The Sunrisers Hyderabad will be taking on the Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh in the IPL 2026 Eliminator. There has been some confusion going around the possibilities of qualification in case the game gets washed out. There is very little possibility of rain in the weather forecast but the chances of rain aren’t null.
So, in case of a rain interrupted match, there will be a super over taking place in case no play happens at all and if there is no room for even the super over, then SRH will go through for Eliminator 2.
There haven’t been many incidents such as this happening in the IPL Playoffs as the weather forecast is indeed given due importance. There has been no reserve day scheduled for the Eliminator and that would give more importance to the weather forecast.
SRH finished above RR in the points table and their final victory against RCB would have strengthened their net run rate as well. There are very minimal chances of rain interrupting the match but the Royals will be praying to the rain gods that none of the clouds may spoil their game.
SRH and RR gear up for high-voltage Eliminator clash in New Chandigarh
Fortunately for cricket fans and the Rajasthan Royals camp, the threat of rain playing spoilsport in Chandigarh is highly unlikely. The weather forecast indicates more of summer -like conditions rather than the monsoon conditions. By the 7:30 PM IST start, conditions will remain incredibly warm but stable.
The temperature will hover around 43°C at 6:00 PM and gradually ease down to a still-toasty 34°C by 11:00 PM. The hourly probability of rainfall remains at a flat 0% throughout the evening, ensuring a full, uninterrupted 40-over game of cricket to determine who moves one step closer to the IPL 2026 trophy.
It will be a high voltage clash between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Rajasthan Royals as they are coming off some huge wins. SRH defeated the finalists of IPL 2026 in their last league stage by quite some margin and that confidence would do their mindset a world of good.
On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals also put up a fine performance against the Mumbai Indians and that cemented their spot in the Eliminator. Both teams will be high on confidence moving into the game as this would take them to the virtual semi-finals against the Gujarat Titans.
A lot of the eyes of the viewers and the experts could stay on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as it is the first time that he will be playing in the IPL Playoffs and big game performance matters a lot. SRH would have seen countless posts on social media drawing a striking similarity to the last time they won a cup, in IPL 2016. Many of the factors do contribute to the idea and they will believe that luck could be with them. The IPL fans could be in for an absolute treat in New Chandigarh as both teams eye another trophy in their cabinet.
