Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be going one-on-one against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their 14th and last IPL 2026 league game on Friday, May 22. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the encounter between the two 2016 finalists, who also played each other in this year’s IPL opener match. Even though both RCB and SRH have already sealed their spots in the playoffs of the ongoing season, Friday’s game is crucial for them because it will determine their position in the final four.
RCB will undoubtedly finish as the top team in the table and have two opportunities to advance to the IPL 2026 playoffs if they defeat SRH for the second time this season. However, if SRH defeats RCB, they will also finish the league stage with 18 points, which is the same as RCB. The net run rate will then determine whether they place in the top two.
SRH vs RCB Head-to-Head
Matches: 26
SRH: 14
RCB: 12
NR: 0
SRH vs RCB Toss Time
The toss for the IPL 2026 SRH vs RCB match will take place at 7:00 PM IST, and the match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
SRH vs RCB Pitch Report
Sunrisers Hyderabad will play RCB in their 14th IPL 2026 league game at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. In the final IPL match played here on May 6, SRH amassed a total of 235 runs, which they successfully defended by holding Punjab Kings to 202/7 in their allotted 20 overs. With a berth in Qualifier 1 on the line, both sides have a lot of batting power, which raises the possibility of a high-scoring game on Friday.
SRH vs RCB Probable XIIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd/Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood.
