SRH Team 2025 Players List: Sunrisers Hyderabad Best Playing 11 – IPL Squad Analysis

2016 trophy repeat in focus in our complete team analysis and official squad and players list for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad team has spent 8 years without an IPL trophy to their name. 2016 was the last time they won an IPL trophy under the leadership of David Warner. But without Warner, the team has managed two IPL finals, but 0 success. The latest of their Overseas Captaincy trend is Pat Cummins, who himself has had tremendous success as the Captain for his national side, Australia.

Sunrisers Hyderabad did well in IP 2024 under the leadership of Pat Cummins. An aggressive batting lineup involving the likes of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and Nitish Reddy helped the team approach T20 cricket in a completely new direction. The approach proved to be extremely successful as SRH were able to play their first Indian Premier League final since 2018. 

But having led the team to a final in IPL 2024, can Pat Cummins lead his team to glory? Does, SRH have the required ammo to fuel the fire in their team? Well, the best way to go about finding that is to look at the strengths and weakness analysis of the overall squad and players list for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and at the same time, looking at the best possible playing for the team for IPL 2025. 

SRH SWOT Analysis 2025 IPL

If we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team has strengths in its overseas players. SRH have three solid Overseas players in the form of Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, and Pat Cummins. While Head is a benchmark opener, Klaasen is the benchmark finisher. Meanwhile, Captain Cummins needs no introduction as he has been a phenomenal leader himself. Having these threw quality Overseas players in the side is a blessing for the SRH team. 

Another major strength that SRH have is their bowling attack. Led by Pat Cummins, their leader and a strong pacer, they also have three more solid Indian bowlers in the form of Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, and Rahul Chahar. All these three bowlers come with solid experience, and Shami and Harshal have also won Purple Cap in the past. With 4 solid bowlers already there, SRH will also have Nitish Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, and mostly Simarjeet Singh to support them. This is a solid bowling lineup that can trouble any opposition.

Talking about weakness, SRH’s major weakness is their lower-order and lack of all-rounders. While SRH have solid batting till 5 with Klaasen batting at 5, the lower-order isn’t reliable if the likes of Kamindu Mendis, Abhinav Manohar, and others play. Similarly, Nitish Reddy seems to be the only specialist all-rounder in their side. Thus, Sunrisers Hyderabad may either lack batting depth or bowling depth.

IPL 2025 Full Official Squad and Players List for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Total Players: 20 // Captain: Pat Cummins // Coach: Daniel Vettori // Home Ground: Hyderabad

Batters

1. Abhinav Manohar
2. Aniket Verma
3. Atharva Taide
4. Sachin Baby
5. Travis Head (f)

Wicket-keepers

1. Heinrich Klaasen (f)
2. Ishan Kishan

All-rounders

1. Abhishek Sharma
2. Kamindu Mendis (f)
3. Nitish Reddy

Bowlers

1. Adam Zampa (f)
2. Brydon Carse (f)
3. Ehsan Malinga (f)
4. Harshal Patel
5. Jaydev Unadkat
6. Mohammed Shami
7. Pat Cummins (c&f)
8. Rahul Chahar
9. Simarjeet Singh
10. Zeeshan Ansari

SRH’s playing 11 looks quite balanced overall, except for just one drawback. The team should mostly see four first-choice Overseas players in the form of Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, and Kamindu Mendis or Brydon Carse. With four solid Overseas players, they have some solid Indian players in the form of Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, and Rahul Chahar.

Overall, if we observe the playing 11 of Sunrisers Hyderabad, we see belligerent top-order in the form of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan. If the pitch is flat, it will be a disaster recipe for any bowling lineup. But if there is any lateral movement, this particular batting lineup will find it very difficult. The middle-order of Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen also looks pretty solid. But the standout part for SRH is their bowling lineup, and they definitely have 4 solid bowlers to support this claim. 

SRH Playing 11 2025 IPL

1. Travis Head
2. Abhishek Sharma
3. Ishan Kishan (wk)
4. Nitish Reddy
5. Heinrich Klaasen
6. Kamindu Mendis
7. Abhinav Manohar
8. Pat Cummins (c)
9. Harshal Patel
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Mohammed Shami
12. Simarjeet Singh (Impact Substitute)

So, that’s about the full squad and players list for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team for IPL 2025. Sunrisers Hyderabad does have a team that can qualify for the Playoffs one more time in IPL 2025. The only question is will they be able to maintain consistency with this approach in the Playoffs? Under the leadership of Pat Cummins, expect SRH to have yet another good season.

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