SRH Playing XI, IPL 2025: Best probable playing XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made it to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. Ahead of the mega auction, they managed to retain five of their key players and in the mega auction, Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami turned out to be their top and most expensive picks. Here’s a look at the best probable playing XI of SRH for IPL 2025:

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SRH is expected to continue with the same openers - Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma - who created and broke records for fun in IPL 2024. The duo smashed the ball to all parts of the ground and in one of the matches, also brought up 100 for SRH inside in the powerplay. 

Ishan Kishan is another explosive that they added to their roster and he will bat at number three for the Orange Army. Nitish Kumar Reddy who was the find of Australia tour and won the Emerging Player award in IPL 2024, will bat at four and will also roll his arm if needed. South Africa’s explosive wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen will come in next at five to up the ante while Abhinav Manohar is the perfect finisher in the line-up.

Harshal Patel can tonk the ball and also play sensibly if needed. He will bat at seven while also taking care of death overs with the ball. Skipper Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami will take the new ball for SRH while Jaydev Unadkat is another fast bowler with variations in their line-up. Adam Zampa could be the lone spinner. 

SRH might make changes for the last two bowlers playing Brydon Carse and Rahul Chahar as well. They possess that flexibility in their squad and also have Simarjeet Singh as a backup in case Jaydev Unadkat doesn’t perform as per expectations. Also, Sachin Baby is likely to be a backup for Abhinav Manohar as a finisher alongside Atharva Taide.

SRH Probable Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Harshal Patel, Pat Cummins (C), Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa, Jaydev Unadkat

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