SRH playing XI for IPL 2026: Ishan to lead, who will fill Pat Cummins void?

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) volition statesman their IPL 2026 run connected March 28 against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). SRH underwent a large translation successful 2024 erstwhile Pat Cummins took implicit arsenic captain, bringing an assertive attack to the team.

The alteration paid disconnected arsenic SRH reached the IPL 2024 last aft six years, though they mislaid to KKR. However, the runners-up of IPL 2024 kept the aforesaid attacking attack successful 2025 but it didn't resulted successful their favour and they were knocked successful league signifier itself connected 6th position.Sunrisers Hyderabad had a productive auction up of IPL 2026. They entered the mini-auction with a purse of Rs 25.50 crore and had 10 slots to capable aft retaining their halfway squad.

New Signings: Liam Livingstone, Salil Arora, Shivam Mavi, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Shivang Kumar, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains FuletraRetained Players: Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Brydon Carse, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Harsh Dubey, Aniket Verma, R. SmaranNotably, Sunrisers Hyderabad was deed by an wounded of Jack Edwards signed for Rs 3 crore successful IPL 2026 mini auction.

SRH person named England pacer David Payne arsenic his replacement. Payne has been signed for Rs 1.5 crore. However the lack of Pat Cummins successful the play opener volition beryllium a dent for SRH. Here is the strongest predicted Playing XI of SRH up of IPL 2026:Travis Head: The explosive opener volition clasp his spot astatine the top. Despite a humble T20 World Cup 2026 wherever helium scored 111 runs successful 4 innings concluded with Australia’s first-ever group-stage elimination from the tournament., Head remains a important subordinate for SRH.Abhishek Sharma: Abhishek had a disappointing T20 World Cup 2026, registering 3 ducks. However, arsenic the No.1 ranked T20I batter, helium volition beryllium anxious to bounce backmost powerfully this season. Notably helium bounced backmost successful the last of T20 World Cup 2026 with a 50 and absorption volition slope connected him to support the comeback. Ishan Kishan (C): Ishan Kishan had an outstanding T20 World Cup 2026, scoring 317 runs successful 9 matches astatine a onslaught complaint of 193.29.

He volition service arsenic interim skipper successful the lack of Pat Cummins for the archetypal matches.Heinrich Klaasen (WK): Klaasen continues to beryllium the backbone of SRH’s mediate order. After stepping distant from planetary cricket, helium has focused connected T20 leagues, making him a cardinal asset. As Ishan volition pb SRH, Klaasen volition beryllium handed implicit with wicket-keeping duites. Nitish Kumar Reddy: A captious all-rounder for SRH, earned emerging subordinate of the grant successful IPL 2024.

Nitish provides equilibrium to the squad contempt constricted caller planetary apperances successful caller months. Liam Livingstone: SRH’s biggest bargain of IPL 2026 mini-auction astatine Rs 13 crore, was successful the winning run of RCB past year, nevertheless helium struggled and volition purpose to reaffirm dominance successful 2026 with Hyderabad.Aniket Verma: Aniket Verma was a breakout prima successful IPL 2025, scoring 236 runs successful 14 matches astatine a onslaught complaint of 166.20.

The uncapped youngster volition proceed to play a cardinal relation successful the mediate order.Harsh Dubey: A left-arm orthodox spinner and useful all-rounder, Dubey was retained aft impressing arsenic an wounded replacement successful 2025. He volition enactment the rotation department.Harshal Patel: In the IPL 2025 season, Harshal Patel played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) aft securing Rs 8 crore astatine the mega auction. He finished arsenic the team's joint-highest wicket-taker alongside skipper Pat Cummins, with some claiming 16 wickets.

In Cummins’ absence, helium is expected to pb the gait attack.Eshan Malinga: Eshan Malinga has received clearance from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for IPL 2026.In his debut IPL play past twelvemonth helium picked 13 wickets successful 7 matches, with Cummins unavailable initially, his relation becomes adjacent much important.Jaydev Unadkat: Jaydev Unadkat has taken 110 wickets successful 112 matches implicit his extended IPL vocation spanning 16 years and his acquisition volition beryllium important successful the gait unit, particularly successful the lack of Cummins.Impact Player: Zeeshan AnsariAfter Rashid Khan’s departure successful 2022, Zeeshan Ansari has emerged arsenic a cardinal spinner for SRH. He is apt to beryllium utilized arsenic an Impact Player, providing power and wicket-taking quality successful the mediate overs.