In a do or die match, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad will be seen bowling first in Chepauk. Chennai will have to win this match at any cost to reach the playoffs. MS Dhoni is not playing even today. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad told that he is not fit yet. However, Dhoni has reached Chepauk with the team.

Let us tell you that Dhoni has not retired from IPL. Chennai captain Gaikwad told after the toss that Dhoni is not fit yet. He also said that he can be seen playing in future. From this it became clear that Dhoni is not retiring yet. Dhoni has reached Chepauk with the team today.

Know what the Chennai captain said on MS Dhoni?

Ruturaj Gaikwad said after the toss, “We want to bat first. Well, there is nothing difficult in it. It is very easy for us. Focus on one match at a time, try to win this match, start well, assess the conditions well and give your best performance. (When asked about the pressure in this match) Well, there is nothing like that, we just have to respect the conditions and choose what is best according to the circumstances, and yes, I think right now. It would be nice to bat first. (Is MS Dhoni here?) He is not fully fit to play in this match. We have made a change in the team in place of Gurjapneet.

Playing XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad- Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain and Prafulla Hinge.

Playing XI of Chennai Super Kings- Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Akil Hussain, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj and Spencer Johnson.

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals will face each other today in the 31st match of IPL 2026. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad from 7:30 pm. After losing 2 consecutive matches, SRH has made a great comeback by winning the last two matches, the team would like to continue this even today. DC is also coming after winning the last match, this team captained by Akshar Patel also won the last match after losing 2 consecutive matches. Know the details of today’s match, probable playing 11, pitch and weather report and head to head statistics.

SRH vs DC match details

• Match Number: 31
• date: 21st April
• Time: from 7:30 pm
• Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

SRH vs DC Head to Head

• Total matches: 26
• SRH won: 13
• DC won: 12
• Inconclusive: 1

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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch report

The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is of black soil, on which high scoring matches are seen. There is bounce here, it helps the batsmen and the ball comes well on the bat. Initially the pitch is extra helpful for the batsmen, hence there will be a challenge for the bowlers in the powerplay. The batsmen will get more help in the second innings as compared to the first innings, hence the captain who wins the toss will prefer to chase.

How will the weather be in Hyderabad today?

There is a possibility of rain in Hyderabad today between 5 to 6 pm, although it is only 5 percent. The probability of rain is not so much that there is a danger of the match being canceled. The temperature during the first innings will be 33-34 degrees Celsius and during the second innings the temperature will be 29-30 degrees Celsius.

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Probable playing eleven of Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora (wicketkeeper), Shivang Kumar, Prafulla Hinge, Saqib Hussain, Ishan Malinga.

Probable playing eleven of Delhi Capitals

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), David Miller, Aqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

Only a few hours are left for the start of IPL 2026. The first match of the season will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28 March. On one hand, CSK and Mumbai Indians will be eyeing their respective sixth titles, while RCB would like to be among the teams that have become champions twice in a row. Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings are the teams which will enter the field with the intention of winning the trophy for the first time. But the success of any team will depend on a good playing eleven combination. See here with which playing eleven all the 10 teams can take the field.

Probable playing eleven of all 10 teams in IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings- Ayush Mhatre, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, MS Dhoni, Noor Ahmed, Akeal Hosein, Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Will Jacques, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dheer, Sherfane Rutherford, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Rajasthan Royals- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Dasun Shanaka, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Vignesh Puthur.

Kolkata Knight Riders- Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Kartik Tyagi.

Royal Challengers Bangalore- Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jacob Batchelor, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Rasikh Dar.

Lucknow Super Giants- Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Anrich Nortje.

Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada.

Delhi Capitals- KL Rahul, Abhishek Porel, Pathum Nissanka, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Aaqib Nabi Dar

Sunrisers Hyderabad- Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari

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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