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Sunrisers Hyderabad finish 3rd on IPL 2026 points table, to play Eliminator on May 27

22 May 2026, 19:10 by Koushik Narayanan · Inside Sport India

SRH has ended the league stage with 9 wins and will face one of RR, KKR, PBKS or DC in the Eliminator on May 27.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will finish third on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table as their league stage comes to an end after they beat the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs in Hyderabad.

In order to finish in the top two, SRH needed to restrict RCB to 165 after they posted 255 on the board after batting first. However, RCB adopted a safe approach and looked to cross the 165-run mark instead of going for the win.

SRH to play Eliminator

As a result, RCB will finish first, and the Gujarat Titans (GT) will finish second. The two sides will face off in Qualifier 1 on May 26 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala.

SRH will face the team that finishes fourth in the Eliminator on May 27 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. At the moment, either one of the Rajasthan Royals (RR), the Punjab Kings (PBKS), the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), or the Delhi Capitals (DC).

Updated IPL 2026 points table

IPL 2026 Points Table

No	Teams	P	W	L	NR	PTS	NRR
1	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	13	9	4	0	18	+1.065
2	Gujarat Titans	14	9	5	0	18	+0.695
3	Sunrisers Hyderabad	13	8	5	0	16	+0.350
4	Rajasthan Royals	13	7	6	0	14	+0.083
5	Punjab Kings	13	6	6	1	13	+0.227
6	Kolkata Knight Riders	13	6	6	1	13	+0.011
7	Chennai Super Kings	14	6	8	0	12	-0.345
8	Delhi Capitals	13	6	7	0	12	-0.871
9	Mumbai Indians	13	4	9	0	8	-0.510
10	Lucknow Super Giants	13	4	9	0	8	-0.702

P : Played · W : Win · L : Loss · T : Tie · NR : No Results · NRR : Net Run Rate · PTS : Points