The business end of IPL 2026 is here, and the race for the top four is reaching a boiling point. Today, May 6, 2026, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will witness a crucial clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). A win for either team will see them top the IPL 2026 points table. While Punjab are sitting at 13 points from 9 games, Hyderabad have 12 from 10.
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first. Iyer also announced that Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson are back in the playing 11 for the Punjab side, which means that they will let go of Xavier Bartlett and Nehal Wadhera. Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins said that Nitish Kumar Reddy was fit and ready to go and he came in place of Aniket Verma.
Match Details: SRH vs PBKS, Match 49
- Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- Time: 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)
- Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Live Streaming: JioCinema App & Website
SRH vs PBKS Playing 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Playing 11
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
SRH Impact Substitute Options: Aniket Verma, Prafull Hinge, Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Playing 11
Prabhsimran Singh(wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak
PBKS Impact Substitute Options: Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Musheer Khan, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett
SRH vs PBKS: Full Squads for IPL 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Pat Cummins (c), Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Brydon Carse, Kamindu Mendis, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Salil Arora, Shivam Mavi, David Payne, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra.
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett, Musheer Khan, Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad, Praveen Dubey.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings: Pitch and Weather Report
The Hyderabad surface has been a “batter’s paradise” this season, consistently producing scores in excess of 200. Expect a fast outfield and a dry pitch that offers very little to the spinners in the first half.
- Temperature: 36°C (Day) / 28°C (Match time)
- Rain Chance: Near 0%—expect a full 40-over contest.
SRH vs PBKS Head-to-Head
Historically, SRH holds the upper hand with 17 wins to PBKS’s 8. However, in their previous encounter this season, PBKS pulled off a stunning high-scoring chase. Who will take the two points tonight?