SRH Vs RR Highlights, IPL 2026: Sakib, Praful Star As SunRisers Hyderabad Beat Rajasthan Royals By 57 Runs

Good evening, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the IPL 2026 match between SRH vs RR at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and playing XIs as they are revealed.

• Fixture: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals

• Series: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026

• Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

• Date: Monday, April 14, 2026

• Time: 7:30 PM IST

With summers in India, Hyderabad will be pretty hot right now and the temperature will be around the 30 degrees Celsius. The high humidity will make it feel like much more than that though.

Surprisingly, SunRisers Hyderabad lead the H2H record with 12 wins to Rajasthan Royals' 9.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c)(wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferriera, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma

We are 30 minutes away from the toss with SunRisers Hyderabad going head-to-head against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 clash.

Based on current form and team balance, Rajasthan Royals head into this clash as slight favorites. As per prediction models, RR hold a 54% chance of winning, while Sunrisers Hyderabad stand at 46%, indicating a close contest despite the difference in momentum.

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RR captain Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande

Ishan Kishan: We’ve got two changes from the last game, Hinge coming in. I think I’ve been doing this for a long time. I was a leader in Under-19 India, I’ve been doing it for my state team, and I think it makes you more aware of the situation, more focused on the game. You look to do more for your team because it’s never about individual performance, it’s always about teamwork. So we have done it, and I think we’re doing it in a very good manner. I think obviously it makes a difference when you’re the captain of the team and you’ve been doing well. It shows a lot of maturity, that a player has a certain amount of growth in him now. So it did help me a bit in the last few years when I’ve been a leader of my side and done well for the team. It made me come back to the Indian side. So what else can you ask for?

Riyan Parag: We’ll be bowling first. A new wicket for us, first time it’s been used this season as well. So hopefully there’s a little bit of stickiness at the start. We’ve chased down a lot of totals here. We fell short in 2024, so hopefully not the case this time. We’ve got two changes. Brijesh steps out and Tushar Deshpande comes in. Hetty gets a rest and Pretorius makes his debut. It’s been a journey. I was under (Sanju Samson) Bhaiya for the longest time, and then Sanga did really well in improving me with all the decisions and involved me in all the tactical and strategic meetings. Now I think I’ve taken the onus up. Had to make a lot of tough calls, but happy to be here.

Wow! Action gets underway and we have a wicket off the first ball. Abhishek Sharma gets out for a golden duck as Jofra Archer strikes to send the Indian batter for an early shower.

Ishan Kishan has arrived to the crease and the SRH captain will need to get things going after the first-ball duck for Abhishek Sharma. Travis Head has not been his usual self this IPL 2026, but tonight is when the SRH fans will hope their players come to the party.

SRH: 16/1 (3 Overs)

Rajasthan Royals are under the pump in Hyderabad. Travis Head and Ishan Kishan are taking the attack to the opponents with some superb piece of counter-attacking display. SRH have crossed 50 and will be looking to add more to the total.

SRH: 51/1 (6 Overs)

Travis Head was sent back to the pavilion by Riyan Parag as RR clawed their way back in the contest. Superb this from RR, who are looking so mature and clever in these situations. All now on Kishan's shoulders.

SRH: 73/2 (9 Overs)

Ishan Kishan is in the mood tonight. The India batter blasted 21 runs off Tushar Deshpande's over as they look to get to a big total tonight. SRH have crossed 100 runs in the 10th over and the way Kishan is going, 200 isn't far off.

SRH: 110/2 (11 Overs)

Ishan Kishan is playing a blinder of a knock tonight. The SRH captain has hit a hat-trick of fours off Jofra Archer and it seems the RR players are looking frustrated out there. Archer was not pleased with the fielding after they allowed the ball to cross the boundary rope. Kishan in the 90s.

SRH: 140/2 (13 Overs)

Ishan Kishan's entertaining knock finally came to an end as he was caught and bowled off Sandeep Sharma. The pacer almost made a meal of it as he collided with Dhruv Jurel but manages to hold on to the catch. Superb knock of 91 comes to an end as HYD gives a standing ovation to Kishan.

SRH: 145/3 (14 Overs)

Heinrich Klaasen falls on 40 as RR come roaring back in the contest. When Kishan and Klaasen were batting, it seem the hosts will get towards 200 or even more. But few wickets and Rajasthan Royals have have made things interesting.

SRH: 162/4 (16 Overs)

Nitish Kumar Reddy has slammed 24-runs off Sandeep Sharma's over with SRH eyeing 200-plus in the final few overs Nitish Reddy has reached yet another half-century and the all-rounder looks to end the innings on a high

SRH: 194/4 (18 Overs)

SRH have posted 216 in 20 overs and it's all down to Ishan Kishan's blistering knock as well as Klaasen's valiant 40 after losing their star batter, Abhishek Sharma on the first delivery. RR are favourites given their recent batting exploits.

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Wow! Three wickets in the first over for Nagpur, Vidarbha's Praful Hinge. The 24-year-old sends back Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in the first over to put SRH on the money.

RR: 1/3 (1 Over)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

What do we have here in Hyderabad? RR are reduced to 4/4 with Yashasvi Jaiswal latest to depart. The free-flowing Royals have been jolted badly by SRH bowlers on debut. Big ask for Parag and Jadeja.

RR: 4/4 (2 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Donovan Ferreira has whacked few fours and a six off Praful Hinge's over. RR will have to bat out of their senses if they are to successfully chase down this target of 217. SRH are well on top tonight.

RR: 32/5 (5 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Donovan Ferreira-Ravindra Jadeja have stood firm after the early collapse and building a late comeback in the game. SRH are still on top in this match and will need something remarkable from either of the two, to take them towards the finishing line.

RR: 51/5 (7 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Donovan Ferreira-Ravindra Jadeja have formed a fifty-run stand and batting with a positive mindset. However, it's still a steep chase and SRH know a wicket or two, hands the intitiative in their favour.

RR: 62/5 (9 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Donovan Ferreira-Ravindra Jadeja are inching towards a 100-run stand and what a partnership this has been between these two. RR were done and dusted at 21/5 but these two have built ball-by-ball and taken the game to the SRH bowlers.

RR: 97/5 (12 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

Just when the momentum was building, SRH have plucked the vital wicket of Donovan Ferreira and it seems that's game, set and match. The important wicket of the South African who was looking dangerous at the crease.

RR: 127/6 (15 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

What a performance tonight from the SRH bowlers! Praful and Sakib have been superb with the ball as the duo shared four wickets each. SRH are one wicket away from win.

RR: 140/9 (17 Overs)

SRH: 216/6 (20 Overs)

All Out! Rajasthan Royals have been bundled over for 159, handing a 57-run victory to SunRisers Hyderabad. Superb victory for the hosts, after losing their openers quite cheaply. Ishan Kishan's knock doubled that with the bowling from Praful and Sakib, have handed SunRisers this fantastic victory.

Not a lot of time to process emotions, to be honest. We lost back-to-back wickets, credit to the way they bowled. There were probably a few miscalculations from our side as well, but we will just take this as a blip and not think about it too much. It was actually pretty good. I felt bowling second might have been better, probably because we lost wickets early. It was a little sticky with the new ball while it had shine. Once the shine wore off, it slowed down a bit. In hindsight, we could have bowled second, but there are a lot of things we could have done better. I haven’t seen them a lot in domestic cricket. I think I played Sakib once, Bihar versus Assam. But they bowled beautifully. Considering the pressure of the home crowd supporting them and chanting their names, the way they bowled in the first four or five overs was really impressive. I felt we started really well. There were probably a few small things we could have done differently. As for Jaddu bhai, it was a split-second decision. Ishan Kishan was batting really well, so I didn’t want to take that risk. I trusted Bishnoi with those overs. But I felt they were about 30 runs over par, considering how the wicket was playing. From a batting perspective, being five wickets down for nine runs and still getting to 160 says a lot about the depth in our batting. There are definitely positives to take, it could have been a lot worse, and we had a strong partnership in there as well. Like I said, it’s just a blip. We move on to Kolkata and look to do better.

Thank you so much. Every player hopes for a debut like this, so it feels really good. I’m very happy. The bowling coach informed me a day before the game that I would be playing. From then on, my focus was simply on performing well. Mentally, I prepared myself to give my best. (how has Varun Aaron helped him?) Varun bhai has been working with me for the past four years. Whatever improvement you see in my bowling is because of him. I give him full credit. (taking wickets on debut) It felt amazing, sir. To have such a performance in my debut match is very special.

Definitely very happy with this win, adding on to 2 points in the ball, so I just felt happy because you know what we were looking for from the bowlers to just come here, play freely, execute their plans and I think we did that today and credit goes to all the bowlers hopefully. (on giving the debutants a go tonight) No, I think you also have to look how hungry your young bowlers are, how motivated they feel and you know how much they are hungry to play these games and I think they were working out throughout the season. They were working with fielding, our bowling coach Varun Aaron and they were just trying to give their best, talking to all the experienced players. So I think that was something we were looking for and we had to give them a chance when we are playing in our home ground. They especially did well in the practice matches as well, so I think this was the right move today. (were you 25 short with the bat?) I think looking at the batting unit and the form these guys are carrying because we have been scoring 200 plus runs in each and every game at least. So yeah, but still I think the way Abhishek plays, you know, sometimes he can get out, but our job is to, you know, take the game deep and play those triggering shots, but leave him freely because he's someone, if he gets going, you know, he just changes the game and gets you a total of 260 or 270. So we don't ask anything else from him. But still, yeah, he got out. I think he'll be motivated in the next game and he'll do. (not taking the gloves, reason?) I think, you know, as a captain, I felt, you know, there was some miscommunication going on. You know, sometimes your keeping time is not there. You're not able to communicate with your bowlers what the plans are. So it's better to be there, discuss with them what they're going to bowl so that we can feel, set the field accordingly. And that was the plan and I think it worked pretty well for us. (Is that the way going forward?) Hopefully, yes.

A great win for SRH tonight and a shocker of a performance from Royals. A good batting performance from the hosts with Ishan Kishan playing a vital one, whereas Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain make the headlines with a dream debut.