A struggling SunRisers Hyderabad will face a high-flying Rajasthan Royals in Match 21 of IPL 2026 on April 13, Monday as the former look to find form to resurrect their campaign.
Despite returning to their home den of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the Orange Army still face a daunting task to stop the Royals, who are yet to lose a game this season.
SunRisers Hyderabad lost their opening game to reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) convincingly but bounced back with a handsome win over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens. Nevertheless, the 2016 champions have been left exposed both on the batting and bowling fronts in their defeats to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Punjab Kings. The defeat to the Punjab Kings will sting the most, given the SunRisers were on track to scoring 250 after the start they got. from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. The 220-run target was easily chased down by the Punjab Kings, with the SunRisers falling well short as Heinrich Klaasen struggled to find the required rhythm.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals are sitting pretty at the top of the points table and will back themselves to beat the SunRisers on current form. Their line-up also seems bereft of any apparent holes, with all the players looking well in form. It will also be only their second away game, having aced their first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
SunRisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals – probable XI
The SunRisers could try Brydon Carse in their line-up, given Eshan Malinga has been ineffective thus far. Liam Livingstone could also get a look-in as an impact player.
SunRisers Hyderabad XI:Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga/Brydon Carse.
Rajasthan Royals XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.
SunRisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals – Who will win 21st match of IPL 2026?
On current form, the Rajasthan Royals are overwhelming favourites to win it and should beat the SunRisers comfortably.