Pat Cummins is available again for SRH and will take over the captaincy from stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan ahead of the clash with RR in Jaipur. SRH have a 5-0 winning streak over RR in the IPL since the 2023 season. RR are currently in the playoff zone and this is their first home game in Jaipur this season.
Toss & Conditions
At the Sawai Man Singh Stadium last season, the average first-innings score was 198, one of the highest among IPL venues in 2025. Chasing sides won four of seven matches, and the big square boundaries create a specific challenge when facing spinners.
Head-to-Head
SRH have won the last three head-to-head matches vs RR (by 57 runs on 2026-04-13, 44 runs on 2025-03-23, and 36 runs on 2024-05-24).
Rajasthan Royals
RR are #3 on 10 points (5W-2L) in the IPL regular season and are currently in the playoff zone. In their last three matches, RR beat LSG by 40 runs, lost to KKR by 4 wickets, and lost to SRH by 57 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH are #4 on 8 points (4W-3L) in the IPL regular season and are currently in the playoff zone. SRH have won their last three matches, beating DC by 47 runs, CSK by 10 runs, and RR by 57 runs.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Pat Cummins is available again for SRH and will take over the captaincy from Ishan Kishan.
- SRH have a 5-0 winning streak over RR in the IPL since the 2023 season.
- SRH have batted first in all seven games this season and have a 1-2 record in away games.
- Jofra Archer has dismissed Abhishek Sharma once in seven innings; Abhishek has scored 62 runs in 35 balls off Archer at a strike rate of 177.14.
- After seven games in IPL 2026, Heinrich Klaasen has scored 320 runs and is No. 2 on the Orange Cap list, behind only Abhishek.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key Stats are tied 4-4, with SRH leading on NRR (+0.82 vs +0.79), Elo (1540 vs 1527), last-3 winrate (100% vs 33%), and last-3 H2H (3/3 vs 0/3), while RR lead on points (10 vs 8) and powerplay/middle/death economy (7.9/8.3/8.7 vs 9.0/8.7/9.6). Models are split: ML favors RR 57%, but AI 1/AI 2/Math favor SRH (54%/56%/52%), with model average RR 49% vs SRH 51%. Bookmakers price RR 49% (1.92) vs SRH 51% (1.89), and the decisive factors in the data are SRH’s 3-0 edge in the last three H2Hs and SRH’s 3-0 record in their last three matches.









