Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Chennai Super Kings in the 27th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 18th at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Ishan Kishan will captain SRH, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead CSK. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Sanju Samson. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings |
| Date | 18 April 2026 |
| Day | Saturday |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Match Number | 27th T20 |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar |
SRH vs CSK – Full Squad
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma (AR) | Sanju Samson (WK) |
| Travis Head (Batter ✈️) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) |
| Ishan Kishan (C & WK) | Ayush Mhatre |
| Heinrich Klaasen (Batter ✈️) | Dewald Brevis (✈️) |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy (AR) | Sarfaraz Khan |
| Salil Arora | Shivam Dube (AR) |
| Aniket Verma | Jamie Overton (AR ✈️) |
| Harsh Dubey (AR) | Noor Ahmad (✈️) |
| Shivang Kumar (AR) | Anshul Kamboj (AR) |
| Praful Hinge (Bowler) | Gurjapneet Singh |
| Eshan Malinga (✈️ Bowler) | Khaleel Ahmed |
| Sakib Hussain (Bowler) | Akeal Hosein (✈️) |
| Smaran Ravichandran | MS Dhoni |
| Kamindu Mendis (AR ✈️) | Urvil Patel |
| Harshal Patel (Bowler) | Ramakrishna Ghosh (AR) |
| Pat Cummins (✈️ Bowler) | Shreyas Gopal |
| Jaydev Unadkat (Bowler) | Mukesh Choudhary |
| Zeeshan Ansari (AR) | Prashant Veer (AR) |
| Onkar Tarmale (Bowler) | Kartik Sharma |
| Amit Kumar (Bowler) | Matthew Short (AR ✈️) |
| Krains Fuletra | Aman Khan (AR) |
| Liam Livingstone (AR ✈️) | Matt Henry (✈️) |
| Shivam Mavi (Bowler) | Rahul Chahar |
| David Payne (✈️ Bowler) | Zak Foulkes (AR ✈️) |
| Dilshan Madushanka (✈️ Bowler) | Spencer Johnson (✈️ Bowler) |
SRH vs CSK – Predicted Playing 11
| No. | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma (AR) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) |
| 2 | Travis Head ✈️ | Sanju Samson (WK) |
| 3 | Ishan Kishan (WK) | Dewald Brevis ✈️ |
| 4 | Heinrich Klaasen ✈️ | Shivam Dube (AR) |
| 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy (AR) | Sarfaraz Khan |
| 6 | Kamindu Mendis ✈️ (AR) | Ravindra Ghosh (AR) |
| 7 | Harshal Patel | Jamie Overton ✈️ (AR) |
| 8 | Liam Livingstone ✈️ | Khaleel Ahmed |
| 9 | Jaydev Unadkat | Rahul Chahar |
| 10 | Shivam Mavi | Mukesh Choudhary |
| 11 | T. Natarajan / Unadkat* | Matt Henry ✈️ |
| Impact | Aniket Verma (Batter) | Prashant Veer (AR) |