Strongest playing XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2021

After a third-place finish in IPL 2020, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will be keen to put their hands on the IPL trophy in 2021. The Orange Army had won the championship in 2016. After that season, they have been among the top franchises but have not won the title. 

At IPL Auction 2021, the Sunrisers Hyderabad chased many players. However, they bought only three players in the end. Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, and J Suchith joined the Hyderabad-based franchise at IPL Auction 2021. 

The Sunrisers already had a strong outfit in IPL 2020. They have further increased their strength by adding proper back-up options. Here’s a look at their strongest playing XI for IPL 2021. 

Openers - David Warner (c) and Jonny Bairstow (wk)

Saha was excellent in IPL 2020. However, since Bhuvneshwar Kumar is likely to play this year, SRH can afford to have three foreigners in the Top 3. Hence, Jonny Bairstow might get the nod ahead of Warner because of his excellent partnerships with Warner during the 2019 season. 

Middle Order - Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, and Priyam Garg 

Priyam Garg and Virat Singh will contend for the third spot in the middle-order. However, it seems like Garg will get an opportunity before Singh because he played regularly for SRH last year and also has a match-winning IPL knock to his name. 

Lower Middle Order - Kedar Jadhav, Abdul Samad, and Rashid Khan 

Rashid Khan will be the final overseas player of the XI. Khan has been very successful with the ball for the Hyderabad-based franchise. He has also chipped in with a couple of crucial cameos in the league. 

Bowlers - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, and T Natarajan 

T Natarajan will be the team’s main left-arm fast bowler. SRH also have the options of Siddarth Kaul and Basil Thampi available. But looking at the last season, it looks like both bowlers will be back-up to the duo of Sandeep and Bhuvneshwar. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad have an extremely balanced side for IPL 2021. It will be intriguing to see if they could lift the IPL trophy again.