SRH vs RR Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

SRH vs RR Match Prediction & Analysis

The runs will flow, and the bowlers will get hurt when the two most explosive batting units collide at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on 13th April from 7:30 pm onwards. Table toppers, the Rajasthan Royals, will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the battle of the left-handers.

SRH is having a difficult season. They are sixth in the points table with just 1 win. They have scored 200 runs thrice but have managed to win just 1 of those 3. All their losses have come while defending the target. The bowling unit has a lot to improve. They have picked up just 50% of the available 40 wickets in 4 games.

The Rajasthan Royals are having a dream start. They are one of the only two unbetaen teams in the IPL 2026. With 4 wins in 4 games, they are at the top with 8 points. Except for the close encounter against the Gujarat Titans, where they won by just 6 runs, the Rajasthan Royals have beaten the other teams - CSK (by 8 wickets), Mumbai Indians (by 27 runs), and the defending champions RCB (by 6 wickets, comfortably.

RR have an unwanted record against SRH in recent games. They have been beaten by the SRH team on all 4 occasions. In the last season, SRH scored 286 runs against RR. Ishan Kishan scored an unbeaten 106 off 47. All SRH batters had a strike rate of over 200 in that game. In return, Sanju Samson’s 66 & Dhruv Jurel’s 70 were not enough for RR, as they lost the game by 44 runs. Abhishek Sharma and Harshal Patel were the only two bowlers who had an economy of less than 10 in the carnage.

It will be tough for Rajasthan to keep its first position intact.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SRH

L L W L W

PBKS

223/4 in 18.5 11.84

IPLT20

Punjab Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets 11 Apr 2026

SRH

219/6 in 20.0 10.95

SRH

156/9 in 20.0 7.8

IPLT20

Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets 05 Apr 2026

LSG

160/5 in 19.5 8.07

KKR

161/10 in 16.0 10.06

IPLT20

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs 02 Apr 2026

SRH

226/8 in 20.0 11.3

RCB

203/4 in 15.4 12.96

IPLT20

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets 28 Mar 2026

SRH

201/9 in 20.0 10.05

SRH

278/3 in 20.0 13.9

IPLT20

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 110 runs 25 May 2025

KKR

168/10 in 18.4 9

RR

W W W W W

RR

202/4 in 18.0 11.22

IPLT20

Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets 10 Apr 2026

RCB

201/8 in 20.0 10.05

RR

150/3 in 11.0 13.64

IPLT20

Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 27 runs 07 Apr 2026

MI

123/9 in 11.0 11.18

GT

204/8 in 20.0 10.2

IPLT20

Rajasthan Royals beat Gujarat Titans by 6 runs 04 Apr 2026

RR

210/6 in 20.0 10.5

RR

128/2 in 12.1 10.52

IPLT20

Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets 30 Mar 2026

CSK

127/10 in 19.4 6.46

CSK

187/8 in 20.0 9.35

IPLT20

Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets 20 May 2025

RR

188/4 in 17.1 10.95

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview

SRH has suffered yet another defeat in the last game while defending a 200-plus score. Scored 100-plus runs in the power play yet lost the game by 6 wickets. Abhishek Sharma will open the innings with Travis Head. Sharma scored 74 off 28 balls in the last game with 5 fours and 8 sixes. He has 129 runs at a strike rate of 218.64 in 4 games. Travis Head is yet to explode in this season. He has 102 runs at a strike rate of 167.21.

Ishaan Kishan started the season with 80 runs. Since then, he has had just 42 runs in the next three games. Henrich Klassen will be the batter to watch out for. Klassen is the second leading run-scorer with 184 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy has scored 96 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 150.

The bowling department has been poor for SRH this season. Harsh Dubey is their leading wicket-taker with 5 wickets. Shivang Kunar and Jaidev Undkat have 4 wickets each. They are leaking the runs at an economy of more than 8 per over.

Key Players: Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI:

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c) (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals Preview

Looking at the way RR beat the defending champions RCB in the last game, they are undoubtedly the favorites against SRH. They made the target of 202 look like 100. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 with 8 fours and 7 sixes) & Dhruuv Jurel (81* off 43 with 8 fours and 3 sixes) rattled the RCB bowling attack while adding 108 runs for the second wicket in 6.1 overs.

Sooryavanshi will open the innings with Jaiswal. Sorryavanshi has scored 52, 31, 39, and 78 in four games. He is the leading run-scorer of the season with 200 runs at a strike rate of 266.66 with 18 sixes and 18 fours. He will be the batter to watch out for. Jaiswal scored just 13 in the last game. He has 183 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 163.39. He has 189 runs in the last 5 games against SRH at a strike rate of 155.

Dhruv Jurel has cemented his place at number three. Jurel scored unbetaen 81 against RCB with 8 fours and 3 sixes. He has 176 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 181.44. Against SRH, he has 2 half-centuries in the last two outings at a strike rate of 180. Excluding these three, the RR batting lineup hasn’t been tested yet. Skipper Riyaan Parag has 45 runs in 4 games. Hetmyer has 24, and Jadeja has 31 in 2 innings. If SRH breaks the top three, RR will find it difficult to keep the unbeaten streak alive.

Ravi Bishnoi will lead the bowling attack with Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, and Sandeep Sharma. Bishnoi is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 9 wickets in 4 games. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Archer and Burger have 5 wickets each with a collective economy of 8.61. Sandeep Sharma has 4 wickets, but he is giving more than 10 runs per over. Ravindra Jadeja and Brijesh Sharma have 3 wickets each, with the latter being the most economical bowler among the squad (7.71).

Key Players: Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravi Bishnoi

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma. Sub - Viabhav Sooryavanshi

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather in Hyderabad is expected to be sunny and hot on match day, with temperatures ranging from 26 to 38 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.

SRH vs RR Pitch Report

The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on 13th April from 7:30 pm onwards. The average first innings score is 230, 44 more than the second innings. 297 is the highest total registered on this ground in a T20I by India against Bangladesh. Last season, SRH had won just 2 out of the 5 games here.

Toss: To Bowl

It is a batting-friendly pitch. In the last 12 IPL games played here, the teams have chased the targets on 8 occasions. Between these two, all three games have been defended (SRH -2 & RR -1). The team winning the toss would bowl first.

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