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In the IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rajasthan Royals (RR) have reached the score of 136 runs for the loss of one wicket in 10 overs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Having been put to bat first, RR`s swashbuckling opening batsman, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, missed his well-deserved century by just three runs. Facing just 29 balls, he smashed 97 runs, laced with five boundaries and 12 maximums.
Fellow opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel are unbeaten at the crease.
Hyderabad`s Pragul Hinge managed to pick up one wicket. Skipper Pat Cummins, Eshan Malinga, and Sakib Hussain are yet to claim any wickets.
Earlier, SRH`s skipper Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rajasthan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
The Sunrisers will enter the clash with one change, where Praful Hinge will come in place of Harshal Patel.
After winning the toss, SRH`s skipper Cummins said, “We are going to have a bowl first. (Does having played finals before help?) I`m not sure really. I think maybe if you`ve played a few, you feel a bit more relaxed about it. But yeah, I think the most important thing is you are coming off having played really good cricket, which our guys are doing. (Your message to the bowlers?) We like to keep it pretty simple. There might be one or two guys or moments where we feel like we need to have a good plan for, but outside of that, we just want to lean into guys` strengths. (Any changes?) Hinge comes back in. (Have you thought about batting first?) Yes, I don`t think we`re that bothered, to be honest. We`ve won plenty of games batting first. Here seems to be a good chasing venue. Honestly, [if] we had lost the toss it wouldn`t have mattered too much. But yeah, we`ll have a crack first with the ball”.
On the other hand, the Royals have also made one change. Shubham Dubey will make way for Ravindra Jadeja.
IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Confirmed Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Ravichandran Smaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (C), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja.
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