2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad season
| 2025 season | |||
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Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, home ground of Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||
| Coach | Daniel Vettori | ||
| Captain | Pat Cummins | ||
| Ground(s) | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | ||
| League stage | 6th place | ||
| Most runs | Heinrich Klaasen (487)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins Harshal Patel (16 each)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Abhishek Sharma (8)[3] | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Heinrich Klaasen (6)[4] | ||
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| 2025 Indian Premier League Teams |
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| Group A |
| Group B |
| See also |
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Note: Teams are listed per the playing order. |
The 2025 season was the 13th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 edition. The team was captained by Pat Cummins and coached by Daniel Vettori.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad were the third team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL and finished the season in 6th place with six wins from 14 matches. Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen scored the most runs (487) while, captain Cummins and Harshal Patel took the most wickets (16 each) for Hyderabad in the 2025 season.
Pre-season
The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[5] The Sunrisers Hyderabad had previously won the title once in 2016.[6] They were the runners-up in the previous season.[7] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.[8][9] Hyderabad played all their home matches at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,[10] except for the last one, which was moved to Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[11][12]
Player Retention
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[13] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[14] Hyderabad retained five players, including captain Pat Cummins.[15][16]
| No. | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Klaasen | ₹23 crore (US$2.7 million) |
| 2 | Pat Cummins | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) |
| 3 | Abhishek Sharma | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
| 4 | Travis Head | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
| 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | ₹6 crore (US$710,000) |
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Fast bowlers | Spin bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Auction
The season's auction took place in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[18] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player.[19][20] Hyderabad had a purse remaining of ₹45 crore (US$5.3 million).[21] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[22] Hyderabad had one card available.[23] Hyderabad bought fifteen players in the auction, including eight capped players and four overseas players.[24] The franchise did not use its RTM card in the auction.[25]
Squad
- Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of 22 March 2025.
- Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (†) and placed at the bottom of the table.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 4 September 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| 7 | Harsh Dubey | India | 23 May 2002 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | Replacement[a] |
| 8 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | India | 26 May 2003 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹6 crore (US$710,000) | |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India | 3 September 1990 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | |
| 14 | Sachin Baby | India | 18 December 1988 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 18 | Abhinav Manohar | India | 16 September 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) | |
| 21 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | Wiaan Mulder | South Africa | 19 February 1998 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas; Replacement[b] |
| 30 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 8 March 1993 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | Captain; Overseas |
| 32 | Ishan Kishan | India | 18 July 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | N/a | ₹11.25 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 45 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | 30 July 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ₹23 crore (US$2.7 million) | Overseas |
| 47 | Aniket Verma | India | 5 February 2002 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 55 | Rahul Chahar | India | 4 August 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) | |
| 57 | Atharva Taide | India | 26 April 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 62 | Travis Head | Australia | 29 December 1993 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas |
| 68 | Harshal Patel | India | 23 November 1990 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ₹8 crore (US$950,000) | |
| 89 | Simarjeet Singh | India | 17 January 1998 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | |
| 91 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | 18 October 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 99 | Zeeshan Ansari | India | 16 December 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹40 lakh (US$47,000) | |
| 100 | Eshan Malinga | Sri Lanka | 4 February 2001 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas |
| 10 | Smaran Ravichandran † | India | 5 May 2003 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | Replacement;[c] Withdrawn[a] |
| 88 | Adam Zampa † | Australia | 31 March 1992 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[c] |
| N/a | Brydon Carse † | England | 31 July 1995 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn [b] |
- ^ a b Harsh Dubey replaced Smaran Ravichandran, after the latter withdrew due to injury.[27]
- ^ a b Wiaan Mulder replaced Brydon Carse, after the latter withdrew due to toe injury.[29]
- ^ a b Smaran Ravichandran replaced Adam Zampa, after the latter withdrew due to shoulder injury.[28]
Support staff
Hemang Badani left the squad from a batting coach role[30] while, James Franklin joined as a bowling coach replacing Dale Steyn.[31]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Daniel Vettori |
| Bowling coach | Muttiah Muralitharan James Franklin |
| Fielding coach | Ryan Cook |
- Source: Wisden[32]
League stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Punjab Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.301 | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 | |
| 5 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.011 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.241 | |
| 7 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.376 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.305 | |
| 9 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.549 | |
| 10 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.647 |
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
286/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
242/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Aniket Verma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[34]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
190/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Lucknow Super Giants
193/5 (16.1 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
163 (18.4 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals (H)
166/3 (16 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zeeshan Ansari (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[35]
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
200/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
120 (16.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Kamindu Mendis (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[36]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
152/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Titans
153/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
245/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
247/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[37]
Sunrisers Hyderabad
162/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians (H)
166/6 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
143/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians
146/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings (H)
154 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
155/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans (H)
224/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
186/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
133/7 (20 overs) |
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[38]
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
205/7 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
206/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 18 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[39]
- Harsh Dubey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[40]
- Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.[41]
Sunrisers Hyderabad
231/6 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
189 (19.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 13 May at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, before being rescheduled to the same venue,[39] but was later moved to Lucknow due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru.[42]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
278/3 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
168 (18.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match was originally scheduled for 10 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,[12] before being rescheduled.[39]
Statistics
At the IPL end of season awards, Hyderabad's Kamindu Mendis was awarded for catch of the season.[43]
| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 487 | Heinrich Klaasen |
| 439 | Abhishek Sharma |
| 374 | Travis Head |
| 354 | Ishan Kishan |
| 236 | Aniket Verma |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pat Cummins |
| 16 | Harshal Patel |
| 13 | Eshan Malinga |
| 11 | Jaydev Unadkat |
| 6 | Zeeshan Ansari |
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