07-36 pm

OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes in his first ball as he gets rid off Evin Lewis (6) caught at fine leg by Abdul Samad. RR – 11/1 in 1.1 overs

07-34 pm

A couple of boundaries come from the first over as Lewis and Jaishwal get 11 runs off Sandeep Sharma. RR – 11/0 in 1 over.

07-30 pm

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis open the batting for Royals, while Sandeep Sharma gets the proceeding under way with the ball for Sunrisers.

07-28 pm

The umpires followed by the fielding side Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals openers make their way out into the middle to start the match.

07-24 pm

Royals have brought back fit-again Evin Lewis to the line-up and the West Indian is expected to be reunited with Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings. Liam Livingstone, who opened in Lewis’ absence, is expected to drop into the middle-order.

07-18 pm

Last night we witnessed RCB defend a score of 165 on the same wicket thanks to collapse from Mumbai Indians. And we also saw Harshal Patel claim the first hattrick of the season. Will we see some more drama tonight? Stay tuned for the Royals innings.

07-06 pm

SRH Playing XI: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Kane Williamson (captain), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

07-06 pm

RR Playing XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(wicketkeeper/captain), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman

07-05 pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News: The Sunrisers have made many changes with David Warner, Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav dropped for Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma and Priyam Garg. Injured Khaleel is rested for Siddharth Kaul.

07-03 pm

Rajasthan Royals Team News: Royals bring back Chris Morris and Evin Lewis for David Miller and Tabraiz Shamsi. Kartik Tyagi misses out with a niggle and Jaydev Unadkat replaces the young pacer.

07-01 pm

TOSS: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson wins the toss and elects to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

07-00 pm

It’s time for the toss in Dubai as the two captains are out in the middle.

06-59 pm

Like Roy for SRH, will Glenn Phillips also get his first cap for Royals? Stay tuned let’s find out at the toss.

06-53 pm

Early team news, Jason Roy gets his Sunrisers cap as he looks set to replace David Warner in the line-up.

06-52 pm

Pitch Report: A batting wicket. Simon Doull says it’s exactly the same surface from RCB vs MI match and the wicket still looks fantastic with nice coverage of grass, looks hard. Anjum Chopra, meanwhile, said the pacers have had success with slower balls, but if the batters stand in the crease they can hit down the ground or use the shorter boundary.

06-45 pm

Reports say David Warner may be dropped by Sunrisers for tonight’s match. The Australian opener has had a poor outing in the past few matches. More on this as we build up to the toss in Dubai.

06-38 pm

Rajasthan Royals rested opener Evin Lewis and all-rounder Chris Morris as the pair had niggles before the match against DC. The duo could be available today, but who will Royals bench? Tabraiz Shamsi may be one option as they could bring in Shreyas Gopal. We will know more about the team news during the toss at 7 PM IST.

06-31 pm

As we approach the toss, let’s look at the team news and the probable combinations for Sunrisers. T Natarajan and Vijay Shankar are set to miss the game as they continue their 10 day isolation. Pacer Khaleel Ahmed, who was seen struggling in the last match, could also miss the match. Meanwhile, the underperformers like David Warner and Kedar Jadhav could also get dropped as Sunrisers may play some of the players, who have spent time on the bench.

06-25 pm

Here is where the head-to-head battle between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals stands ahead of tonight’s match.

06-09 pm

The one man who had a faultless night for SRH against PBBKS was Jason Holder, who will look to carry forward his form from last match, where he took 3 wickets and followed that with an unbeaten 47. But Holder failed to take his side across the line. And now he gets a chance for redemption.

05-57 pm

In their most recent outings in IPL 2021, both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals failed to chase down small targets. While Samson’s Royals fell short by 33 runs against Delhi Capitals, Williamson’s SRH were 5 runs short chasing a paltry 126 against Punjab Kings.

05-38 pm

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson needs just 65 to score 3000 runs in the IPL and also needs just 34 runs to become the highest run getter for any player against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

05-18 pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad have one win in their last four matches against Rajasthan Royals. In the reverse fixture earlier this year in May also Hyderabad lost to Royals by 55 runs. However, the Orange Army have never lost both their league matches against Rajasthan in the same IPL season. So, they will look to avenge the reverse fixture defeat and stop Royals from doing the double over them.

05-02 pm

Sunrisers Hyderabad are on a five-match losing streak in IPL 2021 and a loss today would be their longest losing streak in the history of the cash-rich league. Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, have four wins and five losses from their nine matches so far this season.

04-47 pm

While Sunrisers Hyderabad is already out of contention to make it to the top four, Rajasthan Royals have all to play for with a play-off spot up for grabs with four teams including the Royals themselves, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings all on 8 points ahead of tonight’s match.

04-32 pm

Hello all! Good evening and welcome to live updates of match 40 of IPL 2021 in which Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals look to get back to winning ways when they clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The match is scheduled to start at 7-30 PM IST.