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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings

Match 49 • 06 May 2026 • 7:30 PM IST

Match Details

Match	Match 49 — SRH vs PBKS
Date	06 May 2026
Time	7:30 PM IST
Venue	Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Stadium, Hyderabad
Live	Star Sports & JioHotstar

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SRH at home are a devastating side. Head and Abhishek Sharma have been destroying bowling attacks all season.

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Punjab Kings have explosive batters who can match SRH's firepower. Arshdeep Singh gives them a strong death bowling option.

Pitch Report

Hyderabad offers a batting-friendly surface. The ball comes onto the bat well and high totals are common.

Weather

Hot and clear in Hyderabad. Dew will favour the chasing team in the second innings.

Probable Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma
Travis Head
Rahul Tripathi
Aiden Markram (C)
Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Shahbaz Ahmed
Pat Cummins
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Mayank Markande
T Natarajan

Punjab Kings

Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Nehal Wadhera
Shashank Singh
Marcus Stoinis
Azmatullah Omarzai
Marco Jansen
Yuzvendra Chahal
Arshdeep Singh
Xavier Bartlett

Lineups are expected and may change after the toss.

Players to Watch

Travis Head Arshdeep Singh Abhishek Sharma Priyansh Arya Pat Cummins Yuzvendra Chahal

Match Prediction

SRH at their home ground are very strong favourites. Their explosive batting and quality pace attack should be too strong for Punjab. SRH to win convincingly.

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