Today’s match between SRH and RR will be a test of powerplay batting and middle order. The Hade-Abhishek pair is in great form, while RR’s young opening pair is also making waves. A high scoring match is expected on the Hyderabad pitch. Know the condition of the pitch and weather before the match.
SRH vs RR Match Preview: In the 21st match of IPL 2026, today on Monday, April 13, there will be a tough competition between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals. While Hyderabad has a dangerous opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, Rajasthan has a storm of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. In such a situation, this match to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is expected to be very exciting.
SRH vs RR: Head-Abhishek vs Jaiswal-Suryavanshi
The toss of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match will take place at 7 pm. At the same time, the match will start at 7:30. For Rajasthan, 24-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal and 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi are in great form and making a big impact. At the same time, the top order of Sunrisers Hyderabad is still dangerous. Recently, in the match against Punjab Kings, the ‘Head-Abhishek’ duo scored 100+ runs for the third time in the powerplay. But after this the middle order of the team faltered. The batsmen had trouble playing big shots on the slow pitch. After scoring 120/2 in the first 8 overs, the team scored just 99 runs in the next 12 overs and lost 4 wickets.
RR’s bowling: Archer’s speed and Bishnoi’s spin.
Now SRH batsmen will have to face the strong bowling attack of RR. Joffra Archer can trouble the batsmen with his fast pace. Ravi Bishnoi is the Purple Cap holder this season and his spin can prove fatal. SRH’s bowling is also under pressure. This season he got three chances to defend 200+ scores, but he was successful only once.
Keep an eye on team combination and playing XI
An interesting change was seen in the SRH team. Ishan Kishan had already announced the debut of fast bowler Prafulla Hinge, but later after seeing the pitch, he was not included in the team. Now Hinge may get a chance on the fast pitch of Hyderabad. Apart from this, the middle order can be strengthened by including Livingston. At the same time, RR team looks balanced. Brijesh Sharma impressed in the last match with 2 wickets for 37 runs and is likely to remain in the playing XI.
SRH vs RR: Pitch report and weather updates
The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad is considered favorable for batsmen. This match will be played on pitch number 3, which is flat and has mixed soil. The temperature in Hyderabad will be around 30°C in the evening, but due to humidity the heat will be felt more.
RR vs SRH: Head-to-head
There have been a total of 21 IPL matches between the two teams so far, out of which 12 have been won by Hyderabad and 9 by Rajasthan. At the same time, a total of 6 matches were played between the two teams in Hyderabad. Of these, 5 have been won by Hyderabad and 1 by Rajasthan. Rajasthan’s last win against Hyderabad was in the 2023 season. After this 4 matches were played and all were won by Hyderabad.
RR ahead in points table, SRH behind
RR is currently on top of the points table, while SRH is in sixth place. The main reason for this is the performance of the middle order of both the teams. SRH will hope that home conditions will help their players perform better.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Probable Playing XI)
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (captain/wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma/Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, Praful Hinge.
Rajasthan Royals (Probable XI)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.