Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Toss Prediction (SRH vs RCB)

Friday, 22 May 2026 · 19:30 IST · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium · IPL

Last updated: 22 May 2026

Toss prediction page launched 19 May 2026. The pre-toss call summarised here was originally published in our Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match preview on 28 March 2026.

What did the toss winner choose?

✗ Decision missed

Our predicted decision

field first

From the article: "The toss-winner is likely to field first, and that side gets a real structural advantage given the venue's 57% long-term chase win rate."

What happened

Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat

Stamped 22 May, 20:00 IST · live data feed

Match outcome

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the match ✗ match-winner prediction wrong

🏟️ What the toss means at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Toss impact: HIGH chase-friendly ground — teams batting second win 57% here

The toss went Sunrisers Hyderabad's way — they chose to bat, so Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase. In this branch our model makes Sunrisers Hyderabad 39.0% — fair odds 2.56 (RCB 1.64) against a pre-toss baseline of 44.0%.

How we made this Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru toss prediction

We do not predict who wins the coin flip itself; that is genuinely 50/50. We predict what the toss winner will choose to do. For this match, our pre-toss call was made in the article body before the toss happened. The result above shows whether the captain actually followed our predicted decision.

For the full methodology — venue toss patterns, dew, and captaincy psychology — see the field-first scoring method.

Full match prediction

Beyond the toss, we publish a complete probability model for SRH vs RCB: win probability, fair odds, key matchups, and a scenario map.

Read full Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru prediction →

SRH vs RCB toss prediction FAQ

Who won the SRH vs RCB toss?

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the SRH vs RCB toss and chose to bat first.

What did the toss winner choose in SRH vs RCB?

Sunrisers Hyderabad chose to bat first. Our pre-toss call was field first — the captain went the other way.

How does the toss affect the SRH vs RCB match odds?

Meaningfully. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium favours chasing (teams batting second win 57% here), so our model shifts the match win probability by about 5 percentage points depending on which side ends up chasing — with evening dew adding to the chase advantage under lights. A pre-toss match price averages both branches, so the toss result itself can create or kill value on the match market.

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