Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
While both franchises have already secured their places in the playoffs, the race for the top two spots remains wide open. Pat Cummins' SRH require an exceptionally dominant victory margin tonight to leapfrog the Gujarat Titans on Net Run Rate (NRR) and book a place in Qualifier 1.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) host league leaders Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 67 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 tonight at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The choice of the Impact Player is expected to play a decisive role on a characteristic high-scoring Hyderabad pitch. You can follow Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match scorecard here.
Batting first, SRH are poised to maximize their total before subbing out a specialist top-order batsman for a frontline bowling option, such as seamer Praful Hinge to defend the score under lights.
SRH 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
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs
- Praful Hinge
- Aniket Verma
- Liam Livingstone
- Harsh Dubey
- Harshal Patel
RCB management is prepared to introduce explosive all-rounder Tim David during the second innings to bolster the lower-middle order during a high-stakes pursuit, having only fielded two overseas cricketers in playing XI.
RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs
- Tim David
- Kanishk Chouhan
- Swapnil Singh
- Abhinandan Singh
- Jordan Cox
While both franchises have already secured their places in the playoffs, the race for the top two spots remains wide open. Pat Cummins' SRH require an exceptionally dominant victory margin tonight to leapfrog the Gujarat Titans on Net Run Rate (NRR) and book a place in Qualifier 1.
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