Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Sunrisers Hyderabad are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that plays in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun TV Network and was founded in 2012 after the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers were terminated by the IPL. The team is currently captained by David Warner and coached by Trevor Bayliss. The primary homeground of the team is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad with a capacity of 55,000.
The brand value of the Sunrisers Hyderabad was estimated to be in 2019 as the overall brand of IPL was increased to, according to Duff & Phelps.
The team made their first IPL appearance in 2013, where they reached the playoffs, eventually finishing in fourth place. The SunRisers won their maiden IPL title in the 2016 season, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the final. The team has qualified for the play-off stage of the tournament in every season since 2016. In 2018, the team reached the finals of the Indian Premier League, but lost to Chennai Super Kings by 8 Wickets, following a century by Shane Watson. The team is considered one of the best bowling sides, often admired for its ability to defend low totals. David Warner is the leading run scorer for the side, having won the Orange Cap 3 times, in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the leading wicket-taker.
Franchise history
SunRisers Hyderabad replaced the Deccan Chargers in 2012 and debuted in 2013. The franchise was taken over by Sun TV Network after the Deccan Chronicle went bankrupt. The squad was announced in Chennai on 18 December 2012. The team is owned by Sun TV Network who won the bid with per year for a five-year deal, a week after the Chargers were terminated due to prolonged financial issues. Sun TV Network Limited, which is headquartered in Chennai, is one of India's biggest television networks with 32 TV channels and 45 FM radio stations, making it India's largest media and entertainment company.The team jersey was unveiled on 8 March 2013, and the team anthem composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar was released on 12 March 2013. The logo was unveiled on 20 December 2012, along with the announcement that the team's management would be led by Kris Srikkanth, now replaced by veteran Muttiah Muralitharan, Tom Moody and V. V. S. Laxman.
Team history
2013–2014: Initial years
SunRisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut in the 2013 season. They retained 20 players from the Chargers, which left slots open for 13 players. They filled six of these with Thisara Perera, Darren Sammy, Sudeep Tyagi, Nathan McCullum, Quinton de Kock and Clint McKay. Kumar Sangakkara captained SRH for nine matches and Cameron White was captain for the remaining seven, as well as the eliminator match in the playoffs. In their inaugural season, the team reached the playoffs but were eliminated after losing against Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on 22 May 2013. The team played all of their home games in Hyderabad.For the 2014 season, Pune Warriors India was defunct and not replaced, leaving only eight teams in the league. The team retained two players, Dale Steyn and Shikhar Dhawan. As a result of this retention, the team had an auction purse of and two right-to-match cards. Shikhar Dhawan and Darren Sammy were named as captain and vice captain respectively. Due to the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, the season was partially held outside India with the opening 20 matches hosted in the United Arab Emirates and the remaining matches played in India from 2 May onwards. The team finished in 6th place with six wins and eight losses, failing to secure a place in the playoffs. Dhawan led the team for the first ten matches while Sammy led the team for remaining four.
2015–2017: Maiden title and success
For the 2015 season, SRH retained 13 players and released 11. David Warner was appointed as the captain for this season and led the team in all matches played. Muttiah Muralitharan was appointed the team's bowling coach as well as mentor. SunRisers Hyderabad played their first three home games at Visakhapatnam and the remaining four home games at Hyderabad. The team again finished 6th with seven wins and seven losses, failing to reach the playoffs. Warner won the first Orange Cap for SunRisers Hyderabad.For the 2016 season, SRH retained 15 players and released nine. After the auction, SRH traded two players. SunRisers Hyderabad were crowned champions after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final and ending the season with 11 wins and six losses. This was their maiden, and to date only, title. Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first SunRisers Hyderabad player to win the Purple Cap.
For the 2017 season, SRH retained 17 players and released six from the title-winning squad. The team then spent at the auction, leaving remaining. As the defending champions, as per IPL norms, SRH hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies of the season. The team finished 3rd on points in the table. They lost against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The team made a below-par total of 128–7 in 20 overs, but the Kolkata Knight Riders' innings was reduced to just six overs due to rain. The revised total was 48, which the Knight Riders met with seven wickets and four balls remaining. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was able to retain the Purple Cap while David Warner won the Orange Cap.
2018
For the 2018 season, the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were reinstated in the league after serving a two-year suspension from the competition due to the involvement of their players in the 2013 IPL betting scandal. The IPL governing council decided that a maximum of five players can be retained by each IPL team. SRH retained only two players and released all remaining players from the squad. The retention of two players meant SRH went in to the 2018 IPL auction with 59 crore in their auction purse and three right-to-match cards. The salary deduction for every retained player from the franchise's salary purse was stipulated to be 15 crore, 11 crore and 7 crore if three players were retained; 12.5 crore and 8.5 crore if two players were retained; and 12.5 crore if only one player was retained. For retaining an uncapped player, salary deduction was set at 3 crore. David Warner had stepped down from captaincy on 28 March 2018 and the BCCI announced that he will not be allowed to play in IPL 2018 following the Australian ball-tampering controversy. On 29 March, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was chosen to lead SRH for the 2018 season. On 31 March, England batsman Alex Hales was announced as replacement for the banned David Warner.SRH finished the 2018 season as runners-up of the competition after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final with 10 wins and seven losses. Williamson won the Orange Cap with 735 runs.
2019
Ahead of the auction, SRH traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Capitals in favour of Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma. SRH retained 17 players and released nine players. On auction day SRH bought three new players; Jonny Bairstow, Martin Guptill and Wriddhiman Saha, the latter of which was bought back in the auction after initially being released. David Warner made a comeback to IPL on 24 March 2019 after he was banned by BCCI to participate in 2018 season due to Australian ball-tampering controversy.SRH decided to stay with Kane Williamson as captain and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as vice-captain. Before start of the season, Williamson was nursing an injury and Kumar lead the team in the first game against Kolkata Knight Riders and from third game till sixth game.
SRH ended the 2019 season with 6 wins and 9 losses. They lost against Delhi Capitals in the Eliminator at Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. David Warner won the orange cap in this season.
2020
Ahead of the auction, SRH retained 18 players and released 5 players. On auction day SRH bought 7 new players. SRH parted ways with Tom Moody and Simon Helmot. They have named Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin as Head coach and Assistant Coach respectively. On 27 February 2020, David Warner was reinstated as captain of SRH replacing Kane Williamson.Home ground
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana state, India and is the home ground of the SunRisers Hyderabad. It is owned by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. It is located in the eastern suburb of Uppal and has a seating capacity of 55,000.In 2015, the 40,000-capacity Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, which is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, was selected as the secondary home ground for SunRisers Hyderabad. During the 2015 season, the team played their first three home games at this ground.
During the 2017 season, as the SunRisers Hyderabad were defending IPL champions, they hosted the season opener and final. SRH selected their primary home ground to host their home games.
During the 2019 season, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was selected to host the final after BCCI decided to shift the match from M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai due to the issues with the locked Stands and after TNCA failed to secure permission to open the three locked stands for the Final of the season. Hyderabad Cricket Association won the award for best ground and pitch during 2019 IPL.
Seasons
;Key- DNQ = Did not qualify
- TBD = To be decided
Head Coaches
| No | Name | Nationality | From | To | Record |
| 1 | Tom Moody | April 2013 | May 2019 | 1 Title, 4 playoffs appearances. | |
| 2 | Trevor Bayliss | April 2020 | Present | TBD |
Captains
Squad
Administration and support staff
Former players
| Indian players | Overseas players |
|  Aaron Finch Cameron White Moises Henriques Ben Cutting Ravi Bopara Eoin Morgan Alex Hales Chris Jordan Dale Steyn JP Duminy Quinton de Kock Trent Boult Martin Guptill Kumar Sangakkara Thisara Perera Mustafizur Rahman Shakib Al Hasan Brendan Taylor Darren Sammy Jason Holder Carlos Brathwaite |
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Result summary
IPL
By season
By opposition
| Opposition | Years | Win ℅ | |||||
| Chennai Super Kings | 2013–15, 2018-2019 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Delhi Capitals | 2013–19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Gujarat Lions | 2016–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 2013–19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2013–19 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Mumbai Indians | 2013–19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Pune Warriors India | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 2013–15, 2018-2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 2016–17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2013–19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 53.33 |
| Total | 2013–19 | 109 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 |
CLT20
By season
By opposition
| Team now defunct + not IPL team |
| Not IPL team |
Fixtures and results
IPL
2013 season
2014 season
2015 season
2016 season
2017 season
2018 season
2019 season
2020 season
CLT20
2013 season
Awards and achievements
;2013 Indian Premier League- Semi-finalists of the 2013 Indian Premier League
- Hat-trick: '
- IPL Awards: Most Economic Bowler '
- IPL Awards: Most Bowling Dots '
- Qualified to group stage from qualifying stage
- Highest Team Total of the Tournament '
- Best Bowling Figures of the Tournament '
- Best Catches of the Season '
- Winner of Orange Cap '
- David Warner becomes the first player to score 50+ as a captain
- Yes Bank Maximum Super Sixes Competition '
- Hat-trick Winning Streak
- Best Catches of the Season '
- IPL Awards: Most Fours '
- IPL Awards: Best Bowling Average '
- Champions of the 2016 Indian Premier League
- Player of the Final '
- Winner of Purple Cap '
- Fair Play Award Winner
- Emerging Player of the Year '
- Ball of the Tournament '
- Vitara Brezza Glam Shot of the Season '
- Longest Six of the Tournament '
- Yes Bank Maximum Super Sixes Competition '
- IPL Awards: Most Fours '
- IPL Awards: Most Bowling Dots '
- Play-Offs of the 2017 Indian Premier League
- Winner of Orange Cap '
- David Warner scores the highest run total as a captain in all IPL seasons
- Winner of Purple Cap '
- Vitara Brezza Glam Shot of the Season '
- IPL Awards: Highest Individual Score '
- IPL Awards: Most Fours '
- David Warner becomes the first player to score 100+ as a captain as well as for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Runners-up of the 2018 Indian Premier League
- Winning Streak: 6, highest in all IPL seasons for SRH
- Winner of Orange Cap '
- IPL Awards: Most Bowling Dots
- Kane Williamson scored the most fifties in 2018 IPL season and became the first NZ cricketer to win the Orange Cap
- Play-Offs of 2019 Indian Premier League
- Highest successful chase for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL history recorded the highest first-wicket partnership in the IPL.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded their highest total in the IPL.
- Hyderabad's win against Bangalore was the largest winning margin for them in terms of runs.
- It was the second instance of two batsmen scoring hundreds in the same match in the IPL, and the fourth overall instance in a T20 match.
- Mohammad Nabi recorded the second-best bowling figures for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL
- Winner of Orange cap:
- Fair Play Award Winner