RR 221/6 beat SRH 211/5 | IPL 2026 Scorecard

• 📅 25 April 2026 · 7:30 PM IST
• 📍 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Jaipur
• 🏆 IPL 2026
• ✅ Playing XI confirmed (22 players)

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal is one of the best batting strips in the IPL — extremely flat, hard-rolled surface with minimal deviation. First 6 overs: powerplay swing and pace is rewarded. After that the pitch slows and spinners become relevant in overs 8-16. Boundaries are average size, and the ground traditionally produces 180–200 first-innings totals. SRH's aggressive batting philosophy has historically translated well at Uppal — their highest total at this venue is 227. The ground is SRH's fortress and their ability to post 200+ here regularly makes them extremely dangerous at home.

SRH have lost 3 consecutive matches and sit in the bottom half with just 2 points. Their losses include: defeat to RCB in the opener (March 28), loss to LSG (April 5 — Shami 2/9), and a crushing defeat to PBKS (April 11, conceded 220-target chase in just 19.5 overs). Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan (captaining in Cummins' absence) have shown individual brilliance but the bowling has been expensive at death. ⚠️ ABSENT: Pat Cummins (missing initial IPL stage), Jack Edwards (foot injury, replaced by David Payne).

RR are the only unbeaten team in IPL 2026 with 4 wins from 4. They beat CSK in Guwahati, GT in a thriller, MI by 27 runs (Guwahati) and RCB on April 10. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leads the Orange Cap with 200 runs at SR 266 — the most explosive stat line in this IPL. Ravi Bishnoi leads the Purple Cap with 9 wickets. Riyan Parag's captaincy has been outstanding.

• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi(RR)

  Orange Cap holder with 200 runs at a staggering SR of 266 — the most explosive batter in IPL 2026 by a significant margin. Sooryavanshi's ability to score 50+ in the powerplay destroys any bowling attack's rhythm. Against SRH's pace-heavy attack — Siraj, Payne, Jaydev Unadkat — his aggressive powerplay hitting on a flat Uppal surface is a fantasy certainty. He is the must-captain pick in this fixture.

• Travis Head(SRH)

  Head is SRH's batting powerhouse — when he fires at Uppal on a flat surface, he is the most destructive batter in the fixture. His left-handed opening game against RR's right-arm-heavy bowling attack (Bishnoi, Avesh) at his home fortress gives him a clear advantage. Head's history of 80+ powerplay scores at Uppal makes him the essential SRH batting pick.

• Ravi Bishnoi(RR)

  Purple Cap holder with 9 wickets in 4 matches — the most consistent wicket-taker in IPL 2026 so far. His googly dismissed Virat Kohli in M16 and his ability to generate bounce and turn even on the flatter Uppal surface makes him RR's critical bowling weapon. Against SRH's aggressive batting — Head, Abhishek, Klaasen — Bishnoi can completely change the tempo of the innings with a wicket cluster.

• Abhishek Sharma(SRH)

  Abhishek delivered a stunning 74 off 28 balls against PBKS despite the loss — his explosive left-arm hitting at the top against pace is exceptional. Against RR's pace attack (Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma) on a flat Uppal surface, Abhishek at his explosive best can single-handedly level the match for SRH in the powerplay.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal(RR)

  Jaiswal has 183 runs this season — second on the Orange Cap list — and provides the classical batting anchor alongside Sooryavanshi's explosion. His ability to convert powerplay starts into 70+ match-winning knocks and his excellent record against pace (crucial against SRH's attack) make him an essential RR batting pick.

• Heinrich Klaasen(SRH)

  Klaasen's destructive middle-order batting at No. 4-5 and WK bonus make him SRH's most valuable fantasy pick after Head. On a flat Uppal surface in the final 8 overs, Klaasen's ability to score 40 runs in 15 balls — his T20 ceiling — is what SRH will need to challenge RR's formidable batting lineup. WK bonus amplifies his fantasy value significantly.