Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
177
40
28
SRH
SRH
216/6 (20.0)
RR chose to BOWL
RR
RR
159/10 (19.0)
SRH won by 57 runs
SRH vs RR IPL 2026 Match Preview, Playing XI & Fantasy Picks

Published on Apr 13, 2026

SRH vs RR IPL 2026 Match Preview, Playing XI & Fantasy Picks

The highly anticipated clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is set to deliver massive action for cricket fans and fantasy players alike. With both teams looking to dominate the IPL points table, this T20 encounter promises explosive batting and strategic bowling. If you are looking for the perfect Dream11 Prediction and a Fantasy Winning Team, this comprehensive breakdown covers everything from the Pitch Report to the probable Playing XI.

Match Details

  • Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
  • Date: 13 Apr 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch all the live action of this thrilling encounter across multiple platforms.

  • JioHotstar(App + Website)
  • Star Sport Channels

Weather Report

The weather in Hyderabad will be warm and humid during the evening, with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees Celsius and humidity near 60 percent. There is absolutely no Rain impact expected for this fixture. However, the Dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making the ball wet and difficult for spinners to grip. This gives a significant advantage to the team chasing the target.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is known for its Batting friendly surface, allowing batters to hit through the line easily. The Average score here over the last five matches is a solid 177 runs. When looking at the Pace vs spin dominance, fast bowlers have the upper hand with 40 wickets, compared to spinners who have taken 28 wickets.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your team with top order batters and death over pacers who can exploit the conditions and secure maximum points.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Sunrisers Hyderabad

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, W, L, W
  • Recent performance summary: The home team has struggled with consistency, losing three of their last five games despite strong individual batting performances.
  • Head to-head record: 5 wins against their current opponents.

Rajasthan Royals

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, W, W, W
  • Recent performance summary: They are on an unstoppable five match winning streak, backed by incredible top order batting and lethal spin bowling.
  • Head to-head record: 3 wins against the home side.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Injured: Jack Edwards, Pat Cummins, Sam Curran are unavailable for this fixture.
  • Doubtful: None reported.
  • Fully fit: All other squad members are available for selection.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger

Key Players to Watch

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi: He is in phenomenal form, scoring 200 runs in the series with a massive 112 average fantasy points. He is a must have for your top order.
  • Heinrich Klaasen: The explosive wicketkeeper has smashed 184 runs so far. His ability to clear the boundaries makes him a premium pick.
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal: With 183 runs in the tournament, he provides explosive starts in the powerplay and loves batting on flat tracks.
  • Ravi Bishnoi: He has already claimed 9 wickets in the series. His variations make him a constant threat in the middle overs.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi
  • Heinrich Klaasen
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Ravi Bishnoi: While spinners might struggle with dew, his wicket taking ability in the middle overs can give you a massive edge in major leagues.
  • Travis Head: His aggressive approach carries a slight risk, but if he survives the powerplay, he can single handedly boost your leaderboard ranking.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given their flawless recent form and balanced squad, Rajasthan Royals might seem like the clear favorites to win this match. Their top order is firing on all cylinders, and their bowling attack is perfectly equipped for this batting-friendly surface. However, you can never count out Sunrisers Hyderabad; when their top guns—Head, Abhishek, and Ishan—start firing, SRH becomes virtually unstoppable and ends up winning most of the time.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team. Player availability and pitch conditions can change at the last minute.

IPL 2026 SRH vs RR players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Ravindra JadejaRRALL357LHB26010541757726.93130.955456SLA323243330.677.6324.145/16142953.3480107755.6747.791.242.128756700
Tushar DeshpandeRRBOWL108LHB231379257.9125.3908RMF1081393.524.589.0416.344/13234311240325129.980.230.3358843316
Sakib HussainSRHBOWL22RHB42271213.593.104RM22253.227.529.661724/206543.2216050120.720.020.03315601520
Shivam MaviSRHBOWL68RHB319195458.86114.7025RFM68633.329.468.2721.334/1429000000150.450.010.01480000
Ravi BishnoiRRBOWL177RHB4919203256.7691.03026LBG1762083.723.737.6418.644/1365763.344301171.41169.721.733.111990-38
Ishan KishanSRHWK243LHB23415688811331.45144.61481017OB,LB200.65.140-159965.2587263055.6383.8313.5511.051197165016
Harshal PatelSRHBOWL222RHB1183013218215.01138.614199RM2172683.523.938.516.875/125049.839100016150.260.45420000
Liam LivingstoneSRHALL342RHB31640768710327.85144.342969OB,LB1881482.425.978.4818.324/17135229.5591500141.710.080.1270000
Donovan FerreiraRRALL153RHB1293127558228.11168.0912370OB51292.332.18.0423.903/2398854.4435160137.568.270.260.38413911908
Riyan ParagRRALL154RHB1372434269530.31144.6725434OB,LB81502.530.467.3824.703/572951.4463203155.6448.711.92.8512518318
Yashasvi JaiswalRRBAT134LHB1309405212433.48152.930662LB400.812.940-56972.3651311055.6189.7215.8616.51225100
Shimron HetmyerRRBAT330LHB30557661210026.66143.8935830000-17772618272001314.320.650.92290000
Shubham DubeyRRBAT45LHB39158345834.75153.022103OB000-7341.312456033.3150.460.020.02320000
Nandre BurgerRRBOWL98LHB2914103176.8659.5307LFM951063.525.378.118.703/1024941.73750933.3928.560.480.8215193120
Sandeep SharmaRRBOWL218RHB46351281311.6388.88010RM2162413.725.737.7819.865/1851443.817504251026.330.390.6813420308
Dhruv JurelRRWK69RHB591612048128144.199155000-50976.7690290077.8382.627.438.521616-2014
Travis HeadSRHBAT188LHB18217494510229.96150.5331719OB46231.728.958.662003/1644971639305055.6278.5510.0210.3714343000
Abhishek SharmaSRHBAT195LHB19117580414833.35175.8745910SLA98552.128.437.6522.203/7799105.3948440066.7183.8414.1213.51810-208
Heinrich KlaasenSRHWK290RHB26757679210532.34150.6646818OB511.4689.714201/12177988.6797385088.9479.635.557.129746600
Nitish Kumar ReddySRHALL53RHB44910017628.6139.414123RMF33212.235.810.1321.103/1729872.4579165662.5760.951.792.7368558316
Jofra ArcherRRBOWL205RHB104487683613.71138.62088RF2022563.723.718.0317.724/1862968.9620121366.7865.391.452.157792730
Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL53LHB12827156.7564.2802RFM53713.422.188.7515.134/1517959.353421355.61125.250.270.5910710670
Lhuan-dre PretoriusRRWK66LHB64215089824.32139.3710227100.716.50-2900000059.870.670.72232-200
Harsh DubeySRHALL38LHB1861775314.75114.93121SLA38343.125.857.5720.403/1213658.335013850829.270.460.84216020
Vaibhav SuryavanshiRRBAT31LHB311128014442.66217.688218SLA201.413.050-2999.3894404077.8279.521.7413.33242-200
Salil AroraSRHWK22RHB19748012540185.32269000-5821.417171012.556.80.290.3117050016
Praful HingeSRHBOWL7RHB2133333.3300RMF7123.722.8310.531314/3433451350433.31011.150.220.41216201508
Ravi SinghRRBAT11LHB1022996837.37174.85247LB000-6000000140.320.010.01310000
Aniket VermaSRHBAT35RHB3064357418.12161.11156RMF000-17923.220973011.1617.730.470.717141000
Brijesh SharmaRRBOWL10RHB22215000RM10113.531.7210.011902/181745.43181757.1165.910.10.16400000
Shivang KumarSRHBOWL16RHB9085459.44134.92011LWS16123.137.839.2324.503/250740.728522642.9928.270.40.68209050
Completed matches of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMBengaluruSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
05 Apr - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
11 Apr - 03:30 PMNew ChandigarhSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
25 Apr - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
12 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
18 May - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKSunrisers HyderabadSRH180/7 (20.0)181/5 (19.0) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
Completed matches of Rajasthan Royals
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
30 Mar - 07:30 PMGuwahatiChennai Super KingsCSKRajasthan RoyalsRR127/10 (19.4)128/2 (12.1) RR won by 8 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT210/6 (20.0)204/8 (20.0) RR won by 6 runs
07 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRajasthan RoyalsRRMumbai IndiansMI150/3 (11.0)123/9 (11.0) RR won by 27 runs
10 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBRajasthan RoyalsRR201/8 (20.0)202/4 (18.0) RR won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
22 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowRajasthan RoyalsRRLucknow Super GiantsLSG159/6 (20.0)119/10 (18.0) RR won by 40 runs
25 Apr - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
28 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSRajasthan RoyalsRR222/4 (20.0)228/4 (19.2) RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
01 May - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC225/6 (20.0)226/3 (19.1) DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
09 May - 07:30 PMJaipurGujarat TitansGTRajasthan RoyalsRR229/4 (20.0)152/10 (16.3) GT won by 77 runs
17 May - 07:30 PMDelhiRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC193/8 (20.0)197/5 (19.2) DC won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
19 May - 07:30 PMJaipurLucknow Super GiantsLSGRajasthan RoyalsRR220/5 (20.0)225/3 (19.1) RR won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
05 Apr - 03:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
03 May - 03:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
22 May - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
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