All eyes will once again be on the young pace duo of Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain as Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.
Young Pacers in Focus for SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad will rely on promising pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, who have been impressive this season and are expected to play a key role in the contest.
CSK Boost as Sanju Samson Finds Form
Chennai Super Kings have received a timely boost with Sanju Samson returning to form. He scored an unbeaten century against Delhi Capitals and followed it up with a 48 in the win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
With Ruturaj Gaikwad struggling for consistency, CSK may consider reshuffling their batting order by pushing him down and promoting youngster Ayush Mhatre, who has impressed with two fifties in his last four innings.
CSK’s Comeback After Slow Start
After losing their first three matches, the five-time champions, still without MS Dhoni, who is expected to return for the next game in Mumbai, have bounced back strongly with two consecutive wins.
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings are likely to field Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, and either Matt Henry or Mukesh Choudhary.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are expected to go with Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, and Eshan Malinga.
Match Timing and Live Streaming Details
The SRH vs CSK match will be played in Hyderabad, starting at 7:30 PM IST. The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.
Full Squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Abhishek Sharma, Amit Kumar, Salil Arora, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Harsh Dubey, Krains Fuletra, Travis Head, Praful Hinge, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, David Payne, Sakib Hussain, Shivam Mavi, Shivang Kumar, Ravichandran Smaran, Onkar Tarmale, Jaydev Unadkat, Aniket Verma, Zeeshan Ansari.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Spencer Johnson, Ramakrishna Ghosh, and Mukesh Choudhary.
Young Pacers in Focus for SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad will rely on promising pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, who have been impressive this season and are expected to play a key role in the contest.
CSK Boost as Sanju Samson Finds Form
Chennai Super Kings have received a timely boost with Sanju Samson returning to form. He scored an unbeaten century against Delhi Capitals and followed it up with a 48 in the win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
With Ruturaj Gaikwad struggling for consistency, CSK may consider reshuffling their batting order by pushing him down and promoting youngster Ayush Mhatre, who has impressed with two fifties in his last four innings.
CSK’s Comeback After Slow Start
After losing their first three matches, the five-time champions, still without MS Dhoni, who is expected to return for the next game in Mumbai, have bounced back strongly with two consecutive wins.
Head-to-Head Record
In their 22 IPL encounters so far, CSK have dominated with 15 wins, while SRH have managed 7 victories.Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings are likely to field Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, and either Matt Henry or Mukesh Choudhary.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are expected to go with Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, and Eshan Malinga.
Match Timing and Live Streaming Details
The SRH vs CSK match will be played in Hyderabad, starting at 7:30 PM IST. The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.
Full Squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Abhishek Sharma, Amit Kumar, Salil Arora, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Harsh Dubey, Krains Fuletra, Travis Head, Praful Hinge, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, David Payne, Sakib Hussain, Shivam Mavi, Shivang Kumar, Ravichandran Smaran, Onkar Tarmale, Jaydev Unadkat, Aniket Verma, Zeeshan Ansari.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Spencer Johnson, Ramakrishna Ghosh, and Mukesh Choudhary.