Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|03-05-2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bat first against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match No. 45 of the IPL 2026. The match will start at 03:30 PM IST.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bat as the pitch looks good. It is hard, and hopefully it will be good for batting. I am not a good reader of the pitch, but it looks good.
The young guns have been fantastic for us. Everyone is looking forward to the match, and we need to stick to our style, as it is working for us,” Pat Cummins said.KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane wanted to bat first as well.
“We wanted to bat first. The breaks have helped us as a team. It is important to win small moments and be proactive,” he said.
Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: 1 Ajinkya Rahane (capt), 2 Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 3 Cameron Green, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Sunil Narine, 8 Anukul Roy, 9 Kartik Tyagi, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Vaibhav Arora.
Impact bench: Allen, Ramandeep, Tejasvi, Saini and Seifert.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 Travis Head, 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Ishan Kishan (wk), 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 5 Salil Arora, 6 Aniket Verma, 7 R Smaran, 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Harshal Patel, 10 Eshan Malinga, 11 Shivang Kumar.
Impact bench: Dubey, Hinge, Livingstone, Sakib and Zeeshan.
Toss Result Today – SRH vs KKR Match 45 IPL 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in the SRH vs KKR Match 45 IPL 2026?
SRH captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 03:00 pm IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?
Pat Cummins has opted to bat first because of the favourable batting conditions.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
The toss took place at 03:00 pm IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?
Pat Cummins has opted to bat first because of the favourable batting conditions.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
