishan (C & wk), Abhishek Sharma, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Praful Hinge
Impact Subs: Liam Livingstone, R. Smaran, Sakib Hussain, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi
RR Playing XI:
Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nandre Burger, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande
Impact subs: Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravi Singh, Shimron Hetmyer, Brijesh Sharma
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