IPL 2026: When and where to watch SRH vs RR Eliminator, know all details
New Chandigarh, May 26
Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns in the IPL 2026 Eliminator at the New International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Whichever team wins the Eliminator will stay back in New Chandigarh for the Qualifier 2 on Friday. The IPL 2026 final is scheduled on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
SRH are heading into the Eliminator after a 55-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, which secured them a third-place finish in the league stage standings based on net run rate at the end of the league phase.
RR, meanwhile, made the playoffs in dramatic fashion after beating Mumbai Indians in their final league phase match at the Wankhede.
Overall, RR and SRH have faced each other 23 times in the IPL, with SRH leading the head-to-head stats 14-9. SRH beat RR in both their previous encounters this season.
While RR are second-best to SRH in head-to-head terms, Riyan Parag and Co. can take heart from the fact that they have won all of their three outings at New International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, including a six-wicket win over PBKS earlier this season.
When: Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 PM IST
Where: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh
Where to watch: The SRH vs RR match will be broadcast on Star Sports channels, with JioHotstar live-streaming the game.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira, Brijesh Sharma, Jofra Archer, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, and Kwena Maphaka.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Honestly, I'm just happy both teams made it to the playoffs after such a tight league stage. SRH vs RR eliminator is going to be a cracker. Hope the stadium in New Chandigarh is packed with fans cheering for good cricket!
People are hyping SRH because they beat RCB, but look at the head-to-head—it's 14-9 in SRH's favor. That's almost 60% win rate! RR needs to figure out how to handle their bowling attack. My money is on SRH, but it won't be easy.
I disagree with the hype around SRH's batting. Their bowling has been inconsistent—Harshal Patel and Unadkat leak runs at the death. RR's spin attack with Bishnoi and Jadeja could choke them in the middle overs. It's going to be a tactical battle.
Big match for Riyan Parag as captain! He's been under pressure but led RR well. The team has that never-say-die spirit after winning against MI to qualify. Hope they carry that momentum forward. 🤞
As an Aussie, I'm backing Pat Cummins to lead SRH through. But the pressure of an eliminator in India is different—crowd noise, dew factor, all that. Should be a great game of cricket!
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