RR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2026: Pat Cummins replaces Ishan Kishan as Sunrisers captain, sends Rajasthan to bat first

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Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Score: Pat Cummins returned for the first time in IPL 2026 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and opted to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals. Cummins replaced Ishan Kishan as SRH skipper.

 Ishan Kishan (L) interacts with Pat Cummins.RR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan (L) interacts with Pat Cummins.(PTI)

Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Score: Pat Cummins returned for the first time in this IPL, as the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain opted to bat first against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Cummins, who had missed all of SRH's IPL 2026 games, took over the captaincy reins from Ishan Kishan. The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was appointed as the captain till Cummins returned. Kishan will serve as Cummins' deputy now.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma

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25 Apr 2026, 07:14:10 PM IST

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