Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is hosting Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing Match 49. indian premier league 2026 At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Both teams are in the top four of the competition but are coming back from defeats in their last games. After five consecutive wins, Sunrisers were defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders. The Kings started their season with six wins and one washout from seven matches, but have lost their last two games against Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans.
SRH vs PBKS: Toss Update
Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to field first. Shreyas Iyer talked about the lessons learned from the previous defeat, which inspired his team to grab two points in Hyderabad. Pat Cummins also wanted to bowl first and is hopeful that his team will return to the form which had seen them win five consecutive matches.
SRH brought NKR in; Punjab swapped a pair
Nitish Kumar Reddy Sunrisers Hyderabad is set to play against Punjab Kings. He has returned to the team after missing the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders due to illness. He plays in place of Aniket Verma. Saqib Hussain has been included in the playing eleven in place of Harshal Patel. Shakib came in as an impressive player in the last game.
For Punjab Kings, Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson have returned to the team in place of Nehal Wadhera and Xavier Bartlett.
What did the captains say?
Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings captain,
“We are going to bowl first. So far so good. We have learned amazing things from the last 2 matches. We have had 2 defeats but still we are happy to be on top of the table. No complaints. People are working hard. You have to keep going. We are a bunch of professionals, can't complain. The surface looks beautiful. There is not even a patch of grass. The last game we played against SRH on this wicket, they chased 240. Shashank and Locky come inside.”
Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain,
“Yes, we would have had a bowl as well. But we've won a lot of games batting first so we're not too disappointed. Yes, it's been a really good campaign for us. It wasn't our last game but we won 5 games in a row before that. Really positive group. We don't need to look too far back. Hopefully it's the same tonight. They've been amazing the last few years. They love watching amazing cricket and hopefully we'll bring more tonight. I don't read pitches. They all seem to be scoring quite high here, it may be a bit slow when you are bowling in the second innings.”
SRH vs PBKS: Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, pat cummins (Captain), Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain
effect option: Aniket Verma, Prafulla Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel
punjab kings
Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Lockie Ferguson, Vishak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
effect option: Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Musheer Khan
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