Match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Wednesday, May 27 at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
IPL 2016 champions SRH finished third on the points table with nine wins and five losses from 14 matches. While both GT and RCB also had the same win-loss record, their net run rate was higher than SRH+0.524. So now they will play eliminator.
RR, on the other hand, qualified for the playoffs after their win over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. They won eight of their 14 league stage matches to book their place in the playoffs. Both the teams have faced each other twice this season, with SRH claiming victory in both the matches.
SRH vs RR: Match Details
| match | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, eliminatoripl 2026 |
| Date and Time (IST) | Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 pm |
| venue |
Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
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| Broadcasting and Live Streaming | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App and Website) |
SRH vs RR Head to Head Record
| matches played | 23 |
| SRH won | 14 |
| RR won | 09 |
| tie/nr | 00 |
| stability for the first time | April 27, 2013 (RR Vijay) |
| Latest fixtures | April 25, 2026 (SRH win) |
Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur: Pitch Report
The venue has hosted four matches in IPL 2026 and all of them were very high-scoring encounters. Out of eight innings, the batting teams crossed the 200-plus mark six times, indicating the batting-friendly nature of the deck. Teams will want to chase for this very reason.
SRH vs RR: Predicted Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag(C), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Berger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma
impact player:Ravindra Jadeja
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain.
impact player: travis head
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