This evening Vaibhav Suryavanshi will again come out to create havoc, what is the mood of the pitch?
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals, who made his debut in the last season of the Indian Premier League, is going to take the field again this evening. Everyone is eager to see him bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Take a look at how the pitch will be in this match.
This evening Vaibhav Suryavanshi will again come out to create havoc, what is the mood of the pitch?
New Delhi. Rajasthan Royals, who are on top in the points table, will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second home match of the Indian Premier League 2026 today. Ishan Kishan’s team will play this match after a shameful defeat against Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. In that match, SRH had scored 219/6, but could not save it against Shreyas Iyer’s team. Whereas Rajasthan Royals had defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets in the last match. In that match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 78 runs in just 26 balls. Dhruv Jurel remained unbeaten after scoring 81 runs.
Apart from the batsmen of Rajasthan, their bowlers have also performed brilliantly. Their spinner Ravi Bishnoi is leading in the race for the Purple Cap. Joffra Archer is also among the top-10 bowlers who took the most wickets in this year’s IPL. The Royals will be excited to extend their winning streak to five matches on Monday and secure a place in the playoffs.
SRH vs RR head to head
Total matches: 21
Hyderabad won: 12
Rajasthan won: 9
No results: 0
How will be the mood of Hyderabad pitch?
The 21st league match of IPL 2026 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. In the IPL 2026 match played on this ground, SRH had scored 156 runs in 20 overs. Which Lucknow Super Giants achieved before the last ball of the match. The pitch is considered a batsman’s paradise and a high-scoring match can be expected. In the last IPL match played here between SRH and RR, Sunrisers had scored 286 runs for 6 wickets. In reply, RR had scored 242 runs in 20 overs.
IPL records between SRH and RR
Highest score: Hyderabad team had scored 286/6 runs for 6 wickets in 2025.
Lowest Score: Rajasthan Royals team was reduced to just 102 runs in 2024.
Biggest wins (by runs): Rajasthan Royals won the match by 72 runs (target: 204).
Biggest wins (by wickets): Hyderabad won the 2018 match by 9 wickets (target: 126).
Most runs: Sanju Samson scored 764 runs in 20 matches for Rajasthan Royals.
Highest individual score: Jos Buttler scored 124 runs in 64 balls for RR on 2 May 2021 in Delhi.
Most sixes: Sanju Samson hit 34 sixes in 20 matches for RR.
Most wickets: Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 15 wickets in 14 matches for SRH.
Best bowling: James Faulkner took 5 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs for RR on 17 May 2013 in Hyderabad.
Most matches: Sanju Samson played 20 matches for Rajasthan Royals.
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