IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals' strongest predicted XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will want to carry their momentum from the last game when they take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Wednesday, May 27. 

RR come into the game on the back of a convincing win against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium to book their place in the last four. The inaugural champions will be looking to reach their first IPL final since 2022, where they lost to the Gujarat Titans. 

A lot of RR’s success in this season’s IPL is down to the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Jofra Archer’s form with bat and ball, respectively. The duo will once again play a crucial role in their side’s quest to get the better of SRH. 

Here is RR’s strongest predicted XI vs SRH, Eliminator, IPL 2026:

Top Order: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK)

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

RR’s batting unit has heavily relied on their top order to provide them with good starts, and on most occasions, they do get that. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is leading their run-scoring charts with 583 runs at a ridiculous strike-rate of 232.27.

Meanwhile, both Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal have scored 458 and 397 runs, respectively, to support Sooryavanshi’s quick-fire start to the innings. The 15-year-old is one of the favourites to win IPL’s Emerging Player Award at the end of the season.