Match 36 of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League will be between two teams that have been successful in recent seasons but have not won the championship in a long time, as well as their stellar performances throughout the years, as the Rajasthan Royals will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 36 of the competition. But when will this IPL 2026 match be played, where will it be played, and where can you watch it live? These, among some other questions, will be answered here.
The Rajasthan Royals were the inaugural champions of the IPL, winning the league all the way back in 2008 under the leadership of the late-great Shane Warne. However, since then, they have been a middle-of-the-road team, occasionally making it to the playoffs and even making it to the final in 2022. 2025 was a disappointing year for them, as they finished ninth in the table.
Where To Watch RR Vs SRH Live
They have started this season off in fine fashion. In their opening game, they thrashed the Chennai Super Kings. Then, in their second match, they beat the Gujarat Titans in a thrilling contest. Then, in their third game, which was rain-affected, they thoroughly beat the Mumbai Indians. Then came their fourth in a row, against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. A solid start was followed by back-to-back defeats against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders, before a bounce-back win over the Lucknow Super Giants.
Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Hyderabad won their one and only IPL season all the way back in 2016. Since then, they have made a couple of finals, most recently in 2024, where they lost to KKR. Last year was not the most memorable one for this team, as their lethal batting was done in by their mediocre bowling. The Sunrisers finished sixth in 2025.
They started their season off with a massive win over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Then, they were beaten by the Lucknow Super Giants in a thriller. A defeat against the Punjab Kings was next, followed by a big win over the Rajasthan Royals, before winning one against the Chennai Super Kings. They then won their second in a row against the Delhi Capitals
RR VS SRH Rivalry History
The RR Vs SRH rivalry is not the most marketable one, but it is one that produces solid on-field results. The feud between the two stems from how exciting their matches against one another have been throughout the years.
The head-to-head record for Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad is close, but not even. The two teams have gone against each other on 22 occasions. RR have won nine of those battles, while SRH has been triumphant 13 times. These teams played once against each other last season, a match that Hyderabad dominated.
Riyan Parag is the Rajasthan Royals skipper in IPL 2026. Here is their probable playing XI with the impact player –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Tushar Deshpande*
Meanwhile, Pat Cummins, after missing the first half of the season, will be back in action as team captain. Here is their probable playing XI with the impact player –
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (C), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora (wk), Pat Cummins, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain*
When Is The RR Vs SRH Match?
This RR vs SRH Match 36 of IPL 2026 will be played on Saturday, April 25, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The match will commence at 7:30 PM.
This match, like all IPL matches this season, can be watched live in India on the Star Sports Network on TV. It will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.
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