IPL 2026, RR vs SRH Today Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad are once again without their captain Pat Cummins in their Indian Premier League 2026 Match 21 against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday, April 13, 2026, as he continues to await medical clearance following a back injury.
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Cummins has not played a single match this season due to a lumbar stress injury sustained during Australia’s tour of the West Indies last year. Although he briefly returned during the 2025–26 Ashes, the injury recurred, forcing him out of action again. He subsequently missed the T20 World Cup 2026 and has remained unavailable for the IPL so far.
Awaiting medical clearance
The Australian all-rounder is currently in Australia undergoing a final assessment under the supervision of Cricket Australia. His return to competitive cricket depends on receiving medical clearance and a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
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If he successfully clears the evaluation, Cummins is expected to rejoin the SRH squad after April 17, and could feature in the latter half of the tournament. However, there is no official confirmation on his exact return date yet.
Impact on SRH campaign
Cummins’ absence has been a major setback for Sunrisers Hyderabad, particularly in the bowling department. Despite strong batting performances, the team has struggled to defend totals.
Under the leadership of Ishan Kishan, SRH have managed just one win from four matches and remain in the lower half of the points table.
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Lhuandre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande
Impact Subs — RR: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh SharmaImpact Subs — SRH: Smaran Ravichandran, Saqib Hussain, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel