Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma

Travis Head

Ishan Kishan (C)

Heinrich Klaasen

Salil Arora (W)

Aniket Verma

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Shivang Kumar

Praful Hinge

Sakib Hussain

Eshan Malinga

Chennai

Sanju Samson (W)

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Sarfaraz Khan

Shivam Dube

Dewald Brevis

Jamie Overton

Matthew Short

Anshul Kamboj

Noor Ahmad

Mukesh Choudhary

Gurjapneet Singh

Akash Madhwal

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Dian Forrester

Kartik Sharma

Kuldip Yadav

Macneil Hadley Noronha

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Spencer Henry Johnson

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Amit Kumar

Aniket Umashankar Verma

Brydon Alexander Carse

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Gerald William Coetzee

Harshal Vikram Patel

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra

Liam Stephen Livingstone

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Onkar Tukaram Tarmale

Patrick James Cummins

Praful Prakash Hinge

Smaran Ravichandran Sankaran

Ambrish Ramanujam Sukumar

Salil Arora

Travis Michael Head

Zeeshan Ansari

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Legendary spinner R Ashwin isn't happy with Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad's batting approach following their 10-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored just 19 runs off 13 balls against SRH

R Ashwin wasn't happy with Gaikwad's batting approach

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in this frame. (X)

'His mind appears to be...': R Ashwin questions Gaikwad's intent after CSK's pai

Chennai Super Kings suffered a painful 10-run defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash

SRH condemned CSK to 10-run defeat in their IPL 2026 clash

SRH successfully defended their total of 194

SRH's Eshan Malinga (L) and Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (X)

CSK choke badly as Abhishek-Klaasen-Malinga's heroics hand SRH 10-run win

Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive opener Abhishek Sharma struck a historic 15-ball fifty in the IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings

Abhishek Sharma hammered a 15-ball fifty in the clash against CSK

It was the fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive opener Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (X)

Abhishek Sharma scripts history, leapfrogs Travis Head with record-breaking fift

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash

CSK won the toss and invited SRH to bat first

Here are the playing XI of both the sides:

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (L) and SRH skipper Ishan Kishan in frame. (X)

IPL 2026: CSK elect to bowl vs SRH, SL star replaces Madushanka; Know playing XI

CSK aim for a hat-trick of wins against SRH as Stephen Fleming backs out-of-form skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad amid concerns and Khaleel Ahmed’s injury setback.

Fleming expresses confidence in Gaikwad’s return to form despite his poor run in IPL 2026.

CSK suffer major blow as Khaleel Ahmed is ruled out for up to three months with a quadriceps injury.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in this frame (IPL).

CSK head coach has his say on Ruturaj Gaikwad's rusty form in IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings' stalwart MS Dhoni finally hit the nets and hinted at his IPL 2026 return ahead clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad

MS Dhoni seen batting rigorously in the nets ahead of SRH vs CSK clash

Dhoni was spotted hitting huge sixes during his batting practice

Former CSK captain MS Dhoni in this frame. (Screeshot)

Watch: MS Dhoni goes berserk in the nets, tonks sixes for fun ahead of SRH vs CS

Chennai Super Kings' legend MS Dhoni has reached Hyderabad ahead of Indian Premier League 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad

CSK legend MS Dhoni hasn't played a single match in the IPL 2026

Meanwhile, MS Dhoni has reached Hyderabad ahead of clash against SRH

Former Chennai Super Kings' captain MS Dhoni in this frame. (Getty)

WATCH: MS Dhoni sends CSK fans into frenzy with IPL 2026 comeback hint

Sunrisers Hyderabad dealt a massive blow as their star pacer David Payne has been ruled out of the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026

SRH's star pacer David Payne has been ruled out of IPL 2026 due to ankle injury

David Payne played just two matches for SRH in the ongoing season

SRH's Tim Payne (R) and Abhishek Sharma in frame. (X)

Massive blow to SRH, star player ruled out of IPL 2026 due to ankle injury

Sunrisers Hyderabad designated captain Pat Cummins has revealed that he is aiming to return to IPL 2026 for the match against Rajasthan Royals on April 25

Pat Cummins hasn't played a single match of IPL 2026 so far

Cummins' highly-anticipated return will come in RR vs SRH clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad's star pacer Pat Cummins in this frame. (Getty)

Pat Cummins himself discloses IPL 2026 return date for SRH, says 'Aiming for...'

Ravichandran Ashwin has urged Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad to make a slight change in his batting approach in the ongoing IPL 2026

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad hasn't clicked with the bat in the ongoing IPL season

R Ashwin now wants Ruturaj Gaikwad to make a slight change in his batting approach

R Ashwin wants Ruturaj Gaikwad to change his batting approach, says '...you need

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Sachin Tendulkar explained how things went south for Punjab Kings after dominating the first half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Punjab Kings remained unbeaten through half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Things started going downhill for PBKS at the latter half of the season which ultimately resulted in their ouster

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (L) and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in frame. (Getty)

Sachin Tendulkar explains main reason behind dramatic downfall in IPL 2026

Ravichandran Ashwin included several key players in his best XII of the Indian Premier League 2026. Ashwin appointed Shubman Gill as captain of his star-studded team

R Ashwin has disclosed his best XII of IPL 2026

Ashwin has included the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill in his star-studded team

Former CSK spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in this frame. (Getty)

Ashwin announces his best XII of IPL 2026, appoints 26-yr-old as captain

RCB's batting juggernaut Virat Kohli offered a crucial advice to RR's explosive opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after winning the IPL 2026 title

Virat Kohli heaped immense praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Virat Kohli's 'ek Bihari sab pe bhari' remark to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes viral

Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and RCB's Virat Kohli in this frame. (Screenshot)

'Ek Bihari sab pe bhari': Virat Kohli lavishes praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, t

Mitchell Santner said that he was supposed to be out of action for eight weeks but recovered just in time for the Test series against England.

Mitchell Santner played 4 games for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.

Santner suffered shoulder injuries during his second IPL season with MI. 

Mitchell Santner

Santner claims MI gave him half salary after injury ruled him out of IPL 2026

Pat Cummins has hinted at not playing the IPL 2027 for Sunrisers Hyderabad as he intends to play in The Ashes, Border Gavaskar Trophy and the ODI World Cup next year.

Pat Cummins wants a break next year amid a jam-packed international cricket calendar.

Cummins missed tournaments and bilateral series due to stress in lower back. 

Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan

Pat Cummins non-committal to playing IPL 2027 for SRH, says 'I will make a call 

In a double whammy to Suryakumar Yadav, the star batter won't just lose the India's T20I captaincy but is reportedly set to lose his place in the shortest format too

Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lose India's T20I captaincy

Not just the captaincy, even his place in India's T20I set up hangs by a threat

India's veteran batter Suryakumar Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

After captaincy setback, SKY's future in India's T20I set up in jeopardy

Bangladesh have announced their 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia which is set to start from June 9

Bangladesh have revealed their ODI squad for Australia series

Bangladesh will play a three-match ODI series against Australia

Bangladesh's Mosaddek Hossain in this frame. (Getty)

Bangladesh announce squad for ODI series vs AUS, star player returns to fold

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Team India engaged in an intense practice session for the one-off Test against Afghanistan which is scheduled to get underway from June 6

Team India is gearing up for the on-off Test against Afghanistan

The match will get underway from June 6

Mohammad Siraj (L) and KL Rahul in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: Brar tests KL, Siraj grinds hard in India's intense practice session

The massive hype surrounding 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has prompted Sony Sports to broadcast the India A tri-series in Sri Lanka live

Sony Sports will broadcast the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi-starrer India A tri-series in Sri Lanka

The tri-series will be played between India A, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan A

India's star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame. (Getty)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s hype prompts live telecast of India A tri-series in SL

Saba Karim believes Shubman Gill has the potential to become Test cricket's next torchbearer and fill the void left by Virat Kohli's retirement.


Saba Karim backs Shubman Gill to carry forward Virat Kohli's legacy in Test cricket.

Gill impressed with 732 runs in IPL 2026 while leading Gujarat Titans to the final.

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'His mind appears to be...': R Ashwin questions Gaikwad's intent after CSK's pai

CSK choke badly as Abhishek-Klaasen-Malinga's heroics hand SRH 10-run win

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