SRH Vs PBKS Toss Update: Nitish Reddy Back, 2 Changes For Punjab As Shreyas Iyer Wins The Toss

Punjab Kings elect to bowl vs SRH [Source: Screengrab/JioHotstar]

Two batting heavyweight sides will collide against each other in Hyderabad as the SRH will take on the Punjab Kings in IPL 2026 match 49 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. PBKS top the IPL points tally, but they have lost their last two matches and will be eager to snap the losing streak.

On the other hand, SRH were on a five-game winning streak before that juggernaut was halted by the Kolkata Knight Riders, a couple of days ago. The SRH Vs PBKS IPL 2026 contest is crucial for both sides, keeping in mind the points table.

If the visitors, PBKS win the match, they’ll strengthen their position in the table with 15 points, and will get one step closer to a playoff berth. Meanwhile, if Sunrisers beat Punjab, they’ll jump to the top of the tally, with 14 points.

A lot to play for tonight, and here is who won the toss today in the riveting SRH Vs PBKS IPL match.

SRH Vs PBKS IPL Toss Update

Punjab Kings won the toss and captain Shreyas Iyer had no hesitation in electing to field first. PBKS have chased well in this IPL, and the skipper is backing his team to do the same again.

Punjab Kings have made two key changes, with Shashank Singh, and Lockie Ferguson back in the playing XI.

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🚨Toss update from Hyderabad🚨 @PunjabKingsIPL won the toss and elected to bowl first against @Sunrisers Updates ▶️

May 6, 2026, 7:08 PM

On the other hand, there is a huge boost for the Sunrisers as Nitish Kumar Reddy, who missed the last game due to an illness is back in the playing XI. Pat Cummins also wanted to bowl first on this surface, and it would be interesting to see how the Orange Army plays in the first innings.

SRH Vs PBKS playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI : Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain

Punjab Kings Playing XI : Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

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SRH Vs PBKS: What the captains had to say

Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "We are going to bowl first. So far so good. We have got amazing learnings from the last 2 games. We have got 2 losses but still happy with being top on the table.

[on the campaign] There haven't been any complaints. People are putting the hard yards. You have to keep up and running. We are bunch of professionals, can't complain.

[reason to bowl first] The surface looks beautiful. There isn't a piece of grass. The last game we played against SRH on this wicket, they chased 240.

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "Yeah, we would have had a bowl as well. But we have won a lot of games batting first so we aren't much upset.

Yes, it has been a really good campaign for us. It wasn't our day last game but we won 5 games on the trot before that. Really positive group. We don't have to look far back. Hopefully more of the same tonight.

(On the crowd) They have been awesome since the last few years. They love to see awesome cricket and hopefully we are bring in more of that tonight.

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