At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium of Hyderabad, SRH host RCB in IPL 2026 match on 22 May, 7:30 PM IST, live on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar. Sunrisers Hyderabad leads head to head 13-12.
When defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) meet in their final 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) league phase match on Friday, they will both be targeting a top-two finish.
With 18 points, RCB currently lead the table and among the 10 teams and having the best net run rate (NRR) of 1.065. A win against SRH will secure first place and two chances to reach the final.
On the other side, with 16 points from 13 matches, SRH are third, level with Gujarat Titans but behind on NRR. Their NRR of 0.350 trails 0.400 of GT, so their best route to the top two is a convincing win over RCB and a Chennai Super Kings victory against GT.
Under the guidance of captain Rajat Patidar, RCB have excelled again, with Devdutt Padikkal in form and Virat Kohli scoring 542 runs in 13 matches. Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma and Romario Shepherd have all contributed significantly.
All details of Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 match:
The IPL 2026 match between RCB and SRH is scheduled to take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 22,2026, Friday. The 67th league match of IPL 2026 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin at 7:30 PM IST. The toss is scheduled to take place half an hour before the begin of the fixture (at 07:00 PM IST).
The IPL 2026 match between RCB and SRH will be televised live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Tamil, Star Sports 2 Telugu, Star Sports 2 Kannada, and Star Sports 3.
The live streaming of IPL 2026 match between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad is available on Jio Hotstar’s app and website.
