With firing batting, top-quality pace bowling being their combined focus, Sunrisers Hyderabad have yet again roped in an explosive squad for IPL 2026. Appreciated the performance in the previous dark, SRH have retained their core but look to pack more punch in batting and bowling. The franchise goes into it with a tried and tested no-fear T20 approach backed by experienced overseas or lower-order domestic stars and new Indian talent.

SRH Squad for IPL 2026 With Player Prices

Player Name	Role	Price
Pat Cummins	Fast Bowler (Captain)	₹18 Crore
Heinrich Klaasen	Wicketkeeper-Batter	₹23 Crore
Travis Head	Batter	₹14 Crore
Abhishek Sharma	All-Rounder	₹14 Crore
Nitish Kumar Reddy	All-Rounder	₹6 Crore
Ishan Kishan	Wicketkeeper-Batter	₹11.25 Crore
Mohammed Shami	Fast Bowler	₹10 Crore
Rahul Chahar	Spinner	₹3.20 Crore
Harshal Patel	Fast Bowler	₹8 Crore
Adam Zampa	Spinner	₹2.40 Crore
Atharva Taide	Batter	₹30 Lakh
Abhinav Manohar	Batter	₹3.20 Crore
Simarjeet Singh	Fast Bowler	₹1.50 Crore
Zeeshan Ansari	Spinner	₹40 Lakh
Jaydev Unadkat	Fast Bowler	₹1 Crore
Kamindu Mendis	All-Rounder	₹75 Lakh
Aniket Verma	Batter	₹30 Lakh
Eshan Malinga	Fast Bowler	₹1.20 Crore
Sachin Baby	Batter	₹30 Lakh
Wiaan Mulder	All-Rounder	₹75 Lakh
Brydon Carse	Fast Bowler	₹1 Crore
Kumar Kartikeya	Spinner	₹30 Lakh
Sanvir Singh	All-Rounder	₹30 Lakh
Upendra Yadav	Wicketkeeper-Batter	₹30 Lakh
Fazalhaq Farooqi	Fast Bowler	₹2 Crore

As for SRH, Heinrich Klaasen was retained as their costliest player, and Pat Cummins also continues to lead the side ahead of IPL 2026.

SRH Released Stars Before IPL 2026

In a bid to strengthen the squad’s balance and gain more flexibility in terms of purse before IPL 2026 auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad made some major release calls by dropping their experienced players.

Released Player	Previous Price
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	₹4.20 Crore
Marco Jansen	₹4.20 Crore
Glenn Phillips	₹1.50 Crore
Washington Sundar	₹8.75 Crore
T Natarajan	₹4 Crore
Mayank Agarwal	₹8.25 Crore
Umran Malik	₹4 Crore

The release of experienced Indian pacer T Natarajan and all-rounder Washington Sundar became major talking points before the auction.

Strongest Playing XI of SRH for IPL 2026

Here is the predicted strongest playing XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026:

Position	Player
Opener	Travis Head
Opener	Abhishek Sharma
No. 3	Ishan Kishan
No. 4	Heinrich Klaasen
No. 5	Nitish Kumar Reddy
No. 6	Abhinav Manohar
No. 7	Pat Cummins
No. 8	Harshal Patel
No. 9	Mohammed Shami
No. 10	Rahul Chahar
No. 11	Adam Zampa

This playing XI gives SRH explosive batting depth along with a balanced bowling attack featuring experienced pacers and quality spin options.