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Toss Winner - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs
Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head vs Vaibhav Suryavanshi & Yashaswi Jaiswal - Who will win the battle of the Leftists?
We predict that the Rajasthan Royals will defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad!
| Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 28.8°C|Clear |
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The runs will flow, and the bowlers will get hurt when the two most explosive batting units collide at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on 13th April from 7:30 pm onwards. Table toppers, the Rajasthan Royals, will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the battle of the left-handers.
SRH is having a difficult season. They are sixth in the points table with just 1 win. They have scored 200 runs thrice but have managed to win just 1 of those 3. All their losses have come while defending the target. The bowling unit has a lot to improve. They have picked up just 50% of the available 40 wickets in 4 games.
The Rajasthan Royals are having a dream start. They are one of the only two unbetaen teams in the IPL 2026. With 4 wins in 4 games, they are at the top with 8 points. Except for the close encounter against the Gujarat Titans, where they won by just 6 runs, the Rajasthan Royals have beaten the other teams - CSK (by 8 wickets), Mumbai Indians (by 27 runs), and the defending champions RCB (by 6 wickets, comfortably.
RR have an unwanted record against SRH in recent games. They have been beaten by the SRH team on all 4 occasions. In the last season, SRH scored 286 runs against RR. Ishan Kishan scored an unbeaten 106 off 47. All SRH batters had a strike rate of over 200 in that game. In return, Sanju Samson’s 66 & Dhruv Jurel’s 70 were not enough for RR, as they lost the game by 44 runs. Abhishek Sharma and Harshal Patel were the only two bowlers who had an economy of less than 10 in the carnage.
It will be tough for Rajasthan to keep its first position intact.
SRH
223/4 in 18.5 11.84
219/6 in 20.0 10.95
156/9 in 20.0 7.8
160/5 in 19.5 8.07
161/10 in 16.0 10.06
226/8 in 20.0 11.3
203/4 in 15.4 12.96
201/9 in 20.0 10.05
278/3 in 20.0 13.9
168/10 in 18.4 9
RR
202/4 in 18.0 11.22
201/8 in 20.0 10.05
150/3 in 11.0 13.64
123/9 in 11.0 11.18
128/2 in 12.1 10.52
127/10 in 19.4 6.46
187/8 in 20.0 9.35
188/4 in 17.1 10.95
214/2 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 wickets
217/6 in 20.0
131/8 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Rajasthan Royals won by 72 runs
203/5 in 20.0
SRH has suffered yet another defeat in the last game while defending a 200-plus score. Scored 100-plus runs in the power play yet lost the game by 6 wickets. Abhishek Sharma will open the innings with Travis Head. Sharma scored 74 off 28 balls in the last game with 5 fours and 8 sixes. He has 129 runs at a strike rate of 218.64 in 4 games. Travis Head is yet to explode in this season. He has 102 runs at a strike rate of 167.21.
Ishaan Kishan started the season with 80 runs. Since then, he has had just 42 runs in the next three games. Henrich Klassen will be the batter to watch out for. Klassen is the second leading run-scorer with 184 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy has scored 96 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 150.
The bowling department has been poor for SRH this season. Harsh Dubey is their leading wicket-taker with 5 wickets. Shivang Kunar and Jaidev Undkat have 4 wickets each. They are leaking the runs at an economy of more than 8 per over.
Key Players: Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma
Heinrich Klaasen: Total Runs Over 24.5 @ 1.85
Heinrich Klaasen is the only SRH batter to have crossed 30 in every match he has played in IPL 2026. He has amassed 184 runs in four matches including two scores above fifty, and his record at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is remarkable, averaging 56.33 at this venue across 19 matches.
Total Fours Over 17.5 @ 1.95
Sunrisers Hyderabad average around 16 fours per match this season and have cleared the 17-fours line in three of their four matches. The last time they played against the Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, they smashed a total of 33 fours across the full innings. On their home ground against a bowling attack that has been inconsistent, another big boundary-hitting performance is expected.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c) (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga
Salil Arora, Ishan Kishan, Aniket Verma , Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Praful Prakash Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Looking at the way RR beat the defending champions RCB in the last game, they are undoubtedly the favorites against SRH. They made the target of 202 look like 100. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 with 8 fours and 7 sixes) & Dhruuv Jurel (81* off 43 with 8 fours and 3 sixes) rattled the RCB bowling attack while adding 108 runs for the second wicket in 6.1 overs.
Sooryavanshi will open the innings with Jaiswal. Sorryavanshi has scored 52, 31, 39, and 78 in four games. He is the leading run-scorer of the season with 200 runs at a strike rate of 266.66 with 18 sixes and 18 fours. He will be the batter to watch out for. Jaiswal scored just 13 in the last game. He has 183 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 163.39. He has 189 runs in the last 5 games against SRH at a strike rate of 155.
Dhruv Jurel has cemented his place at number three. Jurel scored unbetaen 81 against RCB with 8 fours and 3 sixes. He has 176 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 181.44. Against SRH, he has 2 half-centuries in the last two outings at a strike rate of 180. Excluding these three, the RR batting lineup hasn’t been tested yet. Skipper Riyaan Parag has 45 runs in 4 games. Hetmyer has 24, and Jadeja has 31 in 2 innings. If SRH breaks the top three, RR will find it difficult to keep the unbeaten streak alive.
Ravi Bishnoi will lead the bowling attack with Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, and Sandeep Sharma. Bishnoi is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 9 wickets in 4 games. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Archer and Burger have 5 wickets each with a collective economy of 8.61. Sandeep Sharma has 4 wickets, but he is giving more than 10 runs per over. Ravindra Jadeja and Brijesh Sharma have 3 wickets each, with the latter being the most economical bowler among the squad (7.71).
Key Players: Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravi Bishnoi
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Total Sixes Over 1.5 @ 2.75
Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit ten sixes in four matches this season, averaging 2.5 per match and clearing the 1.5 sixes line in three of four appearances. Against an SRH bowling attack that has struggled for consistency this season, Jaiswal has the license and the ability to go over the top early in his innings.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Total Fours Over 2.5 @ 1.80
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a boundary-hitting machine and one of the most dangerous openers in IPL 2026. In four matches this season he has struck 18 fours, averaging 4.5 boundaries per match and comfortably clearing this line in every appearance. The short boundaries at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium suit his aggressive style, and with conditions favouring batting from the first over, another boundary feast is expected.
Total Fours Over 16.5 @ 1.90
In every match this season where the Royals have batted a minimum of 16 overs, they have hit over 16.5 fours, and overall they are averaging 15 fours per match. They are a strong boundary-hitting side and we back them to clear the 16.5 line with ease against an SRH bowling attack that has been in poor form throughout this season.
Total Sixes Over 10.5 @ 1.90
Rajasthan Royals are averaging over 10 sixes per match this season and are among the top three teams for the most sixes hit so far in the tournament. The last time they played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the Royals smashed a total of 16 sixes in a single innings. With their explosive top order and the short boundaries at this ground, clearing the 10.5 sixes line is strongly supported.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma. Sub - Viabhav Sooryavanshi
Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan dre Pretorius, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger
The weather in Hyderabad is expected to be sunny and hot on match day, with temperatures ranging from 26 to 38 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
High Turn
The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on 13th April from 7:30 pm onwards. The average first innings score is 230, 44 more than the second innings. 297 is the highest total registered on this ground in a T20I by India against Bangladesh. Last season, SRH had won just 2 out of the 5 games here.
Total Match Sixes Over 20.5 @ 1.80
Rajasthan Royals are averaging 10 sixes per match this season, while Sunrisers Hyderabad are averaging 10.25. Both teams boast power-packed batting lineups and thrive on dominating opposition bowlers with the long ball. The last time these two teams played at Hyderabad, a total of 30 sixes were hit. Expect another high six-hitting contest well over the 20.5 line.
Total Fours in the Match Over 33.5 @ 1.90
The last time these two teams met at this venue, a total of 52 fours were hit. The Royals are averaging 14.75 fours per match this season, while SRH are averaging 16.25, making the over 33.5 a well-supported combined total for today's fixture.
Sunrisers Hyderabad to win the coin toss @ 1.90
We back the Sunrisers Hyderabad to win the coin toss in today's match against the Rajasthan Royals.
It is a batting-friendly pitch. In the last 12 IPL games played here, the teams have chased the targets on 8 occasions. Between these two, all three games have been defended (SRH -2 & RR -1). The team winning the toss would bowl first.
Both teams are known for their explosive starts. This time, RR has performed a little better than SRH. Their top three (Sooryavanshi, Jaiswal, and Jurel) have scored 559 runs at a strike rate of 196. The trio has 2 half-centuries each and has hit 54 fours & 36 sixes. Though their middle order is not tested, the top order has made sure that the team comes out with a win.
On the other hand, the SRH trio is yet to explode to their full potential. They have scored 353 runs with 37 fours and 23 sixes. The only positive for them is that Klassen & Reddy are hitting well in the middle with a strike rate of 145. SRH bowlers have taken just 50% of the wickets in 4 innings, as compared to RR bowlers who have picked up 80% of the available wickets.
We predict that the Rajasthan Royals will defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad!
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