The SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 21st match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the game on Monday, April 13.
The Riyan Parag-led side have made a terrific start to the IPL 2026 season, winning all their first four matches. They successfully chased 202 against Royal Challengers Benglauru (RCB) in their last game, winning the match six wickets with 12 balls to spare. The top three – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel have looked solid this season.
On the other hand, SRH will look to avoid a hat-trick of losses after defeat to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). Having said that, they posted 219 against Punjab in their last game. Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 74 off 28 balls.
Here are three batters who are likely to score big in SRH vs RR IPL 2026 match:
Travis Head
Travis Head enjoys a terrific record against RR in IPL. The Aussie opener has amassed 159 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 154.37, including two half-centuries. Last year, he smashed 67 runs off 31 balls against the Royals. With 102 runs in four innings, Head has made a firm start to IPL 2026. After scoring 46 (21) and 38 (23) against KKR and PBKS, he’ll now look to convert his starts into a big score. In the IPL, the 32-year-old has scored 1248 runs in 42 matches at a strike rate of 169.79, including a century and eight fifties. Overall, he has 4654 runs in 178 T20s, hitting two tons and 27 half-centuries.
Ishan Kishan
Like Travis Head, SRH captain Ishan Kishan enjoys a promising record against the Royals in IPL. The southpaw has 392 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 147.37, including three half-centuries and one hundred. In his last innings, he smashed an unbeaten 106 off 47 deliveries at a strike rate of 225.53, including six maximums and 11 boundaries at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. In the IPL, the wicketkeeper-batter has 3120 runs in 116 innings with the help of the aforementioned ton and 18 fifties. In his first four outings, he’s managed 122 runs in four innings at a stunning strike rate of 179.41, including 80 off 38 deliveries against RCB. Overall, in T20s, he has 6441 runs in 233 games, comprising seven centuries and 36 fifties. On his day, he can disrupt any team in the world.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has dominated bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Hazlewood in IPL 2026. The 15-year-old has already scored 200 runs in four innings at a stunning strike rate of 266.67, including two half-centuries. Notably, he slammed a quickfire 78 off 26 balls against RCB in the last game. The youngster will now look to continue his carnage against SRH, who failed to defend 219 in their previous game against PBKS.
In the IPL, Sooryavanshi has scored 452 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 229.44, including one century and three fifties. Overall, in T20s, he has 901 runs in 22 games, hitting three centuries and as many fifties. Despite scoring 52 (17) and 78 (26) against CSK and RCB, he looked disappointed after failing to convert his starts into a century.
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