PBKS Playing XI vs SRH Playing XI: Predicted Lineups, Full Team News & Impact Players - IPL 2026 Match 17
The Punjab Kings will be hosting the Sunrisers Hyderabad on the 11th of April at their new home ground in the IPL 2026. This will be the 17th match of the season as they advance to a doubleheader in the latest edition of the competition. The PBKS Playing XI vs SRH Playing XI comprises a stack of the brightest of Indian and overseas talents.
The Punjab Kings will be hosting the former champions, the Sunrisers Hyderabad, at their new home ground, the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh. Punjab Kings will be led by their skipper, Shreyas Iyer, who led them to the IPL final last season of the IPL. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad comes off a humiliating defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants. PBKS will have the opportunity to maintain their hold on the second spot in the points table with a win in today's game.
PBKS vs SRH Team News
The Punjab Kings started their campaign against the Gujarat Titans. It was a spectacular batting display from their opening batter, Prabhsimran Singh, while the other key player, the Australian left-handed batter Cooper Connolly, played an unbeaten innings to take them over the line. In the second game, Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century after a promising start from Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and Cooper Connolly. Xavier Bartlett gave PBKS a spectacular start with two early wickets against KKR, but the match was washed out due to heavy rain at the Eden Gardens.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have some contradictory results. The Ishan Kishan-led side lost their first game to the defending champions of the competition despite having scored 200+ runs. They won their second game at the Eden Gardens, while their third game was a defeat against the Rishabh Pant-led side.
PBKS Playing XI vs SRH Playing XI: Predicted Lineups
IPL 2026, Match 17: PBKS Playing XI vs SRH
Openers: Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya
The PBKS openers have been the two most dynamic players on the Punjab Kings' side. They have contributed significantly to the team's success, as Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have balanced between the roles of aggressor and moderator in their Punjab innings.
Middle-order batters and All-rounders: Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh
The Australian left-hander is the backbone of the batting order, especially during big run chases. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer, the skipper, has played a massive role in the middle-order and has scored runs significantly for the franchise. The PBKS lower order is a pack of players who add firepower to the side.
Bowlers: Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal
Marco Jansen and Xavier Bartlett are the two seamers who have played a significant role with the ball, using angles from both ends. Arshdeep Singh is crucial in PBKS' new ball attack, and the expert spinner Chahal controls the run-scoring rate through the middle overs.
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
12th Player: Priyansh Arya
IPL 2026, Match 17: SRH Playing XI vs PBKS
Openers: Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have been the most aggressive opening pair in the IPL over the past few seasons. Though the duo has struggled for form since the last season, this was the franchise against whom the Indian left-hander had excelled in the last season.
Middle-order batters and All-rounders: Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone
The stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan is one of the most in-form batters in the competition, while Heinrich Klaasen has contributed significantly with the bat in recent times. Nitish Kumar Reddy has also excelled as an all-rounder. He scored a half-century in the last game and was the best all-rounder on show in their win against the Knight Riders. Liam Livingstone adds some depth to the SRH batting order, while Aniket Verma has played in the role of a finisher for the Sunrisers.
Bowlers: Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga and Shivam Mavi.
Sunrisers have struggled in their bowling department. Harsh Dubey, the spinner, has not stepped up, while the Indian pace duo of Jaydev Unadkat is likely to step in alongside Shivam Mavi, who is yet to make an appearance with the team. Harshal Patel and Eshan Malinga mostly operate in the middle overs and the death.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, and Shivam Mavi.
12th Player: Eshan Malinga
PBKS vs SRH: Full Impact Players List
Punjab Kings have largely used Yuzvendra Chahal or Priyansh Arya as their impact players; however, their other players are some strong candidates from India's domestic structure.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, and Praveen Dubey.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have more overseas players in their deck of impact players, while Salil Arora has also been added to the impact players list after having been dropped from the side after his poor performance in the first two games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Eshan Malinga, David Payne, Salil Arora, Shivang Kumar and Zeeshan Ansari.
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