Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajat Patidar's Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match 67 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), which was being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, on May 22 (Friday). However, despite the win, SRH could not take out RCB from the top two, who will now be facing Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 1 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, on May 26. As for Hyderabad, they will be competing in the Eliminator at the New International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, on May 27
All three - RCB, GT, and SRH will finish the league stage with 18 points in 14 matches. Now, one more spot remains and with three matches remaining, we will get the final team that will be playing in the playoffs soon. Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals are still fighting for that spot.
If RR beat MI in their next match, they will not have to be dependent on the result of other teams and will right away qualify for the final spot. As for KKR and PBKS, they will have to win their match and hope that the other one and RR lose their match. Delhi is only attached by a string to this, as they not only have to hope that RR and PBKS lose their respective matches, but would also have to beat KKR by an astronomical margin.
Sunrisers Hyderabaddefeated reigning championsRoyal ChallengersBengaluru by 55 runs in their 14th and last IPL 2026 league encounter on Friday, May 22. However, Pat Cummins' team was unable to surpass them in net run rate (NRR) and secure a spot in the top two of the IPL 2026 points table.
In order to overtake RCB in the NRR, SRH needed to win by at least 90 runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. After Cummins chose to bat first, SRH scored 255 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, however they were unable to do so as RCB posted 200/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
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