IPL 2026: RR vs SRH, Match 36 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium - Stats & player battles to watch

After a one-sided result in round 1 of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) encounter this season, which saw the former dominate proceedings, both teams are now ready to take each other on in the second round.

The second round will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 25. It will be the first game of the season at the venue, and therefore, both teams will be heading into the fixture with several questions related to the nature of the surface and conditions on offer.

Rajasthan's batters will have a point to prove as they were totally obliterated by the pace-bowling duo of Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain. The onus will yet again be on the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to get Rajasthan off to a flyer as they have been doing this season.

It will also be interesting to see whether Pat Cummins returns to the playing XI. He has been medically cleared by Cricket Australia (CA) to shoulder bowling workload. His inclusion will likely push out either Salil Arora, Shivang Kumar or even Aniket Verma from the XI.

Player battles to watch out for in RR vs SRH, Match 36

1. Abhishek Sharma vs Ravi Bishnoi

2. Ishan Kishan vs Jofra Archer

3. Heinrich Klaasen vs Ravindra Jadeja

Sawai Mansingh Stadium overview

RR vs SRH IPL Stats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Tactical Insight

RR vs SRH Head-to-Head record in IPL