# 2021 Sunrisers Hyderabad season

The Sunrisers Hyderabad (often abbreviated as SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2021 Indian Premier League, making their ninth appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was coached by Trevor Bayliss with Brad Haddin as assistant coach, Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and VVS Laxman as mentor.
They began the season with a loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders and failed to qualify for the playoffs finishing eighth at the end of the tournament.

## Background

On 15 December 2020, Tom Moody was appointed as the Director of Cricket for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He coached the Sunrisers since its inception in 2013 until the end of 2019 season. The Sunrisers won their only IPL title in 2016 under his charge.

## Player acquisition

The Sunrisers Hyderabad retained 22 players and released five players as they announced their retention list on 20 January 2021 ahead of the auction. They will enter into the auction with the remaining salary cap of ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) to fill minimum of three domestic and one overseas players' slot.
The players' auction took place on 18 February 2021 in Chennai. The Sunrisers acquired services of two domestic players and an overseas player.

### Retained players

    David Warner, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Thangarasu Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi

### Released players

    Sanjay Yadav, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Prithvi Raj

### Added players

    Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

### Replacement players

    Jason Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Umran Malik

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Year signed denotes the season the player first played for the side
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 1 | Abdul Samad | India | (2001-10-28)28 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 8 | Virat Singh | India | (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2020 | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) | |
| 11 | Priyam Garg | India | (2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) | |
| 18 | Kedar Jadhav | India | (1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
| 20 | Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Marsh. |
| 21 | Manish Pandey | India | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 22 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | Captain, Overseas |
| 31 | David Warner | Australia | (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | India | (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| 5 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas. Pulled out on 31 March for personal reasons. |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) | Isolated as primary contact for COVID-19. |
| 98 | Jason Holder | Barbados | (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
| | Sherfane Rutherford | Guyana | (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Bairstow. Pulled out on 23 September for personal reasons. |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 36) | Right-handed | | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 36 | Shreevats Goswami | India | (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 31) | Left-handed | | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | England | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | | 2019 | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) | Overseas. Pulled out on 11 September owing to bubble fatigue. |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 9 | Siddarth Kaul | India | (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹3.8 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 15 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 24 | Umran Malik | India | (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | Short-term replacement for Natarajan. |
| 25 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 30 | Basil Thampi | India | (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) | |
| 44 | T. Natarajan | India | (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | Pulled out on 22 April due to knee injury and returned for UAE leg. Tested positive for COVID-19 on 22 September. |
| 45 | Jagadeesha Suchith | India | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | India | (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 77 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) | |
Last updated: 24 September 2021. Source: IPLT20

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Owner | Kalanithi Maran (Sun Network) |
| CEO | K Shanmughan |
| Director of cricket | Tom Moody |
| Head coach | Trevor Bayliss |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Bowling coach | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |
| Physio | Theo Kapakoulakis |
| Physical trainer | Mario Villavarayan |
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## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

| Kit manufacturers | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
| TYKA Sports | JK Lakshmi Cement | Ralco Tyres | Kent RO Systems |
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* T20 uniform

## Season overview
### League stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 | |

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Statistics

| No. | Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco | Ct | St |
| 1 | Abdul Samad | 11 | 111 | 28 | 12.33 | 127.58 | 1 | 1/9 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8 | – |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | 8 | 98 | 33 | 16.33 | 130.66 | 4 | 2/4 | 16.00 | 6.40 | 2 | – |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | 9 | 131 | 44 | 14.55 | 93.57 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 34 | 17 | 11.33 | 170.00 | 2 | 2/32 | 43.00 | 10.75 | 5 | – |
| 8 | Virat Singh | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7.50 | 57.69 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 9 | Siddarth Kaul | 8 | 8 | 7* | – | 100.00 | 7 | 2/31 | 35.28 | 8.23 | 1 | – |
| 11 | Priyam Garg | 5 | 72 | 29 | 14.40 | 97.29 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 15 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 11 | 34 | 14* | 34.00 | 113.33 | 6 | 1/16 | 55.83 | 7.97 | 0 | – |
| 18 | Kedar Jadhav | 6 | 55 | 19 | 13.75 | 105.76 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | 14 | 83 | 22 | 10.37 | 120.28 | 18 | 3/36 | 20.83 | 6.69 | 2 | – |
| 20 | Jason Roy | 5 | 150 | 60 | 30.00 | 123.96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 21 | Manish Pandey | 8 | 292 | 69* | 48.66 | 123.72 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – |
| 22 | Kane Williamson | 10 | 266 | 66* | 44.33 | 113.19 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| 24 | Umran Malik | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1/21 | 48.00 | 8.00 | 0 | – |
| 25 | Khaleel Ahmed | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 5 | 3/21 | 43.80 | 8.11 | 0 | – |
| 31 | David Warner | 8 | 195 | 57 | 24.37 | 107.73 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 44 | T. Natarajan | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 2 | 1/32 | 34.50 | 8.62 | 0 | – |
| 45 | Jagadeesha Suchith | 2 | 14 | 14* | – | 233.33 | 0 | – | – | 9.42 | 1 | – |
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | 7 | 248 | 63* | 41.33 | 141.71 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | 7 | 58 | 28 | 11.60 | 111.53 | 3 | 2/19 | 33.33 | 9.09 | 3 | – |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | 7 | 8 | 8* | 8.00 | 114.28 | 3 | 1/20 | 67.66 | 8.63 | 1 | – |
| 77 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.00 | 2 | 2/29 | 14.50 | 7.25 | 0 | – |
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 1/36 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 1 | – |
| 98 | Jason Holder | 8 | 85 | 47* | 14.16 | 118.05 | 16 | 4/52 | 15.43 | 7.75 | 2 | – |
Last updated: 13 October 2021. Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Awards and achievements
### Awards
#### Man of the Match

| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Result | Contribution |
| 1 | 21 April 2021 | Jonny Bairstow | Punjab Kings | Chennai | Won by 9 wickets | 63* (56) |
| 2 | 25 September 2021 | Jason Holder | Punjab Kings | Sharjah | Lost by 5 runs | 3/19 (4 overs) and 47* (29) |
| 3 | 27 September 2021 | Jason Roy | Rajasthan Royals | Dubai | Won by 7 wickets | 60 (42) |
| 4 | 6 October 2021 | Kane Williamson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sharjah | Won by 4 runs | 31 (29) and 2 catches |

### Achievements

* Mohammad Nabi became the first player in the IPL history to take five catches in a single match.

## Reaction

Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin stepped down as the head-coach and assistant coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad following the last-place finish. VVS Laxman stepped down as mentor to take the job as the Director of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy. On December 23, 2021, Tom Moody, predecessor to Bayliss, was announced as the head-coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2022 Indian Premier League with Simon Katich appointed as the assistant-coach. Dale Steyn, Brian Lara and Hemang Badani were also appointed as pace-bowling, batting and fielding coaches.