SRH vs RCB Toss - (Source: ScreenGrab)
For IPL 2026 match 67, Sunrisers Hyderabad are hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. It is RCB and SRH's last group-stage match and both teams have qualified for the playoffs.
It is still an important game for both teams because the race to the top 2 is still wide open. Notably, a lot is at stake for RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
SRH vs RCB: Toss Update
For the toss two captains - Pat Cummins and Rajat Patidar walked down the track for the coin flip. The luck favoured SRH who opted to bat first.
Shedding light on the team changes, SRH have gone ahead with the same playing XI, while RCB have made a solitary change.
SRH vs RCB: Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain
SRH vs RCB: Captains Thought
Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain): "[On the fans] Obviously yeah, I feel wherever we go, it is like a home game for us.
[What RCB are looking to take away from this game] According to me, it doesn't matter where you are on the points table. Whether you are on top or at the bottom, you want to play well and match your standards every game.
[On ticking all the boxes throughout the seaon] Yes, that's what. That's important when you play a competitive tournament like IPL, very difficult. If you want to win the championship, you have to tick all the boxes.
Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "We will have a bat first. [on the game] I think it's a long shot getting to top 2 but we will get a good crack at it tonight. You gotta test how good you are, try new things ahead of the finals. Score as big as you can and then defend it.
[on the consistency] It's been very pleasing to get the qualification before this game. The guys have been really consistent all year. Probably the last one before it starts getting really serious.
SRH vs RCB: Impact Sub
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aniket Verma, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Harsh Dubey, who recently earned his India call-up, will come as an impact sub in the 2nd innings.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Tim David, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Abhinandan Singh
For RCB, they too have a simple option and Tim David will come to bat in the 2nd innings.
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