SunRisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will look to keep their winning run going in IPL 2026 as the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur gears up to host its first game of the season.
The biggest news ahead of the fixture is Pat Cummins’ comeback as the Aussie speedster was cleared by Cricket Australia to return to action and is set to take the captaincy reins from Ishan Kishan. While the SunRisers have strung three consecutive victories, the Royals also returned to winning ways with an outstanding bowling display against the Lucknow Super Giants.
RR vs SRH Winner Prediction: Match 36 Details, IPL 2026
| Match | Rajasthan Royals vs SunRisers Hyderabad, Match 36 |
| Series | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar and Star Sports Network |
RR vs SRH, IPL 2026: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, pitch report
It’s worth noting that the average first-innings scores in IPL 2025 in Jaipur was 198, making it a batting-friendly venue. The temperature will fall to 30 degrees in the evening after being fairly high in the afternoon. With the match being the first in Jaipur for the season, the captain winning the toss may likely want to chase.
RR vs SRH Toss Prediction: Who Will Win Today's IPL 2026 Match Toss Between Rajasthan Royals And SunRisers Hyderabad?
- Toss Winner Prediction:Rajasthan Royals.
Decision:The captain winning the toss is likely tobowl first.
- Reasoning: As mentioned above, dew due to relatively low temperatures could prove to be a decisive factor, forcing the captain, who wins the toss to chase.
RR vs SRH Winner Prediction IPL 2026: Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Yash Raj Punja, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande).
SunRisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey/Pat Cummins (c), Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga. (Impact subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka).
RR vs SRH Winner Prediction: Who Will Win Today's IPL 2026 Match Between Rajasthan Royals And SunRisers Hyderabad?
With Rajasthan Royals’ bowling proving to be one of the best in the season and SunRisers’ batting unit amongst the destructive, it should be the home side’s bowling unit against the opposition’s batting. Due to the Royals’ flimsy middle-order, SunRisers hold an edge and are predicted to emerge victorious.