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Sunrisers Hyderabad

The SunRisers Hyderabad (often abbreviated as SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL).^[3] 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.^[4] The team is currently captained by Kane Williamson and coached by Trevor Bayliss.^[5] The primary homeground of the team is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad with a capacity of 55,000.^[6]

The brand value of the SunRisers Hyderabad was estimated to be US$70 million in 2018 as the overall brand of IPL was increased to US$6.3 billion, according to Duff & Phelps.^[7]

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..^[8] David Warner was the team's leading run-scorer while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the leading wicket-takerCricket t

Team history[edit]

2013–2014: Initial years[edit]

Sunrisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut in the 2013 season.^[3] They retained 20 players from the Chargers, which left slots open for 13 players (eight Indian, five overseas). 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.^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16] As a result of this retention, the team had an auction purse of ₹380 million (US$5.5 million) and two right-to-match cards.^[17] Shikhar Dhawan and Darren Sammy were named as captain and vice captain respectively.^[18] 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^[19] and the remaining matches played in India from 2 May onwards.^[20] 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.

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