RCB, the first finalist of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, has been confirmed, now there is a competition between 3 teams for the second finalist team. The journey of one of these teams will end today. Today, there is a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator match, the winning team will take another step towards the title and the losing team will be eliminated. Read how the pitch will behave in this match.

If we talk about head to head between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, SRH seems to have the upper hand. There have been 23 matches between the two so far, out of which Hyderabad has won 14 times and Rajasthan has won 9 times.

In the league stage of IPL 2026, both the teams faced each other twice, in both the matches Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals. In the match held on April 13, SRH won by 57 runs, in which Ishan Kishan scored 91 runs. Ishaan’s bat was also on 25th April, he scored 74 runs in 31 balls. In this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had scored 103 runs in 37 balls.

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How will the weather be in the SRH vs RR match?

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Eliminator match will start at 7:30 PM at Maharaja Yadvinder Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur, toss will take place at 7 PM. Today the weather in Mullanpur is favorable for the match, there is no possibility of rain. However, the temperature will remain at 40-41 degrees Celsius for the first two hours. In hot weather, it may be difficult for the team fielding first.

SRH vs RR match pitch report

The eliminator match will be held on pitch number 4 of this stadium in New Chandigarh. This pitch is helpful for the batsmen. This is the same pitch where Rajasthan Royals won against Punjab Kings this season while chasing the target of 223 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs in 27 balls and Vaibhav scored 43 runs in 16 balls.

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So far, all the three matches played on this pitch have been won by the teams chasing the target, so the captain winning the toss would like to bowl first. However, considering the weather, it can be said that the fielders will face difficulties in the first 2 hours. Whereas if the team batting first reaches 220-230 then there will be additional pressure on the chasing team.