IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) continue to be without their regular captain Pat Cummins for the Indian Premier League 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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The Australian pacer has been sidelined due to a lumbar stress injury that has kept him out of competitive cricket for several months. Cummins had earlier missed international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, as he focused on rehabilitation.
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Although the fast bowler recently cleared his fitness tests conducted by Cricket Australia and received the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the IPL, he only rejoined the SRH squad on April 17, according to the report.
Given his recent return and lack of match fitness, the team management has opted not to rush him back into action for the clash against Chennai Super Kings. Instead, SRH are taking a cautious approach to ensure the pacer regains full rhythm before featuring in matches.
In Cummins’ absence, Ishan Kishan continues to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad as stand-in captain.
Cummins is expected to be available for selection in the upcoming matches and could return during the second half of the tournament, providing a significant boost to SRH’s pace attack and leadership group.
Toss Update
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI):Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
Impact Substitutes
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs:Smaran Ravichandran, Harsh Dubey, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs:Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Henry