Sunrisers Hyderabad enter IPL 2026 with a fearsome power-hitting identity, led by Pat Cummins. Their biggest auction move was signing Liam Livingstone for ₹13 crore, adding an explosive all-rounder to complement Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma — fresh from winning the T20 World Cup 2026 with India.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Titles Won
1 (2016)
IPL 2026 Group
Group B
SRH IPL 2026 Complete Squad (25 Players)
Retained Players (15)
Player
Role
Nationality
Pat Cummins (C)
Bowler / All-rounder (Right-arm fast)
Australia
Travis Head
Batter / Opener
Australia
Heinrich Klaasen
Wicketkeeper / Batter
South Africa
Abhishek Sharma
All-rounder / Opener
India
Ishan Kishan
Wicketkeeper / Batter
India
Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder
India
Harshal Patel
Bowler (Right-arm fast-medium)
India
Jaydev Unadkat
Bowler (Left-arm fast)
India
Brydon Carse
Bowler (Right-arm fast)
England
Kamindu Mendis
All-rounder (Left-arm spin)
Sri Lanka
Harsh Dubey
Bowler (Right-arm off-spin)
India
Aniket Verma
Batter
India
R Smaran
Batter
India
Eshan Malinga
Bowler
Sri Lanka
Zeeshan Ansari
Bowler (Left-arm spin)
India
Auction Buys (10)
Player
Role
Price
Nationality
Liam Livingstone
All-rounder / Batter
₹13 crore
England
Jack Edwards
All-rounder
₹3 crore
Australia
Salil Arora
Bowler (Left-arm fast)
₹1.50 crore
India
Shivam Mavi
Bowler (Right-arm fast)
₹75 lakh
India
Shivang Kumar
Batter
₹30 lakh
India
Krains Fuletra
Bowler
₹30 lakh
India
Praful Hinge
Bowler
₹30 lakh
India
Amit Kumar
Bowler
₹30 lakh
India
Onkar Tarmale
Bowler
₹30 lakh
India
Sakib Hussain
Bowler
₹30 lakh
India
Note: Mohammed Shami was traded to LSG before the auction. Ishan Kishan moved to SRH from MI.
SRH Probable Playing XI for IPL 2026
#
Player
Role
1
Travis Head
Opener / Batter
2
Abhishek Sharma
Opener / All-rounder
3
Ishan Kishan (WK)
Wicketkeeper / Batter
4
Heinrich Klaasen
Batter / WK
5
Liam Livingstone
Batter / All-rounder
6
Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder
7
Kamindu Mendis
All-rounder / Spinner
8
Harshal Patel
Pacer
9
Pat Cummins (C)
Pacer
10
Brydon Carse
Pacer
11
Jaydev Unadkat
Pacer (Left-arm)
SRH IPL 2026 Strengths
Travis Head — One of the most destructive T20 openers in the world; demolished opposition attacks in IPL 2024.
Liam Livingstone — Record ₹13 crore buy; explosive batter and useful leg-spin bowler who can win games single-handedly.
Heinrich Klaasen — World-class wicketkeeper-batter; devastating in the middle overs and at death.
Abhishek Sharma — T20 WC 2026 champion; blazing left-hand opener at the peak of his powers.
Pat Cummins — Elite captain and death bowler; consistently brilliant in high-pressure situations.
SRH IPL 2026 Concerns
Lost Mohammed Shami (traded to LSG) — a significant pace bowling loss in the powerplay.
Bowling attack outside Cummins and Carse lacks proven death-over specialists.
Heavy overseas dependency with Head, Klaasen, Livingstone, Carse and Cummins all competing.
SRH IPL 2026 Verdict
With Head, Livingstone, Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma fresh from the T20 World Cup, SRH’s batting is among the most explosive in IPL 2026. If their bowling holds up under Cummins, another deep playoff run — and a possible title — is very much on the cards.
KKR are IPL 2026’s most injury-hit team: Harshit Rana is out for the entire season after knee surgery, while ₹18 crore buy Matheesha Pathirana is still in Colombo rehabbing a calf injury and only arrives March 17 — giving him under 2 weeks to prepare. KKR have opted against an injury replacement.
Today is the final deadline for binding bids to buy RCB and Rajasthan Royals. Five parties have dropped out, leaving EQT Group (frontrunner at $2B+) and two others bidding for RCB, and Aditya Birla Group leading the RR race. Full breakdown of who’s in, who’s out and what happens next.
Josh Hazlewood is still awaiting medical clearance from Cricket Australia ahead of IPL 2026, putting RCB’s bowling plans in serious doubt. SRH captain Pat Cummins faces an identical fitness race. Both are being monitored by physios with just 12 days to go before the March 28 opener.
IPL 2026 full injury list: KKR in deepest trouble with Harshit Rana OUT all season and Pathirana still in Colombo. RCB’s Josh Hazlewood doubtful, LSG’s Hasaranga out 2 weeks. MS Dhoni knee rumours dismissed — he’s fully fit. RR are healthiest team. Full update for all 10 teams.
BCCI Naman Awards 2026 full winners list: Shubman Gill wins Polly Umrigar Award (2nd time), Smriti Mandhana named Best Women’s Cricketer (record 5th time), Rahul Dravid & Mithali Raj get Lifetime Achievement. Harshit Rana collects debut award on crutches.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi jokes he’ll score 2000 runs in IPL 2026 — and recalls telling Sanju Samson and Rahul Dravid “Pehla hi uda denge” before his debut. The 14-year-old RR sensation turns 15 on March 27, one day before IPL 2026 begins.
