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]IPL 2026, Match 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 21st match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 13th at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Ishan Kishan will captain SRH, while Riyan Parag will lead RR. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Date | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match Number | 21st T20 |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
SRH vs RR – Full Squad
| SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | RR (Rajasthan Royals) |
|---|---|
| Travis Head | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Abhishek Sharma | Shimron Hetmyer |
| Aniket Verma | Shubham Dubey |
| Smaran Ravichandran | Lhuan-dre Pretorius |
| Ishan Kishan (C, WK) | Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Riyan Parag (C) |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Harsh Dubey | Donovan Ferreira |
| Kamindu Mendis | Jofra Archer |
| Harshal Patel | Tushar Deshpande |
| Brydon Carse | Sandeep Sharma |
| Pat Cummins | Yudhvir Singh |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Kwena Maphaka |
| Eshan Malinga | Nandre Burger |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Ravi Bishnoi |
| Shivang Kumar | Sushant Mishra |
| Salil Arora | Vignesh Puthur |
| Onkar Tarmale | Yash Punja |
| Amit Kumar | Ravi Singh |
| Praful Hinge | Aman Rao |
| Krains Fuletra | Brijesh Sharma |
| Liam Livingstone | Adam Milne |
| Shivam Mavi | Kuldeep Sen |
| Sakib Hussain | Dasun Shanaka |
| David Payne | Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
SRH vs RR – Predicted Playing 11
| Position | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
| Opener 1 | Travis Head ✈️ | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Opener 2 | Abhishek Sharma | Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| No. 3 | Ishan Kishan (C, WK) | Riyan Parag(C) |
| No. 4 | Heinrich Klaasen ✈️ | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| No. 5 | Liam Livingstone ✈️ | Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| No. 6 | Aniket Verma | Ravindra Jadeja |
| No. 7 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | Sandeep Sharma |
| No. 8 | Harshal Patel | Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| No. 9 | Harsh Dubey | Ravi Bishnoi |
| No. 10 | Jaydev Unadkat | Nandre Burger ✈️ |
| No. 11 | Eshan Malinga | Tushar Deshpande |
| Impact Sub | Shivam Mavi / Salil Arora | Kamindu Mendis ✈️ / Shubham Dubey |