SRH vs PBKS Toss Update: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first in their IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With both teams vying for playoff spots, the upcoming game is expected to be fiercely competitive. Nitish Kumar Reddy returns for SRH, while Shashank Singh rejoins PBKS.
The Pat Cummins-led side were on a five-match winning streak but then lost to Kolkata Knight Riders during their previous match. The upcoming match is quiet important for both the teams, considering the points table.
If the Punjab-based franchise win this match, then it will solidify their position in the points table and will inch closer towards qualifying for the playoffs. At the same time, if SRH defeat Punjab Kings then they wiill become the table toppers after scoring 14 points.
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SRH vs PBKS Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
SRH Vs PBKS: What the captains had to say
Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "We are going to bowl first. So far so good. We have got amazing learnings from the last 2 games. We have got 2 losses but still happy with being top on the table.
[on the campaign] There haven't been any complaints. People are putting the hard yards. You have to keep up and running. We are bunch of professionals, can't complain.
[reason to bowl first] The surface looks beautiful. There isn't a piece of grass. The last game we played against SRH on this wicket, they chased 240.
Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "Yeah, we would have had a bowl as well. But we have won a lot of games batting first so we aren't much upset.
Yes, it has been a really good campaign for us. It wasn't our day last game but we won 5 games on the trot before that. Really positive group. We don't have to look far back. Hopefully more of the same tonight.
(On the crowd) They have been awesome since the last few years. They love to see awesome cricket and hopefully we are bring in more of that tonight.