IPL 2026 Eliminator SRH vs RR Rain Equation: The eliminator match of IPL 2026 will be played today (27 May) on Wednesday between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. The team that wins this match will make it to Qualifier-2 and the losing team will be out of the tournament. But the question is that if the match is canceled due to rain, then which team will reach the second qualifier? Here you will get the answer.
no reserve day
Let us tell you that in the IPL playoff stage, no reserve day has been kept for any match except the final. If the match cannot be held on the scheduled day due to rain, it will be considered inconclusive. Let us tell you that to get the result it is necessary to have a match of at least 5-5 overs.
If the match is canceled due to rain, then who will go to Qualifier-2?
In case the match remains inconclusive due to rain, the team finishing top in the points table will get the ticket for Qualifier-2.
The eliminator match is played between the third and fourth ranked teams. Hyderabad is at third position and Rajasthan is at fourth position in the table. Therefore, in case the match is canceled due to rain, Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, will get the ticket for Qualifier-2 and Rajasthan, captained by Riyan Parag, will be out of the tournament.
Who will face each other in Qualifier-2?
In Qualifier-2, there is a clash between the teams that lost the first qualifier and the teams that won the eliminator. Qualifier-1 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans last Tuesday. Bengaluru won the match and made it to the direct finals. The losing team Gujarat reached Qualifier-2. Now it will be interesting to see who Gujarat, captained by Shubman Gill, will face in the second qualifier. The team that wins Qualifier-2 will become the second finalist, which will face Bengaluru.
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