IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad schedule, match time, SWOT analysis

Having failed ever since the departures of David Warner, Rashid Khan, and Kane Williamson, can the Orange Brigade turn things around this season?

The Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Pat Cummins and Travis Head, the players who led Australia to victory in the ODI World Cup 2023. They also handed the captaincy to Cummins, taking it from South Africa's Aiden Markram.

Can the Orange Brigade turn their fortunes around this season after their previous failures? Time may be the only one to tell, but we attempt to analyse their potential through a SWOT analysis.

Strength: Strong Core

The core of the Sunrisers' side is robust with outstanding batters like Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, and Rahul Tripathi. Their bowling line-up, featuring Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and T Natarajan, is equally formidable.

 

For the remaining four places in the playing eleven, they have Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmad, Abhishek Sharma, and Rahul Tripathi, all of whom are proven talents in the world's richest cricket league.

SRH IPL 2024 Schedule

Date	Match	Time	Venue
March 23	KKR vs SRH	19:30	Kolkata
March 27	SRH vs MI	19:30	Hyderabad
March 31	GT vs SRH	15:30	Ahmedabad
April 5	SRH vs CSK	19:30	Hyderabad
April 9	PBKS vs SRH	19:30	Mohali
April 15	RCB vs SRH	19:30	Bengaluru
April 20	DC vs SRH	19:30	Delhi
April 25	SRH vs RCB	19:30	Hyderabad
April 28	CSK vs SRH	19:30	Chennai
May 2	SRH vs RR	19:30	Hyderabad
May 6	MI vs SRH	19:30	Mumbai
May 8	SRH vs LSG	19:30	Hyderabad
May 16	SRH vs GT	19:30	Hyderabad
May 19	SRH vs PBKS	15:30	Hyderabad

Weakness: Problem of Plenty

Not only do they have high-calibre players as their first-choice options, but those in reserve are world-class too. Assuming Klaasen, Markram, Head, and Cummins play as the four overseas players, then the likes of Glenn Phillips, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Marco Jansen, not in the playing eleven, would seamlessly fit into any team in any T20 league.

Similarly, domestic players like Abdul Samad, Mayank Agarwal, and Umran Malik, who might not feature in the playing eleven, are again of high quality. This wealth of talent may lead to frequent changes in the team combination if performances dip in 1-2 matches, a strategy that has led to poor form for teams like the Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in recent seasons.

SRH IPL Player and Their Salary

Player	Nationality	Role	Price
Washington Sundar	Indian	All-Rounder	₹8,75,00,000
Rahul Tripathi	Indian	Batsman	₹8,50,00,000
Abhishek Sharma	Indian	All-Rounder	₹6,50,00,000
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Indian	Bowler	₹4,20,00,000
Marco Jansen	Overseas	All-Rounder	₹4,20,00,000
T. Natarajan	Indian	Bowler	₹4,00,00,000
Aiden Markram	Overseas	Batsman	₹2,60,00,000
Glenn Phillips	Overseas	Wicket Keeper	₹1,50,00,000
Fazalhaq Farooqi	Overseas	Bowler	₹50,00,000
Mayank Agarwal	Indian	Batter	₹8,25,00,000
Heinrich Klaasen	Overseas	Wicket-Keeper	₹5,25,00,000
Mayank Markande	Indian	Bowler	₹50,00,000
Upendra Singh Yadav	Indian	Wicket-Keeper	₹25,00,000
Sanvir Singh	Indian	All-Rounder	₹20,00,000
Anmolpreet Singh	Indian	Batter	₹20,00,000
Nitish Kumar Reddy	Indian	Wicket-Keeper	₹20,00,000
Shahbaz Ahamad	Indian	All-Rounder	₹2,40,00,000
Abdul Samad	Indian	All-Rounder	₹4,00,00,000
Umran Malik	Indian	Bowler	₹4,00,00,000
Pat Cummins	Overseas	All-Rounder	₹20,50,00,000
Travis Head	Overseas	Batter	₹6,80,00,000
Jaydev Unadkat	Indian	Bowler	₹1,60,00,000
Wanindu Hasaranga	Overseas	All-Rounder