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.

Punjab Kings won against Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets on Saturday, with this the team reached fourth place in the points table. Today is the last day of the league stage, in which 2 matches are to be played. These matches will decide which will be the fourth team going into the playoffs. The first match is between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. In the second match, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will face each other.

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans have confirmed the top-2 positions. Qualifier-1 will be played between these two on 26th May. Sunrisers Hyderabad have secured the third position and will play the eliminator match on May 27, but who will they face? This will be decided today. The hopes of Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are alive. Know the equation of all three teams reaching the playoffs.

Rajasthan Royals

The equation of Rajasthan Royals reaching the playoffs is very simple. If the team wins against Mumbai Indians today, it will become the fourth team to reach the playoffs, then the match to be held in the evening will not make any difference. If Mumbai wins then Rajasthan will be out.

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punjab kings

With the help of Shreyas Iyer’s century, Punjab Kings defeated LSG by 7 wickets in their last match of the league stage. The team reached fourth place with 15 points. PBKS can reach the playoffs if Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders lose their respective matches today. And if KKR won, they would have won by a margin of less runs. But if Rajasthan wins then Punjab will be out.

Kolkata Knight Riders

The last match of the league stage will be held today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. Delhi is out of the playoff race and this match will become exciting if Rajasthan Royals loses in the afternoon. If RR wins then Kolkata will also be out along with Punjab.

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Kolkata needs Rajasthan to lose and to beat Delhi Capitals by a big margin. Because KKR can reach 15 points, PBKS also has the same number of points but Punjab has a better net run rate. Therefore, to get a better net run rate, KKR should win by 77 runs if they are defending 200 runs or chase it in 12.4 overs if the target is 180.

Match number-67 of IPL 2026 is today between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium from 7:30 pm. Both the teams have confirmed their place in the playoffs, but today’s competition is to remain in the top-2. After this it will be clear between which teams Qualifier-1 will be played.

Qualifier-1 is held between those teams which are on top-2 in the points table. The advantage of this is that these teams get 2 chances to reach the finals. The team that wins it directly enters the finals while the losing team plays Qualifier-2. The third and fourth placed teams reaching the playoffs play the eliminator, the winning team reaches Qualifier-2 and the losing team is eliminated.

1. RCB: Points- 18, Net Run Rate – +1.065
2. GT: Points- 18, Net Run Rate- +0.695
3. SRH: Points- 16, Net Run Rate- +0.350

If RCB wins

If Royal Challengers Bangalore wins today, they will have 20 points. Sunrisers Hyderabad will have only 16 points. For this reason, GT will play the qualifier match with RCB, who have 18 points. But if Sunrisers wins today, then the top-3 teams will have 18-18 points and the net run rate will decide who will be in the top-2. But Hyderabad’s net run rate is low, so today they need not just a win but a big win.

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How big a win does SRH need?

If Sunrisers Hyderabad scores between 107 to 130 runs then they will have to win by 84 runs, this will make their net run rate better than GT. If SRH scores 156-179 runs then they will have to win by 86 runs. If the team scores 180 to 204 runs then it will have to win by 87 runs, if it scores 205 to 228 runs then it will have to win by 88 runs. If the score is 229 to 253 then Orange Army will have to win by 89 runs.

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If Sunrisers Hyderabad chases the target then they will have to achieve the score of 100-162 in 11.1 overs and above in 11 overs.

The 66th match of IPL 2026 will be played today between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. This match is do or die for CSK, because if the team does not win with a good net run rate then it will be out of the race for the playoffs. This match is also important for GT, although the team captained by Shubman Gill has qualified for the playoffs but now their eyes will be on finishing the league stage by staying in the top-2. Read the pitch report of today’s match, who will get more advantage among the batsmen and bowlers.

So far 6 matches have been played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in IPL 2026. More than 200 runs were scored in the first match, but after that in 5 matches no team could touch the figure of 200. In the last match played here, the entire team of Sunrisers Hyderabad was limited to 86 runs. Gujarat Titans have won 4 out of 6 matches played in this stadium of Ahmedabad. There will be many challenges in front of Chennai Super Kings today, the biggest challenge in which will be to do well in front of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj. If Chennai’s top batsmen (Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad) do not lose wickets on the balls of Siraj-Rabada, then there will be pressure on GT.

GT vs CSK match pitch report

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match will be played on pitch number-7 of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. Only one match was played on this pitch this year, in which 200 plus runs were scored in both the innings. This was the first match of this season, in which Rajasthan had scored 210 runs and Gujarat could only score 204 runs. Today’s pitch will be helpful for the batsmen.

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Of course, the team batting first won that match, but today the captain who won the toss would like to bowl first. Batting may be easier in the second innings here. Spinners are going to get a lot of benefit on the pitch, in such a situation the role of Rashid Khan who has played 6 matches on this ground this year will be special.

Chennai Super Kings spinners Akil Hussain and Noor Ahmed can benefit from the pitch, so it would not be surprising if Rituraj Gaikwad brings these two bowlers to bowl early.

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IPL record of Narendra Modi Stadium

50 IPL matches have been played in Ahmedabad. The team that bats first 25 times and chases runs the same number of times wins. The highest individual score here is in the name of Shubman Gill, he had scored 129 runs against MI on this ground in 2023. Mohit Sharma has the best spell in his name, who took 5 wickets for 10 runs in the same match of 2023.

The average score of the first innings at Narendra Modi Stadium is 177 runs. The highest team total here is 243 runs, which was made by Punjab Kings against Gujarat last year. The most successful run chase is of 204, which GT achieved against Delhi last year.

The 60th match of IPL 2026 is today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens. If GT wins today, it will become the first team to reach the playoffs, with this KKR’s chances of playoffs will end. Gujarat fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has a chance to create history today. He is on the verge of becoming the bowler who has taken the most wickets in the powerplay in a season.

The record of taking most wickets in powerplay in one season is currently in the name of Mohammed Shami. Shami is playing for Lucknow Super Giants this year, but he also made this big record while playing for Gujarat Titans. Shami was with GT for the first 2 years, he made this record in his name in 2023. Now Kagiso Rabada is on the verge of breaking his record.

1 wicket away from parity

Mohammed Shami took a total of 28 wickets in 2023, out of which he took 17 wickets in the powerplay. Kagiso Rabada has taken 16 wickets in the powerplay in IPL 2026. Rabada can equal Shami’s record by taking one wicket in the powerplay and break his record by taking 2 wickets.

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The South African bowler joined Gujarat Titans in 2025. This year, along with Mohammad Siraj, he is wreaking havoc in bowling. He has taken 21 wickets in 12 matches. Kagiso Rabada is also involved in the race for the Purple Cap and is second among the bowlers taking the most wickets in the season. Ahead of him is Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 22 wickets, who is currently the purple cap holder.

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Gujarat Titans is currently at second position in the points table. GT has won 8 out of 12 matches and has almost confirmed the playoff ticket with 16 points. But by winning today, the team would like to secure a place in the playoffs and strengthen its claim in the top-2. If Gujarat wins, it will come first in the points table.

Today there is a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. This will be important from the playoff point of view, by winning which GT will secure the playoff ticket. KKR needs to win to stay in the race. This match will start at 7:30 pm at Eden Gardens Stadium. Know how the behavior of the pitch will be in today’s match.

This is the 13th match of Gujarat Titans, so far the team has won 8 matches and lost 4. The team is second in the points table with 16 points and a net run rate of +0.551. If it wins today, GT will come in first place. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders have won 4 out of 11 and lost 6. He got one point because the match was cancelled. Now KKR will reach only 15 points even after winning the remaining three matches, so if it loses today, Kolkata’s chances of going to the playoffs will be over.

IPL record of Eden Gardens

A total of 104 IPL matches have been played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, in which the team batting first has won 43 times and the team chasing the target has won 59 times. It is clear from this that dew proves to be a big factor here and the chasing team gets a slight advantage. The biggest total here is 262, which was made by Punjab Kings against Kolkata in 2024. The biggest individual innings is 112 runs, which was played by Rajat Patidar in 2022. The average score here in the first innings is 164 runs.

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KKR vs GT match pitch report

Today’s pitch may be favorable for the batsmen. It is a flat pitch, where it will not be easy for the bowlers. Here rain can change the behavior of the pitch, the bounce of the ball can trouble the batsmen. A high scoring match can be seen today. The captain who wins the toss will prefer to bowl first. If 220-230 runs are scored in the first innings, it may be difficult for the chasing team.

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where to watch live

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s chances of going to the IPL 2026 playoffs have become 99 percent, which means their qualifying is almost certain. After defeating Kolkata Knight Riders, RCB has reached 16 points, due to which the equation has changed. Difficulty has arisen for KKR, because the chance is less than 5 percent.

Only Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are officially out of the race for the IPL 2026 playoffs. Whereas no team has been able to qualify. Now 13 matches of the league stage are left. The hopes of RCB, GT, SRH, PBKS, CSK, RR, DC and KKR are still alive, but the path for some of these teams is easy and they just have to win their matches while the fate of some teams depends on the results of other teams.

What are the chances of all 8 teams going to the playoffs?

Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB’s chances are now 99 percent, with 8 wins out of 12, the team has 16 points. The team is at first position in the table. The probability that Bengaluru will remain in the top-2 is 77.6 percent.

Gujarat Titans: Gujarat will remain in the top-4, its chances are 99.7 percent. GT has won 8 out of 12 matches, has 16 points and is second in the points table. The probability of Gujarat being in the top-2 is 82.6 percent.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH’s chances of going to the playoffs are 77 percent and the chances of being in the top-2 are 31.4 percent.

Punjab Kings: PBKS’s chances of going to the playoffs are 63.6 percent, their chances of being in the top-2 have come down to 22.2.

Chennai Super Kings: CSK’s chances of going to the playoffs are 53.2 percent, but their chances of being in the top-2 are only 19 percent.

Rajasthan Royals: RR’s chances of being in the top-4 are 53 percent, their chances of being in the top-2 are 15.3 percent.

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Kolkata Knight Riders: After losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore, KKR’s chances of going to the playoffs have reduced to 2.6 percent, it will be able to reach only 15 points even after winning all its matches. That means his chances of getting into the top-2 are now completely over.

Delhi Capitals: Like Kolkata, DC’s chances of reaching top-2 are also over. Delhi’s chances of going to the playoffs are only 2.7 percent.

Today’s match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders is important from the point of view of IPL 2026 playoffs. This match will be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. RCB had defeated Mumbai in the first and last matches of this season played at this venue. Know what kind of pitch here is going to be in today’s match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is currently at second place in the points table after winning 7 out of 11 matches. By winning today, RCB will have 16 points. But Bengaluru’s net run rate is much better than first placed Gujarat (+1.103), so by winning they will reach the top. Kolkata Knight Riders are also in the race for the playoffs, the team has won 4 out of 10 matches and got 1 point due to the cancellation of the match. Kolkata is coming after winning four consecutive matches, even today they would like to maintain this momentum. Kolkata can reach 17 points by winning all four matches.

How will the weather be in the RCB vs KKR match?

The weather of Raipur is favorable for the match today, there is no possibility of rain. The temperature will be 37-38 degrees in the first hour of the match, which will drop by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius after 8:30 pm.

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RCB vs KKR match pitch report

The pitch of Shaheed Veer Narayan International Cricket Stadium is helpful for the bowlers, but there are many challenges for the batsmen here. In the beginning, fast bowlers get seam and swing, due to which the batsmen will need to be careful. Here bowlers can dominate even in the powerplay, so the openers will have to avoid taking risky shots and think about saving wickets. Here, if the team batting first scores 180 runs, there will be additional pressure on the team chasing the target.

The average score of the first innings in this stadium of Raipur is 165 runs. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first, because the effect of dew can also be seen here. In the last match on the same ground, Virat Kohli was out for zero, Suryakumar Yadav also could not open his account. The boundary of this ground is big, so even sixes and fours will not be easily hit.

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Where to watch the match live?

The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels from 6:30 pm onwards. The toss will start at 7 pm and the match will start at 7:30 pm. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

Rajasthan Royals have been seen faltering in the last few matches, the team has won only 2 out of the last 5 whereas the team started with 4 consecutive wins. On the other hand, under the captaincy of Shubhman Gill, Gujarat team is winning 3 consecutive matches, but is still out of the top-4. There will be an exciting match today, know which team seems to have the upper hand and who is ahead in the head to head.

Everyone’s eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is playing explosively this season too. Last year he scored a century in 35 balls, which was against Gujarat Titans. The venue was also the same (Sawai Mansingh Stadium), Suryavanshi would like to repeat the same today. Yashasvi Jaiswal also tries to get a fast start, but his bat has not worked yet in Jaipur. In the 2 innings played in Jaipur, he has scored only 16 runs (10 and 6), this is a cause for concern.

Gujarat Titans fast bowlers also tested

GT fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada will be under pressure today as to how they bowl against Vaibhav Suryavanshi, because if they play even 8-10 overs, a big score will be made. So far Siraj has looked brilliant, he has bowled 73 overs in the powerplay and taken 7 wickets. His economy is also 6.9. Rabada is currently the highest wicket-taker in the powerplay, having made 11 batsmen his victims.

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gill vs archer

Today there will be a battle between Shubhman Gill and Joffra Archer. So far, Archer has dominated this battle, having given only 16 runs in 6 innings and been out 3 times. Today Gill will have to show his class. Gill has played 3 half-century innings so far. If Gujarat wants to win today, Gill’s move will be necessary.

Jos Buttler, who is in Gujarat Titans, played in Rajasthan Royals for many years, and his record in Jaipur is also good. In such a situation, Butler can also play a big innings today.

Who will dominate today?

Today Gujarat Titans seem to have the upper hand. Gujarat’s fast bowling and middle order batting seem to be stronger. Rajasthan has lost both its matches played in Jaipur this year, this will also put mental pressure on RR.

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RR vs GT Head to Head Statistics

Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans have faced each other a total of 9 times so far, in this too GT has had the upper hand. Gujarat has won 6 matches and Rajasthan has won 3 matches.

The 43rd match of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League was played between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals on Friday. This was a high scoring match, in which Rajasthan, batting first, set a target of 226 runs for Delhi to win. Delhi achieved this with 5 balls remaining and registered a spectacular victory by 7 wickets. KL Rahul was chosen as the player of the match, who played an amazing inning of 75 runs in 40 balls. Know what changed in the points table after this match.

Despite losing, Rajasthan Royals currently remains at fourth position in the points table. Rajasthan has won 6 out of 10 matches, on Friday the team lost its fourth match of this season. Ahead of them, Sunrisers Hyderabad at third place and Royal Challengers Bangalore at second place also have 12 points each. But the net run rate of RCB (+1.420) is better than SRH (+0.832) and RR (+0.510).

Delhi Capitals took a leap?

Delhi Capitals was earlier at seventh position. By defeating Rajasthan Royals, Delhi jumped one place in the points table. Delhi has won 4 out of 9 matches, lost 5. Delhi has 8 points and net run rate of -0.895. Ahead of them in fifth place is Gujarat Titans, who have won 5 out of 9 matches and have 10 points.

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After the victory of Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings slipped to seventh place in the points table. CSK has won 3 out of 8 matches, they have 6 points. Eighth placed Kolkata Knight Riders have 5 points. KKR has won 2 out of 8 matches, lost 5. One of their matches was cancelled.

Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants have 4-4 points, both have won 2-2 out of 8 matches. MI is ninth in the points table with a net run rate of -0.784 and LSG is tenth with a net run rate of -1.106.

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Whose match is today in IPL 2026?

Today (May 2) the 44th match of IPL 2026 is between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. This match will be played at M Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) from 7:30 pm. The match will be telecast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.