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SRH vs KKR Playing XI Changes: Today, in the 45th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are facing each other. In this high-voltage match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and decided to bat first. Continuing their aggressive batting style this season, SRH will once again take the field with the intention of putting a big score on the board.

Captain Pat Cummins’ statement regarding the pitch

After winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said that the pitch looks very good and the weather is very hot. He said, ‘We want to score a big score by batting first. I am not that good at reading the pitch, but it looks good and it is expected to be a high scoring match. Our young and experienced players have handled themselves brilliantly. Barring one match, we have gone beyond 220 almost every time. Our aggressive style is working very well for us.”

Regarding the change in the team, Cummins said that Nitish will not be able to play this match due to illness and Smaran Ravichandran is making his debut in his place. Apart from this, Harshal Patel has returned to the team.

Strategy of KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane

At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said at the time of the toss that he also wanted to bat first. Rahane said, ‘The break we got has helped us a lot. We have reflected on the things we did well and identified areas where improvement is needed. This competition is about winning small moments.”

Two major changes have been made in the Kolkata Knight Riders team. Finn Allen has been included in place of Tim Seifert, while in place of Ramandeep Singh, experienced batsman Manish Pandey has been included in the playing eleven.

Position of both teams in points table

Before this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad team is in a very strong position. SRH has won 6 out of 9 matches played so far and is third in the points table with 12 points. The team has won its last five matches. On the other hand, this season has been a bit of ups and downs for Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR is at eighth place with 2 wins in 8 matches, although it has won its last two matches and would like to maintain this momentum.

Playing-11 of both the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing-11 (SRH): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing-11 (KKR): Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty.