The Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has already seen its first finalist, as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) became the first team to qualify for the final. Tonight, there is an eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh.
It is a do or die contest between them as the loser will be eliminated from the competition. Both teams finished third and fourth respectively in the league table. It is going to be an exciting encounter with a large number of fans expected, as the winner of this game will face Gujarat Titans, who lost the first game against RCB, in Qualifier 2.
Sunrisers Hyderabad did not have a good start to their campaign, but they worked hard in the middle stages of the tournament and ended the tournament on a high note. The Orange Army finished third in the league table with 18 points. They would like to keep their momentum going and win tonight to play GT in Qualifier 2.
IPL 2026: SRH vs RR Preview:
Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, made a great start to the competition but faltered midway through and could only win three games from their last seven matches. They needed to win the final game to qualify and they did so by defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) and qualifying for the playoffs. They would like to play the final from 2022.
The SRH vs RR encounter will be interesting as both the teams have amazing batting powerhouses in the top order, who are known to provide explosive starts in the matches. This contest will entirely depend on the batsmen who perform well in the powerplay and beyond and can maintain their composure in the knockout games.
Both the teams have met once in the playoff stage in 2024, where the Orange Army got the better of the Royals in Hyderabad. This is the first time that these two will clash in the eliminator. The pitch for the SRH vs RR encounter will be high scoring as pitch number 4 will be used tonight, where the target has become easier to chase, the captain winning the toss will field first.
SRH vs RR Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Eliminator
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pat Cummins said,
SRH Playing XI vs RR Today IPL 2026 Eliminator
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain.
RR Playing XI vs SRH Today IPL 2026 Eliminator
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Shubham Dubey, Joffra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja, Nandre Berger.
SRH vs RR Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Eliminator
Influential players of Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harsh Dubey, Aniket Verma, Prafulla Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel
Influential players of Rajasthan Royals: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Adam Milne
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