IPL 2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad: Squad, schedule, and stats
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on March 26. 2016 IPL winners Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals on March 29 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. The Kane Williamson-led revamped SRH side will vie for their second IPL title. We decode Sunrisers Hyderabad's squad, schedule, and stats ahead of IPL 2022.
A look at SRH's complete squad: Kane Williamson, Umran Malik and Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Vishnu Vinod
So far, eight players have captained SRH to date. Williamson has led SRH in the second-highest number of matches after David Warner (67). In 33 matches captained, Williamson has helped SRH win 16, besides losing 16 times. One match was tied. Williamson has a win percentage of 50.00. Meanwhile, Warner had a win percentage of 53.73.
March 29: SRH vs RR at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST April 4: SRH vs LSG at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 9: CSK vs SRH at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 11: SRH vs GT at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
April 15: SRH vs KKR at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 17: PBKS vs SRH at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 23: RCB vs SRH at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 27: GT vs SRH at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
May 1: SRH vs CSK at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST May 5: DC vs SRH at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 8: SRH vs RCB at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST May 14: KKR vs SRH at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST
SRH finished eighth in the IPL 2021 standings, having won three and losing 11 games. They finished with six points and were below seventh-placed Rajasthan Royals. SRH managed two wins from their last five league games to end on a poor note. SRH finished with a Net Run Rate of -0.545.
May 17: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST, May 22: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
Williamson has amassed 1,885 runs in the IPL at 35.39. He needs 115 more to register 2,000 runs. He can become the third SRH player after Warner and Shikhar Dhawan to smash 2,000-plus runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has claimed 142 wickets in the IPL and is eight shy of 150. WIlliamson (63 matches) is 12 shy of becoming the fifth SRH player with 75-plus matches.
Probable XI of SRH: Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Kane Williamson (captain), Nicholas Pooran (wicket-keeper), Abdul Samad, Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
