RR vs SRH, IPL 2026 Matchday 36, will be played at 7:30 PM. Rajasthan Royals will host the game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday. Get the details on where to watch, head-to-head records, stats, Playing11, pitch report, standing & prediction of Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RR arrive on the back of a commanding win over Lucknow Super Giants, sitting second on the table with 10 points from six games. SRH, on the other hand, has found form at the right time.
Three wins in their last three matches have dragged them to fourth place, and Abhishek Sharma’s century against the Delhi Capitals showed their batting unit is clicking again.
So here is the real question: does SRH’s momentum outweigh RR’s home advantage and superior points tally? The data says this will be closer than the table positions suggest.
A single 2025 contest between these rivals saw 528 runs tallied. Where debutants have wrecked top orders in a single over. Where toss decisions and dew have repeatedly changed the outcome in the final stages.
If you are looking for the RR vs SRH 2026 scorecard, playing eleven, live score updates, or the sharpest match prediction available, you are in the right place.
Where to Watch Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match
| Matches | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Date & Time | Saturday, April 25, 7:30 P.M. (IST) |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar |
RR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records
| Matches | 22 |
| RR Wons | 9 |
| SRH Wons | 13 |
| No Results | Nil |
| At Hyderabad | RR 1 SRH 7 |
| At Jaipur | RR 2 SRH 2 |
| At Neutral | RR 6 SRH 4 |
Pitch Report
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is basically a runway for batters, featuring a flat pitch and a lightning-fast outfield that rewards pure timing. If you bat first, you’ll need at least 190 runs because the opposing team can easily chase down any lower score here.
During evening games in Jaipur, there is heavy dew, making the ball slick and almost impossible for bowlers to grip in the second half. It creates a huge advantage for the chasing side.
Although it’s a high-scoring ground, Rajasthan’s Ravi Bishnoi remains the biggest threat; his leg-spin can trap SRH’s left-handed heavy hitters like Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head.
Expect a frantic, high-speed Powerplay from both sides in the dry heat. Either SRH finds a way to bowl with a wet ball, or RR’s finishers feast on the friendly conditions.
Weather Report
RR vs SRH 2026, match 36 is coming. Jaipur buzzes with excitement. Saturday evening brings a mix of sunshine and humidity. The air blows from the north-west at 15km/h. The humidity is between 27 and 37 percent. Temperatures will be around 31°C- 35°C. Not a drop of rain threatens the game.
RR vs SRH Playing XI (Predicted )
For RR
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
Impact Player: Sandeep Sharma / Shubham Dubey
For SRH
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, K Nitish Reddy, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone / Pat Cummins (C), Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga
Impact Player – Dilshan Madushanka / Salil Arora / Praful Hinge
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Timeline (Last 6 Rivalries)
| Date | Winner | Margin | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | SRH | 57 runs | Hyderabad |
| Mar 23, 2025 | SRH | 44 runs | Hyderabad |
| May 24, 2024 | SRH | 36 runs | Chennai (Qualifier 2) |
| May 2, 2024 | SRH | 1 run | Hyderabad |
| May 7, 2023 | SRH | 4 wickets | Jaipur |
| Apr 2, 2023 | RR | 72 runs | Hyderabad |
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Stats
- SRH is totally dominating lately, racking up five straight wins against RR, including their latest clash!
- Praful Hinge pulled off something legendary on his debut, becoming the first IPL bowler ever to snatch three wickets in a single opening over.
- Abhishek Sharma made 3 consecutive half-centuries/centuries in the last 3 matches; SRH’s most dangerous batter in 2026
- Bishnoi clearly has Kishan’s number, sending him back to the dugout four times in only seven innings
- Abhishek currently crushing the Orange Cap race, piling up 323 runs in just seven games with a massive 215.33 strike rate.
RR vs SRH Prediction
Predicted winner: Rajasthan Royals. Win probability: RR 60%, SRH 40%.
Statistically, Sunrisers Hyderabad are better positioned at the most significant pressure points for this game. At Sawai Mansingh Stadium, they have a 2-2 tie in their head-to-head matches.
RR’s bowling attack is the deepest in this fixture: Ravi Bishnoi and Jofra Archer sit joint-fifth in the IPL 2026 wicket charts with 11 scalps each, and Bishnoi’s average of 12.66 against a left-heavy SRH top order on a Jaipur pitch that grips in the middle overs is a match-up SRH have no real answer to.
Without Pat Cummins, SRH’s death bowling — Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain — has no proven closer, which is a serious liability at a venue where scores push above 185 routinely.
SRH’s single biggest weapon is Abhishek Sharma, who leads IPL 2026 with 323 runs at a strike rate of 215.33 and 27 sixes, the most in the tournament. If Archer takes him out early, as he has done in four first-ball dismissals across his IPL career, SRH lose 20 to 25 projected runs before over 5 arrives.
The dew at Jaipur in evening games has handed the chasing team victory in four of the last five matches at this venue.
And RR’s chase unit — Sooryavanshi at a tournament-second strike rate of 220.86, Jaiswal’s reliability at the top, and Hetmyer’s finishing — is better equipped to bat under those conditions than SRH’s is to bowl in them.
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