Sunrisers Hyderabad 2026 Squad, Results & Stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad is a Hyderabad-based men's Twenty20 franchise owned by Sun TV Network Limited. It joined the Indian Premier League in 2013, won the 2016 title and later reached the finals in 2018 and 2024.

SRH finished third in the IPL 2026 league table with nine wins, five losses, 18 points and a net run rate of +0.524. Rajasthan Royals ended the campaign by 47 runs in the Eliminator, leaving a complete 15-match record of nine wins and six defeats.

Ishan Kishan captained the opening games while Pat Cummins was unavailable, before Cummins resumed as full-time captain. Heinrich Klaasen led the batting with 624 runs, Eshan Malinga took a team-high 20 wickets, and Nitish Kumar Reddy supplied 302 runs and eight wickets.

No. RCB, Gujarat Titans and SRH all finished with nine wins, five losses and 18 points. Net run rate placed RCB first at +0.783, Gujarat second at +0.695 and Hyderabad third at +0.524.

That ordering changed the playoff path. The top two entered Qualifier 1 with a second chance, while third-placed SRH went into the sudden-death Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals.

No. SRH went 5-2 across seven home league matches and 4-3 across seven away league matches. The home record was better, but the team still won a majority of its away fixtures.

The split avoids overstating venue dependence. Hyderabad supplied ten points and the away schedule supplied eight, together producing the nine league wins required for qualification.

No. Sunrisers crossed 200 in nine IPL 2026 innings and won seven of those matches, but lost twice after scoring above 200. In the Eliminator, Rajasthan made 243/8 and dismissed SRH for 196.

High totals were a major strength, not an automatic result. SRH lost after making 201 against RCB and 219 against Punjab, then its batting-first identity was overtaken by Rajasthan's faster scoring in the knockout.

Ishan Kishan was the officially appointed interim captain for SRH's first five matches while Pat Cummins was unavailable. Cummins returned as full-time captain from the sixth match, against Chennai Super Kings on 18 April.

A season page therefore needs two accurate labels: Cummins was the full-time captain, while Kishan genuinely led the opening phase. Calling either man the sole captain of all 15 matches would erase part of the chronology.

No. The final active directory shows replacements rather than every earlier registration. David Payne, for example, played two matches and took two wickets before an ankle injury ended his season and Gerald Coetzee replaced him.

This is an advanced roster-versus-appearance distinction. Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Shivam Mavi and Payne are not final active names, but replacement chronology must not rewrite who was registered or appeared earlier.