 "SunRisers Hyderabad finished sixth last season. Reuters")
SunRisers Hyderabad’s list of retained and released players IPL 2026: 2016 champions and 2024 runners-up SRH will aim to regain lost glory in the 2026 IPL. After a thunderous year in 2024 where their batters reached new peaks every other game, the Pat Cummins-led side had an underwhelming last season.
SRH could win only six out of their 14 games and finished sixth in the table. With only three wins in their first 10 games, SRH looked totally off-colour. However, they managed to salvage some pride in the last four matches, with three wins. In their last match of the 2025 season, the Hyderabad franchise’s batters showed what they are capable of, hitting 278 in a 110-run win.
SRH will be hoping that their batters will remain in form in 2026 and they will be able to outplay teams with the bat alone.
SRH’s list of retained players: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins (C), Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari
SunRisers Hyderabad players trade: Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore) has been traded out to Lucknow Super Giants.
SunRisers Hyderabad released players: Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami (traded to LSG)
SunRisers Hyderabad remaining slots: 10 (2 overseas)
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction: Rs 25.5 crore