Pat Cummins Back? SRH Strongest Playing XI vs CSK, IPL 2026, Match 27

Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy - (Source: AFP)

On Saturday, April 18, Chennai Super Kings will host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chepauk Stadium for IPL 2026 match 27. The two teams are on opposite ends of the table despite a similar trend this season. SRH are placed 4th with two wins in five matches. On the other hand, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side are placed 8th on the table with 4 points.

Chennai Super Kings started their campaign on a low note, but regained lost mojo with two wins in the last two matches. SRH, on the other hand, registered a win in their last match against the Rajasthan Royals after two wins.

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For Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni travelled with the side to Hyderabad, and there are reports that the India legend will play in his first match of IPL 2026 against SRH. Notably, it will be a challenge for CSK to

For Sunrisers Hyderabad, they have Pat Cummins back in the side, but the Australian bowler won’t be available for selection till April 25. Therefore, the SRH skipper will miss the CSK match, and Ishan Kishan will continue to lead the side.

Despite a win, SRH are likely to make a few changes to their playing XI. Therefore, this article will shed light on SRH’s strongest playing XI vs CSK.

SRH Likely Playing XI vs CSK- Match 27

Openers and Top Order (Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan)

Sunrisers Hyderabad have a solid top-order, but the only problem is inconsistency. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head are both among the runs, but they have had a fair share of failures in IPL 2026 as well. The duo has amassed 249 runs in five innings respectively.

Ishan Kishan has been the only consistent performer among SRH’s top three. He has scored 213 runs in 5 innings. So far, Kishan has felt the pressure of captaincy, but that does not mean that SRH will make any changes to their top-order.

Middle Order and All Rounders (Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran)

In the middle order, Heinrich Klaasen has been in solid touch with the bat. The right-handed batter has scored 224 runs in five innings, the most for SRH by any batter this season.

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Rest, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora will bat at No. 5 and No.6. Notably, Reddy has been in fine touch with the bat and has also come in handy with the ball. Salil Arora played a crucial knock of 24 (13) against the Rajasthan Royals and will retain his place in the playing XI.

SRH might make a solitary change for the upcoming match. Aniket Verma is struggling for runs and has scored just 70 runs in five matches. Therefore, Hyderabad are likely to bring in Smaran Ravichandran in his place.

Bowlers (Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain)

Among the bowlers, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar will be the two spinners. The duo have picked up nine wickets so far in IPL 2026. Rest, Eshan Malinga will lead the pace attack.

Further, against the Rajasthan Royals, two debutants, Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge, scripted history as they picked up eight wickets combined, the most by a pair on their debut in IPL history.

SRH Predicted Playing XI vs CSK- Match 27, IPL 2026

Travis Head
Abhishek Sharma
Ishan Kishan (C) (Wk)
Heinrich Klaasen
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Salil Arora
Smaran Ravichandran
Harsh Dubey
Shivang Kumar
Eshan Malinga
Sakib Hussain