IPL 2021, the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, is expected to begin next month: here’s a look at Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), as they look to improve on a third place finish at the 2020 Indian Premier League.

SRH have only won the IPL once, in 2016, but finished strongly in the 2020 competition, coming in third in the table and the playoff stage.

Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team preview

The form of David Warner has been key to any success SRH have had, and with his star perhaps on the wane, they could struggle in 2021. Some questionable work at the auction table won’t help. Their big signings were Kedar Jadhav, whose slow anti-cameos were one of the features of Chennai Super Kings’ poor campaign last year, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, a fine bowler, but likely to be surplus to requirements with two other Afghan spinners – Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan – already in the mix.

However, the form in India of Jonny Bairstow, Player of the Series in England’s 2-1 ODI defeat, will be a boon, and with SRH having found the best roles for Jason Holder and Wriddhiman Saha towards the end of last year, there is reason to believe they could start strong in 2021.

SRH coaching staff

Head coach – Trevor Bayliss
Director of cricket – Tom Moody
Assistant coach – Brad Haddin
Batting mentor – VVS Laxman
Bowling mentor – Muttiah Muralitharan
Fielding coach – Biju George
Physiotherapist – Theo Kapakoulakis
Physical trainer – Mario Villavarayan
Performance and video analyst – Shrinivas Chandrasekaran

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad list

Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Sreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem, Basil Thampi, T. Natarajan, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

SRH IPL 2021 Fixtures

11/04 – Chennai – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 7.30pm
14/04 – Chennai – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7.30pm
17/04 – Chennai – Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30pm
21/04 – Chennai – Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 3.30pm
25/04 – Chennai – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
28/04 – Delhi – Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30pm
02/05 – Delhi – Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 3.30pm
04/05 – Delhi – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, 7.30pm
07/05 – Delhi – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, 7.30pm
09/05 – Kolkata – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30pm
13/05 – Kolkata – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, 7.30pm
17/05 – Kolkata – Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30pm
19/05 – Bangalore – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, 7.30pm
21/05 – Bangalore – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 3.30pm.

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