Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
210
50
16
SRH
SRH
255/4 (20.0)
SRH chose to BAT
RCB
RCB
200/4 (20.0)
SRH won by 55 runs
SRH vs RCB IPL 2026 Match Preview, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

Published on May 22, 2026

SRH vs RCB IPL 2026 Match Preview, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

The Indian Premier League is heating up as Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a blockbuster T20 clash. With both teams already qualified for the next stage of the IPL, this match is all about momentum and finalizing the perfect combinations. If you are looking for the ultimate Dream11 Prediction and tips to build your Fantasy Winning Team, you are in the right place.

Match Details

  • Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
  • Date: 22 May 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, with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees Celsius during match hours. Humidity will be moderate, and there is a very low Rain impact expected. The Dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making chasing the preferred option for the captain winning the toss.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Pitch Report for the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium suggests a paradise for batters. The surface is flat, and the ball comes onto the bat beautifully.

  • The Average score here in the last five matches is a massive 210 runs.
  • There is a clear Pace vs spin dominance, with Pace bowlers taking 50 wickets compared to just 16 wickets for spinners.
  • Batting vs bowling trend: Teams chasing have a significant advantage due to the dew.
  • Fantasy Takeaway: Load your team with top order batters and death over pace bowlers.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Sunrisers Hyderabad

  • Last 5 matches: W, L, W, L, W
  • SRH has been inconsistent but explosive, heavily relying on their aggressive top order.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against RCB.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, W, L, L
  • RCB is riding a three match winning streak, driven by their star studded batting lineup.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against SRH.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Jack Edwards and David Payne are Injured and unavailable for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • Yash Dayal is Injured and will miss out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
  • The rest of the core squads are Fully fit and ready for action.

Probable Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, R Smaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Shivang Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam

Key Players to Watch

  • Heinrich Klaasen: The SRH wicketkeeper has smashed 555 runs this season. His ability to clear the boundary makes him a must have.
  • Virat Kohli: Leading the charge for RCB, he has piled up 542 runs. He anchors the innings and guarantees solid fantasy points.
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar: With 24 wickets this season, he is the premier strike bowler for RCB and lethal in the powerplay.
  • Abhishek Sharma: An explosive opener for SRH with 507 runs, perfect for maximizing powerplay restrictions.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Virat Kohli
  • Heinrich Klaasen
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Nitish Kumar Reddy: A brilliant all rounder who can fetch points with both bat and ball, offering great differential value.
  • Devdutt Padikkal: Often overlooked, but he has scored 412 runs and can anchor the innings perfectly for RCB.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Both teams have qualified, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru look slightly more balanced with their current winning momentum. However, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the team batting second will have a massive edge. RCB is predicted to win if they chase.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

IPL 2026 SRH vs RCB 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
Rasikh SalamRCBBOWL52RHB20981107.3610009RM52643.424.358.7516.626/3110955.750131266.71121.40.350.669720680
Venkatesh IyerRCBBAT150LHB13337340710435.48140.4921456RM76552.425.297.7619.516/2056457.5230114050238.612.643.5641069008
Suyash SharmaRCBBOWL64RHB327677000LBG64653.628.247.9321.325/1371132.83610818.2109.810.140.2813360320
Sakib HussainSRHBOWL22RHB42271213.593.104RM22253.227.529.661724/206963.957501433.31128.320.40.8512430390
Krunal PandyaRCBALL242LHB1895731998624.23130.9910382SLA2291763.230.847.4524.834/15871354.17031411061.5561.481.32.55510263310
Devdutt PadikkalRCBBAT129LHB12812379512432.71139.1628551OB000-661373.2952412061.5378.945.198.6811493708
Ishan KishanSRHWK243LHB23415688811331.45144.61481017OB,LB200.65.140-1591382.81076490061.5386.0111.7312.26115113500
Tim DavidRCBBAT330RHB29588641910231163.5824864OB62151.865.468.9643.801/01821344.8583262038.5621.510.671.0715292500
Romario ShepherdRCBALL245RHB1787226287324.79155.417361RFM2202192.926.789.3317.235/20521237.845483725726.910.561.012700-40
Harshal PatelSRHBOWL222RHB1183013218215.01138.614199RM2172683.523.938.516.875/125049.8391000160.850.020.02177030
Liam LivingstoneSRHALL342RHB31640768710327.85144.342969OB,LB1881482.425.978.4818.324/17135229.5591500140.740.030.04250000
Jitesh SharmaRCBWK172RHB15229325310626.44152.721345910150-1481324.531890023.1618.280.670.84194000
Swapnil SinghRCBALL96RHB772810805222.04127.352119SLA90833.124.617.352016/1934000000140.330.010.01240000
Virat KohliRCBBAT428RHB411771410012242.21135.621191725RM4581.783.378.757.502/251931386.51124542076.9190.6727.2215.5514292500
Rajat PatidarRCBBAT111RHB1049328111234.53158.4231433OB000-541264.1769337050441.332.433.3661008800
Travis HeadSRHBAT188LHB18217494510229.96150.5331719OB46231.728.958.662003/16441359.3771367053.8273.4510.359.5179050320
Abhishek SharmaSRHBAT195LHB19117580414833.35175.8745910SLA98552.128.437.6522.203/7791385.81115507061.5186.4919.914.682136108016
Heinrich KlaasenSRHWK290RHB26757679210532.34150.6646818OB511.4689.714201/1217713871131555084.6488.98.4211.1831079500
Pat CumminsSRHBOWL178RHB1024310306617.45139.183126RF1782003.727.458.2419.934/1647668.240929883.3863.841.683.24185010
Bhuvneshwar KumarRCBBOWL330RHB115625632710.6295.42054RM3293593.624.537.3819.9115/4671380.21042342461.5883.44.315.22130-10
Nitish Kumar ReddySRHALL53RHB44910017628.6139.414123RMF33212.235.810.1321.103/17291267.5810235758.3772.021.923.1710665710
Josh HazlewoodRCBBOWL138LHB2620711311.8384.5207RFM1371823.822.187.781774/12251056.556501250955.941.272.372230-10
Jordan CoxRCBWK178RHB16533404513930.64140.1522502000-127000000161.320.240.19330000
Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL53LHB12827156.7564.2802RFM53713.422.188.7515.134/15171355.572221761.51047.570.621.358740700
Harsh DubeySRHALL38LHB1861775314.75114.93121SLA38343.125.857.5720.403/1213845.136113837.5151.370.020.03280000
R SmaranSRHBAT18LHB1645077242.25157.45365OB000-941352180065.50.150.216200016
Salil AroraSRHWK22RHB19748012540185.32269000-51224.829712108.359.320.30.32204000
Praful HingeSRHBOWL7RHB2133333.3300RMF7123.722.8310.531314/343671.743031150129.060.220.39460000
Aniket VermaSRHBAT35RHB3064357418.12161.11156RMF000-171022.322379010130.730.020.03350000
Abhinandan SinghRCBBOWL3RHB00000RMF333.240.6612.6219.302/302340.31210333.3150.330.010.01490000
Shivang KumarSRHBOWL16RHB9085459.44134.92011LWS16123.137.839.2324.503/2501134.638126836.498.170.130.232310-30
Kanishk ChouhanRCBALLRHB00OB000000000130.310.010.01310000
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 Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBChennai Super KingsCSK250/3 (20.0)207/10 (19.4) RCB won by 43 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)
12 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
15 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB146/10 (20.0)149/5 (15.1) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
18 Apr - 03:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBDelhi CapitalsDC175/8 (20.0)179/4 (19.5) DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
24 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
27 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB75/10 (16.3)77/1 (6.3) RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)
30 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
07 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB209/3 (19.0)203/6 (19.0) LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)
10 May - 07:30 PMRaipurMumbai IndiansMIRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB166/7 (20.0)167/8 (20.0) RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
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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