One-time champions Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the final in 2024, but their 2025 campaign proved disappointing. Despite bolstering their squad from the previous season, the team struggled to perform collectively with both bat and ball throughout most of the tournament. A few combinations began to click towards the end, but it was too little, too late to revive their campaign.SRH entered the auction with a remaining purse of Rs 25.50 crore, along with 10 player slots and two overseas slots still unfilled.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Team IPL 2026
SRH Retained Players List: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari.Released Players: Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, Mohammed Shami (traded to LSG)
SRH full IPL squad
SRH full squad for IPL 2026:
| Player | Status |
|---|---|
| Pat Cummins (c) | Overseas |
| Travis Head | Overseas |
| Abhishek Sharma | Indian |
| Aniket Verma | Indian |
| R. Smaran | Indian |
| Ishan Kishan | Indian |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Overseas |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Indian |
| Harsh Dubey | Indian |
| Kamindu Mendis | Overseas |
| Harshal Patel | Indian |
| Brydon Carse | Overseas |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Indian |
| Eshan Malinga | Overseas |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Indian |
| Shivang Kumar | Indian |
| Salil Arora | Indian |
| Shakib Hussain | Indian |
| Onkar Tukaram Tarmale | Indian |
| Amit Kumar | Indian |
| Praful Hinge | Indian |
| Krains Fuletra | Indian |
| Liam Livingstone | Overseas |
| Shivam Mavi | Indian |
| Jack Edwards | Overseas |
Players bought at auction:
| Players | Base Price | Sold at |
| Shivang Kumar | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Salil Arora | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Shakib Hussain | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Onkar Tukaram Tarmale | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Amit Kumar | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Praful Hinge | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Krains Fuletra | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 30 Lakhs |
| Liam Livingstone | Rs 2 crore | Rs 13 crore |
| Shivam Mavi | Rs 75 Lakhs | Rs 75 Lakhs |
| Jack Edwards | Rs 50 Lakhs | Rs 3 crore |
