SRH vs RR, IPL 2026 Live Score: Ishan Kishan (91) starred for Sunrisers Hyderabad with the bat in hand. Heinrich Klaasen (40), Nitish Kumar Reddy (28), and Salil Arora (24*) played crucial hands. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck as Jofra Archer struck on the very first ball itself. The English pacer picked up two wickets while Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, and Riyan Parag were among the wickets as well. Stay tuned for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 live score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard, key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster SRH vs RR IPL encounter here on NewsX.
Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. Riyan Parag announced a massive change in their playing XI as Shimron Hetmyer was replaced by Lhuan-dre Pretorious. Meanwhile, Praful Hinge will make his debut, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
It will be a battle between two of the most dangerous opening pairs. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head ruled the league in 2024. However, since Vaibhav Sooryavanshi joined Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order in 2025, they have been the talk of the town. Today, the two opening pairs will clash for the first time, and all eyes will be on these four players in this crucial IPL 2026 match. The skippers of both teams, Ishan Kishan and Riyan Parag, are yet to light up the tournament, and a big score could be expected from both of them in the SRH vs RR match in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad was touted as one of the strong contenders to make it to the playoffs before the season began. However, an injury to the captain, Pat Cummins, has derailed the early part of their season. Having won a solitary game out of their four clashes, SRH are placed seventh on the IPL 2026 points table. In their opening game, the Orange Army lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets. The Ishan Kishan-led side won the following game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. However, they come into this clash on the back of two back-to-back losses. With Cummins not expected to play any part in today’s clash, SRH’s bowling will have a tough task as they face the Royals.
Rajasthan Royals are riding high on the success of their young opening pair. The incredible success of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order has meant that Dhruv Jurel has gone unnoticed. Meanwhile, Ravi Bishnoi, with nine wickets in four games lead the wicket-taking charts for the team. The bowling attack also features the likes of Jofra Archer, Nandre Bruger, Ravindra Jadeja, and Tushar Deshpande. Riyan Parag, who has not had the best of form with the bat in hand, has been praised for his captaincy leading the Royals to four wins from four games.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C and wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, David Payne, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala
Sakib Hussain, on debut, has picked up the prized wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The right-arm pacer dismissed Jaiswal on the fourth ball of the second over. The Rajasthan Royals have won each of their first four games have now lost four wickets with only four runs on the board.
Praful Hinge is having a dream debut to say the least. The right-arm pacer bowling his first over has got three wickets. He dismissed the 15-year-old prodigy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for a golden duck. Hinge then got the better of Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorious for two-ball ducks.
14 runs came off the final over as Salil Arora smashed a six on the final ball of the first innings. Aniket Verma struck a four on the first ball before being run out in the over.
Jofra Archer ended his spell with a wicket. The right-arm pacer dismissed Nitish Kumar Reddy on the third ball of the over. He was hit for a six, but only eight runs came off the over as Archer ended his night with figures of 4-0-37-2.
Nitish Kumar Reddy is lighting up the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The Indian all-rounder struck a four and three sixes in the 18th over from Sandeep Sharma. The right-arm pacer gave 52 runs in his four overs, with the final over costing 24.
Nandre Burger bowled out his quota of four overs with an economical over. The left-arm pacer, despite being wicketless, performed exceptionally, giving away only 31 runs in his four overs. In his final over he was hit for a four by Salil Arora but nailed three yorkers in a row to end the over.
Tushar Deshpande’s decision to bowl wide of off to Heinrich Klaasen has worked in his favour. The right-arm pacer bowled a couple of wide yorkers. He was hit for a six on the third ball of the over by Nitish Kumar Reddy. However, with Klaasen back on the strike, he decided to go wide again and dismissed the South African on the fifth ball.
Nandre Burger, despite being hit for a six by Heinrich Klaasen in the 15th over, gave only nine runs in the over. Given how Ishan Kishan was going while he was at the crease, it is a good over from the Rajasthan Royals.
Finally, Sandeep Sharma has bounced back after an expensive start to his spell. The right-arm pacer dismissed Ishan Kishan on the second ball as the SRH skipper fell short of his century by nine runs. Only five runs came off the over as RR now breathe a sigh of relief.
Jofra Archer returned to bowl his third over as Riyan Parag looked for wickets. However, the English pacer could not make an impact. He was hit for a four by Heinrich Klaasen on the first ball of the over before Ishan Kishan struck three fours on the trot to end the 13th over.
The Rajasthan Royals are unable to stop the flow of runs. Their leading wicket-taker, Ravi Bishnoi, too has been expensive. Heinrich Klaasen struck a six in the 12th over.
Tushar Deshpande continued to be expensive. The right-arm pacer went for 21 runs in the 11th over. Ishan Kishan struck three fours and a six. SRH have scored 48 runs in the last three overs.
Ishan Kishan got to his fifty in some style. The SRH skipper struck a six on the fifth ball of the 10th over to reach the milestone in 30 balls. Meanwhile, Heinrich Klaasen too struck a six in the over from Ravi Bishnoi.
Sandeep Sharma continued to be expensive. The pacer, after giving 12 runs in his opening over in the power play returned to bowl the ninth over. He went for 11 runs with Ishan Kishan hitting a six on the third ball of the over.
Ravi Bishnoi came into the attack in the eighth over and followed Riyan Parag’s over strongly. The spinner gave only six singles in the over as SRH find themselves under some pressure.
Riyan Parag decided to bowl himself right after the fielding restrictions were lifted. With two left-handers at the crease, Parag’s match-up worked in his favour as he dismissed Travis Head. Only five runs came off the over as RR picks up second wicket.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have ended the power play on a strong note. The Orange Army scored 11 runs in the sixth over. Ishan Kishan, with 35 runs off 20 balls, leads the way.
It was yet another big over for the hosts. Ishan Kishan struck a six on the fourth ball of the fifth over as Sandeep Sharma came into the attack. 12 runs came off the over as SRH aims to end the power play on a high note.
The runs are now flowing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Travis Head struck a four on the first ball of the fourth over. Ishan Kishan too struck a six on the third ball as 12 runs came off Burger’s over.
Finally, the batters from SRH are showing some intent. The Orange Army captain, Ishan Kishan hit a four and a six in a 10-run over from Jofra Archer.
Both RR pacers have started strongly against SRH. After Jofra Archer’s wicket in the first over, Nandre Burger followed it up with a solid over. The left-arm pacer was hit for a boundary by Travis Head but managed to bowl five dots in the record of the over.
Jofra Archer was right on the money from the first ball itself. The English pacer, for the first time in T20s, dismissed Abhishek Sharma. It was a short delivery, which Abhishek slashed at and was caught at third man by Ravi Bishnoi. The left-handed batter recorded his first golden duck in IPL.
As expected, it is Jofra Archer who has the new ball in his hand. Abhishek Sharma is taking the strike, boasting a strong record against the English pacer.
Jofra Archer has managed to dismiss Travis Head twice in 28 balls in T20s. As the English pacer takes the new ball, he would have his eyes set on adding yet another wicket to his tally.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C and wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag (C), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The pitch report from Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium suggests that once again, it could be a run-fest. The surface is a batting-friendly pitch. The square boundaries are pretty short with one side being only 63 metres in length.
The good news for cricket fans is that there is no rain expected at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. However, at the same time, the players would be affected by the extreme heat in the city.
The toss in the SRH vs RR clash is only 20 minutes away. The flip of the coin could play a huge role as another flat track is expected at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first and chase in the second innings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C and wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga/Brydon Carse
Impact Player: Praful Hinge
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi
Impact Player: Brijesh Sharma
Abhishek Sharma will face Jofra Archer with the new ball tonight. In six innings where the two have faced each other, the English pacer is yet to dismiss him. Meanwhile, Abhishek has a strike rate of 182.35 against Jofra in T20s. The result of this match-up could have a huge impact on the result of the SRH vs RR clash.
Sunrisers Hyderabad dominates the rivalry against the Rajasthan Royals with 12 wins in 21 games. Before 2024, the head-to-head record between the two teams was neck-to-neck, however, SRH has managed to win three matches on the bounce against RR tilting the record on their side.
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