SRH vs CSK IPL 2026, Toss consequence and taking part in 11s for in the present day’s match, umpires record and pitch report

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 27 of IPL 2026 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the evening match of a double-header. Both SRH and CSK have won two and lost three of their five games.

SRH beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) in clinical fashion in their previous home game. Batting first, they posted 216-6 as skipper Ishan Kishan scored a blazing 91 off just 44 balls. Debutant pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain then ran through RR’s batting line-up, claiming four scalps each.

CSK thumped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 32 runs in their previous clash at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, CSK scored 192-5 as Sanju Samson and Dewald Brevis hit swift 40s, while Ayush Mhatre smashed 38 off 17. In the chase, KKR were held to 160-7 as Noor Ahmad claimed 3-21, while Anshul Kamboj picked up 2-32.

Today’s SRH vs CSK toss result

CSK have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Ruturaj Gaikwad said:

“Looks a really good track, won’t change much.”

For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary replaces an injured Khaleel Ahmed and Matthew Short comes in place of Akeal Hosein. For SRH, Dilshan Madushanka comes in for Harsh Dubey.

SRH vs CSK – Today’s match playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

SRH Impact Subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Harsh Dubey, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

CSK Impact Subs: Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Henry

Today’s SRH vs CSK pitch report

The pitch looks like a good one to bat on. It is unlikely to change in the second innings. Team batting first most look to post a 200-plus total.

Today’s SRH vs CSK match players list

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Zeeshan Ansari, Smaran Ravichandran, Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Shivam Mavi, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Gerald Coetzee

Chennai Super squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (w), Ayush Mhatre,. Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Shreyas Gopal, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Aman Khan, Rahul Chahar, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Urvil Patel, Matthew Short, Gurjapneet Singh, Spencer Johnson, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh

SRH vs CSK – Today’s match umpires

On-field umpires: Vinod Seshan, Anish Sahasrabudhe

TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock

Match Referee: Shakti Singh