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Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing 11: On March 28, when Sunrisers Hyderabad will take the field to play the first match of IPL 2026, its batsmen will want to maintain the stormy strike rate like in previous seasons. This team, adorned with stars like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, is famous for its explosive batting style. Now veteran all-rounder Liam Livingstone has also joined the Hyderabad team.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has become champion once (2016) and last reached the final in 2024. If you want to repeat the same performance then know which playing eleven combination can be most beneficial for SRH.
SRH’s best playing eleven
The opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma is set. Both would once again want to repeat the performance of 2024 when SRH team was continuously scoring 70-80 runs in the powerplay. Ishan Kishan will be at number-3, who will be captaining the team in the absence of Pat Cummins. Kishan is also in great form and is coming into the T20 World Cup 2026 with 317 runs including three half-centuries.
Heinrich Klaasen has said goodbye to international cricket and will enter IPL 2026 with a fresh mind. Last season he had scored 487 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy can come after him and this time Liam Livingstone will be strengthening the middle order and all-round department of the team. However, in the last 17 IPL innings he has been able to score only 224 runs. Aniket Verma, who batted with a stormy strike rate of 166 last season, is likely to get a chance this time too.
Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat can handle the burden of fast bowling. Since Pat Cummins will not play in the first few matches, Braydon Carse can play the role of the third fast bowler. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad does not have any experienced lead spinner. It is possible that Harsh Dubey may be given the role of main spinner.
Probable playing eleven of SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Brayden Carse, Harsh Dubey
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