Sunrisers Hyderabad will open its IPL 2024 marketing campaign on March 23 in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), led by Pat Cummins, obtained a significant setback as their star all-rounder, Wanindu Hasaranga, determined to return to Test cricket, lacking the primary few video games of the IPL 2024. Hasaranga obtained picked for Sri Lanka’s 17-member staff for a two-Test sequence in opposition to Bangladesh. He had earlier retired from Test cricket in August 2023 to focus extra on limited-overs matches.
Hasaranga’s absence means he’ll miss video games in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 23, Mumbai Indians on March 27, and Gujarat Titans on March 31. However, he is anticipated to rejoin the SRH squad on April 5 in opposition to Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
In the IPL public sale, SRH secured Hasaranga for Rs. 1.5 crore after he was launched by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In the earlier season, he performed eight matches for RCB, taking 9 wickets. Hasaranga had a exceptional efficiency within the 2022 season, claiming 26 wickets in 16 video games, together with a five-wicket haul.
Squad:
Glenn Phillips, Upendra Singh Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), T. Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.
