Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
195
49
18
SRH
SRH
235/4 (20.0)
PBKS chose to BOWL
PBKS
PBKS
202/7 (20.0)
SRH won by 33 runs
SRH vs PBKS IPL 2026 Match Preview: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

Published on May 05, 2026

SRH vs PBKS IPL 2026 Match Preview: Pitch Report, Playing XI & Fantasy Tips

The Indian Premier League action continues as Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Punjab Kings in a highly anticipated T20 clash. Both teams are in incredible form, with their players firing on all cylinders. Both sides are desperate to win and secure those crucial 2 points for the leaderboard. If you are looking for the perfect Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Winning Team strategies, this comprehensive preview has everything you need.

Match Details

  • Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings
  • Date: 06 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch all the live IPL action on the following platforms:

  • JioHotstar(App + Website)
  • Star Sport Channels

Weather Report

The weather in Hyderabad will be hot and humid, with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees Celsius during match hours. The Dew factor is expected to play a massive role in the second innings, making chasing slightly easier. Fortunately, the Rain impact is zero, ensuring a full uninterrupted game.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is known for being a batting paradise. The Average score here in the last 5 matches is a massive 195 runs. When it comes to bowling, there is a clear Pace vs spin dominance. Pacers have picked up 49 wickets compared to just 18 wickets for spinners.

Fantasy takeaway: Load your fantasy contests with top order batters and death over pacers to maximize your rewards.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Sunrisers Hyderabad

  • Last 5 matches: L, W, W, W, W
  • Recent performance: They have been dominating with the bat, consistently crossing the 200-run mark.
  • Head to-head record: 5 wins against Punjab.

Punjab Kings

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, W, W, W
  • Recent performance: Strong batting displays, looking to bounce back from two recent narrow defeats.
  • Head to-head record: 3 wins against Hyderabad.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Fully fit: Most main players from both squads are available for selection.
  • Injured: Jack Edwards and David Payne are unavailable for the home side.
  • Doubtful: No major injury concerns reported for the visitors.

Probable Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, R Smaran, Pat Cummins, Eshan Malinga, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Praful Hinge

Punjab Kings

Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur

Key Players to Watch

  • Abhishek Sharma: He is in explosive form, smashing 440 runs this season. His aggressive starts make him a must have.
  • Prabhsimran Singh: The leading run scorer for his franchise with 361 runs, anchoring the innings beautifully.
  • Eshan Malinga: A lethal weapon in the death overs, having already claimed 15 wickets in the tournament.
  • Travis Head: With 323 runs under his belt, his explosive opening style is perfect for this batting friendly venue.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Prabhsimran Singh
  • Travis Head

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Nitish Kumar Reddy: A brilliant all rounder who can fetch points with both bat and ball, offering great differential value.
  • Cooper Connolly: Selected by many, but his left arm spin and middle order batting make him a game changer in major leagues.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Both teams are firing on all cylinders and are desperate for a victory. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad hold a slight edge due to their formidable home record and explosive top order. Expect a high scoring thriller where the home team emerges victorious.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

IPL 2026 SRH vs PBKS players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Shreyas IyerPBKSBAT253RHB24644697514734.52137.8751887OB,LBG511.6819.914901/28109885680328050486.948.9610.741821908
Sakib HussainSRHBOWL22RHB42271213.593.104RM22253.227.529.661724/2066623720916.71123.940.420.8414400360
Marcus StoinisPBKSALL376RHB33382750314729.89138.6641953RM2412042.526.389.117.354/1592846.6373150137.5747.391.662.669665800
Ishan KishanSRHWK243LHB23415688811331.45144.61481017OB,LB200.65.140-1591078.4784354060380.6910.889.3331139308
Vishnu VinodPBKSWK73RHB6814177210932.81142.2110241201.67.570-37000000150.40.020.02310000
Harshal PatelSRHBOWL222RHB1183013218215.01138.614199RM2172683.523.938.516.875/125049.8391000166.980.180.28370000
Liam LivingstoneSRHALL342RHB31640768710327.85144.342969OB,LB1881482.425.978.4818.324/17135229.5591500140.730.040.05250000
Shashank SinghPBKSBAT109RHB932417636825.55146.6711219RM,OB35242.329.258.6620.203/43564325870350512.440.440.651912800
Arshdeep SinghPBKSBOWL207LHB4927162237.36101.25021LMF2052703.623.48.6616.275/3247852.4419110501167.141.572.5216380340
Prabhsimran SinghPBKSWK128RHB12612359611931.54151.0928554000-66893.9751361075284.5812.5615.36217300
Harpreet BrarPBKSBOWL107LHB51264322917.28129.72054SLA1041043.223.917.4619.244/183011414000130.40.010.02460000
Vijaykumar VyshakPBKSBOWL58RHB18868136.8117.2406RM57703.526.589.2117.303/511745.43181842.91022.120.350.6917321270
Lockie FergusonPBKSBOWL211RHB60332983011.03111.61031RF2072463.522.917.8217.595/2157155000913.240.570.5813410370
Yuzvendra ChahalPBKSBOWL342RHB452781104.553.2801LBG3363943.623.927.7918.4146/257783628807251227.610.631.0515390350
Travis HeadSRHBAT188LHB18217494510229.96150.5331719OB46231.728.958.662003/16441067.3673323060280.8712.6211.37827400
Abhishek SharmaSRHBAT195LHB19117580414833.35175.8745910SLA98552.128.437.6522.203/7791095.8958440060187.7825.8611.726897308
Heinrich KlaasenSRHWK290RHB26757679210532.34150.6646818OB511.4689.714201/121771087.1871425090486.517.228.79212110900
Marco JansenPBKSALL151RHB933012137119.25137.216153LF1481673.627.388.4819.365/3077843.134530662.5840.421.141.75124325-216
Pat CumminsSRHBOWL178RHB1024310306617.45139.183126RF1782003.727.458.2419.934/1647339.311810266.7843.240.961.6659007016
Nitish Kumar ReddySRHALL53RHB44910017628.6139.414123RMF33212.235.810.1321.103/1729973.8664193666.7742.771.431.96410955388
Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL53LHB12827156.7564.2802RFM53713.422.188.7515.134/15171060.5605215601066.211.342.3411530418
Xavier BartlettPBKSBOWL112RHB61265665916.17126.9169RFM1101333.425.18.8816.944/1058732.322611301410.10.230.37430000
Cooper ConnollyPBKSALL65LHB5712134310729.84141.817172SLA37302.624.137.4619.403/2327873.8590270075377.625.056.7120918900
Priyansh AryaPBKSBAT58LHB581168310329.52176.9711270OB11122601/217877.4619285075169.478.3710.21225100
Harsh DubeySRHALL38LHB1861775314.75114.93121SLA38343.125.857.5720.403/1213750.635413842.9151.710.040.062070-58
Musheer KhanPBKSALL1RHB10000000SLA1122713.51201/270000000160.330.010.01290000
R SmaranSRHBAT18LHB1645077242.25157.45365OB000-91202040067.70.280.3244000
Suryansh ShedgePBKSALL29RHB2283475724.78180.72145RMF18132.229.9210.0117.903/461427014060050614.880.450.7510594308
Salil AroraSRHWK22RHB19748012540185.32269000-5926.824195011.1510.670.390.43234000
Praful HingeSRHBOWL7RHB2133333.3300RMF7123.722.8310.531314/343474.22970850132.350.060.1490000
Aniket VermaSRHBAT35RHB3064357418.12161.11156RMF000-171022.322379010127.880.220.29350000
Shivang KumarSRHBOWL16RHB9085459.44134.92011LWS16123.137.839.2324.503/250836.829422637.5914.60.220.438680640
Completed matches of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMBengaluruSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
05 Apr - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
11 Apr - 03:30 PMNew ChandigarhSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
25 Apr - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
12 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
18 May - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKSunrisers HyderabadSRH180/7 (20.0)181/5 (19.0) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
Completed matches of Punjab Kings
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
31 Mar - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhGujarat TitansGTPunjab KingsPBKS162/6 (20.0)165/7 (19.1) PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKPunjab KingsPBKS209/5 (20.0)210/5 (18.4) PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
11 Apr - 03:30 PMNew ChandigarhSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
16 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMIPunjab KingsPBKS195/6 (20.0)198/3 (16.3) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSLucknow Super GiantsLSG254/7 (20.0)200/5 (20.0) PBKS won by 54 runs
25 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCPunjab KingsPBKS264/2 (20.0)265/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
28 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSRajasthan RoyalsRR222/4 (20.0)228/4 (19.2) RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
11 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSDelhi CapitalsDC210/5 (20.0)216/7 (19.0) DC won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
14 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSMumbai IndiansMI200/8 (20.0)205/4 (19.5) MI won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
23 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGPunjab KingsPBKS196/6 (20.0)200/3 (18.0) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
05 Apr - 03:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
03 May - 03:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
22 May - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
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