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Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Both teams will enter this match with strong form and clear momentum in the points table.
RR hold the 2nd spot with 5 wins from 7 matches and a net run rate of 0.790. SRH are close at 4th place with 4 wins and 3 losses, but with a slightly better net run rate of 0.820.
SRH will come into this game on the back of 3 straight wins. RR returned to winning ways after beating LSG, following two consecutive losses.
Head-to-head numbers strongly favour SRH, as they have won all of the last 5 meetings against RR. 4 of those wins have come while defending totals, and SRH will also carry confidence from their earlier win this season.
Heinrich Klaasen has scored 320 runs in 7 matches and has consistently delivered impactful innings in the middle order, making him a strong pick to cross this mark.
The betting tip is...
Heinrich Klaasen - Over 25.5 runs
69 %
31 %
Rajasthan RoyalsSunrisers HyderabadYashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had formed a strong opening pair and provided quick starts in the power play. Sooryavanshi had impressed with a 39 off 14 against Mumbai and showed consistent form across formats with scores of 39 off 14, 31 off 18, 52 off 17, 175 off 80, 68 off 33, 30 off 22, 52 off 30, 0 off 1, 46 off 28 and 8 off 11 in his last 10 innings. He had also become the fastest to 500 IPL runs in the previous match against LSG. Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi had scored two fifties each this season.
Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel had added stability in the middle overs. Shimron Hetmyer and Parag had struggled for consistency, and both had scored in the 20s in the last match when the top order had failed.
The bowling unit had delivered solid performances. Jofra Archer had picked up 9 wickets, while Nandre Burger had taken 8 wickets. Ravi Bishnoi had led the spin attack with 9 wickets in 6 matches. Sandeep Sharma had provided variation but conceded runs at times. Ravindra Jadeja had maintained control with his pace variations.
Archer, Burger and Bishnoi are the key bowlers.
Predicted Lineup: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.
Abhishek Sharma scored 135* off 68 in the last match. He has 333 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate above 225. Travis Head had struggled for consistency and managed 180 runs in 7 games.
Ishan Kishan scored 91 against RR earlier this season and had 238 runs at a strike rate close to 200. Abhishek and Heinrich Klaasen lead the Orange Cap race. Klaasen has anchored the middle order with 320 runs in 7 matches, including 3 half-centuries.
Eshan Malinga leads the bowling attack with 12 wickets and figures of 4/32 in the last match. Praful Hinge had impressed with 3 wickets in his first over on debut against RR, while Harsh Dubey picked up 3/12 in the last match.
Abhishek, Klaasen and Malinga are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c, wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.
SRH will start as favourites in this match based on form and batting depth. Their top order has been consistent, with multiple batters crossing 200 runs this season. Abhishek Sharma has been in explosive form, while Heinrich Klaasen has remained the most reliable batter in the middle overs.
RR depend heavily on their openers as their middle order has shown inconsistency. If SRH get a solid start, their middle order will build on it and post a strong total. With Klaasenβs current form and role, he is expected to play another impactful innings.
