New Chandigarh
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
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243/8 (20.0)
SRH chose to BOWL
SRH
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196/10 (19.2)
RR won by 47 runs
RR vs SRH IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Published on May 24, 2026

RR vs SRH IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report

The stakes have never been higher in the Indian Premier League as Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in a massive knockout clash. The loser of this match will be officially knocked out of the tournament. While both teams have played brilliant cricket throughout the season, Rajasthan Royals have looked patchy in their recent outings. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad top order is on absolute fire, making them a dangerous unit in this T20 showdown.

If you are looking to build a Fantasy Winning Team, this match offers incredible opportunities to score big in your fantasy contests. Let us dive into the ultimate Dream11 Prediction and match analysis.

Match Details

  • Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • Date: 27 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

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

  • JioHotstar (App + Website)
  • Star Sports Channels

Weather Report

The weather in New Chandigarh will be hot and humid, with temperatures hovering around 34 degrees Celsius during match hours. There is zero Rain impact expected for this fixture. However, the Dew factor will be massive in the second innings, making it significantly easier for the team batting second to chase down totals.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium offers a flat, batting friendly surface. The Pitch nature is a true batting paradise where the ball comes onto the bat beautifully.

The Average score here over the last five matches is a staggering 217 runs. Looking at the Pace vs spin dominance, fast bowlers have taken 35 wickets compared to just 19 wickets for the spinners. The Batting vs bowling trend heavily favors the chasing side due to the heavy dew in the evening.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your Mega Leagues with top order explosive batters and death over pacers who can pick up late wickets.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Rajasthan Royals

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, L, L
  • The team started the tournament strong but has looked extremely patchy in the second half, losing three of their last five games.
  • Head to-head record: 2 wins against SRH.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, W, L
  • Their top order is destroying bowling attacks, consistently posting massive totals above 230 runs.
  • Head to-head record: 7 wins against RR.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

Both squads are looking strong ahead of this do or-die encounter.

  • All key players are Fully fit and available for selection.
  • There are no Injured or Doubtful players reported from either camp.

Probable Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Pat Cummins, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar, Zeeshan Ansari

Key Players to Watch

  • Ishan Kishan: He is in the form of his life, smashing 79 and 70 in his last two outings. He is a must have for the top order.
  • Travis Head: The explosive opener recently scored a blistering 61 and loves batting on flat tracks.
  • Riyan Parag: He has been the backbone of the middle order, recently scoring a massive 90 runs.
  • Pat Cummins: The premium pacer has picked up 5 wickets in his last two matches and will be crucial in the death overs.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Ishan Kishan
  • Travis Head
  • Riyan Parag

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi: He recently scored an incredible 93 runs and is highly under selected by fantasy users.
  • Jofra Archer: With his raw pace, he can easily run through the opposition top order and grab multiple wickets.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Sunrisers Hyderabad are the clear favorites to win this knockout match. Their top order is simply too destructive, and the batting friendly conditions will suit their aggressive style perfectly. Rajasthan Royals will need a miraculous bowling performance in the powerplay to stay alive in the tournament.

Disclaimer

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

IPL 2026 RR vs SRH 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 JadejaRRALL357LHB26010541757726.93130.955456SLA323243330.677.6324.145/161421258.4701209858.3736.311.121.8178716670
Tushar DeshpandeRRBOWL108LHB231379257.9125.3908RMF1081393.524.589.0416.344/1323637.722626433.3160.440.010.01400000
Sushant MishraRRBOWL16LHB53000000LMF16293.919.799.212.814/28511111000130.290.010.0110701650
Sakib HussainSRHBOWL22RHB42271213.593.104RM22253.227.529.661724/2061061.8618015301037.330.621.222114910
Ravi BishnoiRRBOWL177RHB4919203256.7691.03026LBG1762083.723.737.6418.644/1365856.545201162.5151.480.070.08430000
Ishan KishanSRHWK244LHB23515692111331.45144.97481023OB,LB200.65.140-1591487.61227569064.3386.0114.211.3968969012
Harshal PatelSRHBOWL222RHB1183013218215.01138.614199RM2172683.523.938.516.875/125059.2461000163.150.080.11370000
Liam LivingstoneSRHALL342RHB31640768710327.85144.342969OB,LB1881482.425.978.4818.324/17135229.5591500140.490.020.03250000
Donovan FerreiraRRALL153RHB1293127558228.11168.0912370OB51292.332.18.0423.903/23981353689267138.5535.731.061.8219281608
Riyan ParagRRALL154RHB1372434269530.31144.6725434OB,LB81502.530.467.3824.703/5721254.8657272250463.783.14.2912605200
Yashasvi JaiswalRRBAT137LHB1339410912433.13152.2930670LB400.812.940-561462.5875397042.9180.059.2511.5113534500
Shubham DubeyRRBAT45LHB39158345834.75153.022103OB000-772517581014.3123.790.10.13320000
Nandre BurgerRRBOWL98LHB2914103176.8659.5307LFM951063.525.378.118.703/10241145.1496131136.4925.380.380.849831708
Dhruv JurelRRWK72RHB621612998128.23146.2810169000-531475.71060458078.6378.584.747.6741149408
Travis HeadSRHBAT188LHB18217494510229.96150.5331719OB46231.728.958.662003/16441461.5861393157.1273.198.268.8117353100
Abhishek SharmaSRHBAT195LHB19117580414833.35175.8745910SLA98552.128.437.6522.203/7791489.41251563064.3186.1317.315.221830-2028
Heinrich KlaasenSRHWK290RHB26757679210532.34150.6646818OB511.4689.714201/121771488.41238606085.7486.38.059.8515503808
Pat CumminsSRHBOWL178RHB1024310306617.45139.183126RF1782003.727.458.2419.934/1647758.941229871.4759.341.682.922421-30
Nitish Kumar ReddySRHALL54RHB45910397628.86140.784128RMF34222.234.7210.0320.703/17301367.4876264761.5670.282.283.53312368398
Dasun ShanakaRRALL290RHB26261512713125.5143.0522666RM1621122.126.368.8417.814/16107534.217155120618.70.460.822021908
Jofra ArcherRRBOWL205RHB104487683613.71138.62088RF2022563.723.718.0317.724/18621473.91035532171.4882.293.174.292144810428
Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL54LHB13832156.46402RFM54723.422.438.7815.334/15171456.979621964.3956.090.881.7414525376
Harsh DubeySRHALL38LHB1861775314.75114.93121SLA38343.125.857.5720.403/1213845.136113837.5150.520.010.01270000
R SmaranSRHBAT18LHB1645077242.25157.45365OB000-9514.472180057.080.210.232213108
Vaibhav SuryavanshiRRBAT31LHB311128014442.66217.688218SLA201.413.050-21492.41293583071.4287.4225.7713.67121919508
Aman RaoRRBAT11RHB1123016733.44162.7248000-5000000140.310.010.01330000
Salil AroraSRHWK22RHB19748012540185.32269000-51323.230112107.763.740.120.1411675900
Praful HingeSRHBOWL7RHB2133333.3300RMF7123.722.8310.531314/343671.7430311501110.270.320.4551010970
Aniket VermaSRHBAT35RHB3064357418.12161.11156RMF000-171022.322379010130.880.050.05340000
Brijesh SharmaRRBOWL10RHB22215000RM10113.531.7210.011902/1811150.355321354.51020.570.250.53237030
Shivang KumarSRHBOWL16RHB9085459.44134.92011LWS16123.137.839.2324.503/2501231.838226833.389.210.140.2588639336
Yash Raj PunjaRRBOWL5RHB00000LBG56427.838.352002/350652.83170866.71118.240.280.5516480440
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)
24 May - 03:30 PMMumbaiRajasthan RoyalsRRMumbai IndiansMI205/8 (20.0)175/9 (20.0) RR won by 30 runs
27 May - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH243/8 (20.0)196/10 (19.2) RR won by 47 runs
29 May - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT214/6 (20.0)219/3 (18.4) GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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
27 May - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH243/8 (20.0)196/10 (19.2) RR won by 47 runs
Completed matches at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
31 Mar - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTPunjab KingsPBKS162/6 (20.0)165/7 (19.1) PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
11 Apr - 03:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSLucknow Super GiantsLSG254/7 (20.0)200/5 (20.0) PBKS won by 54 runs
28 Apr - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSRajasthan RoyalsRR222/4 (20.0)228/4 (19.2) RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
27 May - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH243/8 (20.0)196/10 (19.2) RR won by 47 runs
29 May - 07:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRGujarat TitansGT214/6 (20.0)219/3 (18.4) GT won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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