Saurashtra vs Hyderabad, Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
SAU vs HYD Prediction: Who Will Win?
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Everything points towards Hyderabad, who start as strong favourites at 75%.
Hyderabad are in better shape, with three wins from their last four games against no from three for Saurashtra. In the table, Hyderabad sit 1st with three wins from four, while Saurashtra are 7th.
SAU vs HYD Score Prediction at Niranjan Shah Stadium
How totals go at Niranjan Shah Stadium
SAU vs HYD Toss Prediction
- Saurashtra chose to bowl first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.
- Hyderabad chose to bat first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.
SAU vs HYD Pitch Report
Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
Niranjan Shah Stadium hosts this Test match, and reading the surface early will matter.
The average first-innings score here is 203.
Wickets have been shared between pace and spin here: 49% to the seamers and 51% to the spinners. Seamers have gone at 2.68 an over and spinners at 2.65.
SAU vs HYD Preview
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SAU vs HYD Recent Form and Head to Head
- LTRI vs SAU2 Nov 2026 · Tripura won by 133 runs
- DKAR vs SAU18 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- DSAU vs CHG11 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- WCHG vs HYD2 Nov 2026 · Hyderabad won by 1 wkt
- DHYD vs PUN26 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- WAND vs HYD18 Oct 2026 · Hyderabad won by 267 runs
- WHYD vs TRI11 Oct 2026 · Hyderabad won by an innings and 40 runs
Head to head
These teams have not met in a Test match on our records.
SAU vs HYD Team Records
At Niranjan Shah Stadium
First Test match here on our records.
Batting first and chasing
Average first-innings score–
Average first-innings score275
Last 3 Test results with a result.
In Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
Average score289
Top scorerPrerak Mankad 240
Top wicket-takerParth Bhut 23
Average score299
Top scorerAbhirath Reddy 322
Top wicket-takerTanay Thyagarajan 23
SAU vs HYD Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Arpit VasavadaBatSR 4686186 balls
- Arpit VasavadaBatSR 393897 balls
- Parth BhutBowlEcon 2.48/11749 overs
- Chetan SakariyaBowlEcon 3.16/8627.4 overs
- Rahul RadeshBatSR 4172174 balls
- Abhirath ReddyBatSR 6268110 balls
- Chinntla Rakshan ReaddiBowlEcon 3.06/8227 overs
- Aniketh ReddyBowlEcon 3.35/12739 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Prerak Mankad5 inns · best 129 · SR 71240runs
- Arpit Vasavada5 inns · best 86 · SR 43186runs
- Hetvik Kotak4 inns · best 80 · SR 36171runs
Bowling
- Parth Bhut5 inns · econ 2.223wickets
- Chetan Sakariya4 inns · econ 2.910wickets
- Jaydev Unadkat4 inns · econ 2.78wickets
Batting
- Abhirath Reddy6 inns · best 97 · SR 61322runs
- Rahul Radesh6 inns · best 86 · SR 44301runs
- Kodimela Himateja6 inns · best 123 · SR 53286runs
Bowling
- Tanay Thyagarajan8 inns · econ 3.123wickets
- Aniketh Reddy8 inns · econ 3.717wickets
- Chinntla Rakshan Readdi4 inns · econ 3.011wickets