Hyderabad, May 5: In the 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS), who are currently at the top of the points table. The match is scheduled to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday.
The Punjab Kings, who were the runners-up in IPL 2025, have secured 6 wins out of 9 matches, placing them at the top of the table. The team started strong with 6 victories in their first 7 matches, although one match ended in a no-result due to rain. However, they faced consecutive losses in their last two games.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad is positioned third in the points table with 6 wins from 10 matches. After a poor start, SRH turned their fortunes around with five consecutive wins. Nevertheless, they suffered a setback in their last match at the same stadium, losing to the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets.
Previously, on April 11, 2026, SRH and PBKS faced each other, where SRH lost by 6 wickets. In their head-to-head record, the two teams have played 25 matches, with SRH leading the tally with 17 wins, while PBKS has secured 8 victories.
Punjab Kings Squad: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (Wicketkeeper), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod (Wicketkeeper), Javier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Mushir Khan, Payal Avinash, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (Captain), Ishan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Saqib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Amit Kumar, Krens Phuletra.
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