2020 Sunrisers Hyderabad season Indian Premier League cricket team season
Sunrisers Hyderabad (often abbreviated as SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad , India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2020 Indian Premier League , which was their eighth outing in IPL tournaments. The team was captained by David Warner and coached by Trevor Bayliss with Brad Haddin as assistant coach, Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and VVS Laxman as mentor.[ 1] [ 2]
They began their season by losing their opening fixture on 21 September, and went on to become the last team to qualify for the play-offs by defeating Mumbai Indians on 3 November.[ 3] Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator but lost to the Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2 by 17 runs to finish the season in third place.[ 4] [ 5]
Background
David Warner was reinstated as the captain of the Sunrisers replacing Kane Williamson on 27 February 2020.[ 1]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the fixture details on 18 February 2020.[ 6] Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings , the two finalist of the previous season.[ 7] coronavirus pandemic .[ 8] Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[ 12] Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Royal Challengers Bangalore on 21 September in a home game at Dubai .[ 16]
Player acquisition
In October 2019, ICC banned Shakib Al Hasan for two years after breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code and hence was subsequently released from the squad by the Sunrisers Hyderabad on 15 November 2019.[ 17] [ 18]
The Sunrisers Hyderabad retained 18 players and released five players as they announced their retention list on 15 November 2019 ahead of the auction.[ 19] [ 18] ₹ 17 crore
Retained players
Abhishek Sharma , Basil Thampi , Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Billy Stanlake , David Warner , Jonny Bairstow , Kane Williamson , Manish Pandey , Mohammad Nabi , Rashid Khan , Sandeep Sharma , Shahbaz Nadeem , Shreevats Goswami , Siddarth Kaul , Khaleel Ahmed , Thangarasu Natarajan , Vijay Shankar , Wriddhiman Saha Released players
Deepak Hooda , Martin Guptill , Ricky Bhui , Shakib Al Hasan ,[ a] Yusuf Pathan Added players
Virat Singh , Priyam Garg , Mitchell Marsh , Bavanaka Sandeep , Fabian Allen , Abdul Samad , Sanjay Yadav Replacement players
Jason Holder ,[ 20] Prithvi Raj [ 21]
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold .
Signed Year denotes year from which player is continuously associated with Sunrisers Hyderabad
No.
Name
Nationality
Birth date
Batting style
Bowling style
Year signed
Salary
Notes
Batsmen
8
Virat Singh India (1997-12-08 ) 8 December 1997 (aged 22)Left-handed
Right-arm leg break
2020
₹ crore
11
Priyam Garg India (2000-11-30 ) 30 November 2000 (aged 19)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2020
₹ 1.9 crore
21
Manish Pandey India (1989-09-10 ) 10 September 1989 (aged 31)Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 11 crore
22
Kane Williamson New Zealand (1990-08-08 ) 8 August 1990 (aged 30)Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2015
₹ 3 croreOverseas
31
David Warner Australia (1986-10-27 ) 27 October 1986 (aged 33)Left-handed
Right-arm leg break
2014
₹ 12 croreCaptain ; Overseas
All-rounders
1
Abdul Samad India (2001-10-28 ) 28 October 2001 (aged 18)Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2020
₹ 20 lakh
4
Abhishek Sharma India (2000-09-04 ) 4 September 2000 (aged 20)Left-handed
Left-arm orthodox spin 2018
₹ lakh
5
Mitchell Marsh Australia (1991-10-20 ) 20 October 1991 (aged 28)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2020
₹ 2 croreOverseas. Ruled out due to ankle injury.[ 20]
7
Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan (1985-01-01 ) 1 January 1985 (aged 35)Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2017
₹ 1 croreOverseas
59
Vijay Shankar India (1991-01-26 ) 26 January 1991 (aged 29)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 3.2 crore
97
Fabian Allen Jamaica (1995-05-07 ) 7 May 1995 (aged 25)Right-handed
Left-arm orthodox spin
2020
₹ 50 lakhOverseas
98
Jason Holder Barbados (1991-11-05 ) 5 November 1991 (aged 28)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2020
₹ 75 lakhOverseas. Replacement for Marsh.[ 20]
3
Bavanaka Sandeep India (1992-04-25 ) 25 April 1992 (aged 28)Left-handed
Left-arm orthodox spin
2020
₹ 20 lakh
24
Sanjay Yadav India (1995-05-10 ) 10 May 1995 (aged 25)Left-handed
Left-arm orthodox spin
2020
₹ 20 lakh
Wicket-keepers
36
Shreevats Goswami India (1989-05-18 ) 18 May 1989 (aged 31)Left-handed
2018
₹ 1 crore
6
Wriddhiman Saha India (1984-10-24 ) 24 October 1984 (aged 35)Right-handed
2018
₹ 1.2 croreRuled out due to injury
51
Jonny Bairstow England (1989-09-26 ) 26 September 1989 (aged 30)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2019
₹ 2.2 croreOverseas
Bowlers
8
Shahbaz Nadeem India (1989-08-12 ) 12 August 1989 (aged 31)Right-handed
Left-arm orthodox spin
2018
₹ 3.2 crore
9
Siddarth Kaul India (1990-05-19 ) 19 May 1990 (aged 30)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2016
₹ 3.8 crore
15
Bhuvneshwar Kumar India (1990-02-05 ) 5 February 1990 (aged 30)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2014
₹ 8.5 croreRuled out due to thigh injury.[ 21]
19
Rashid Khan Afghanistan (1998-09-20 ) 20 September 1998 (aged 21)Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2017
₹ 9 croreOverseas
27
Khaleel Ahmed India (1997-12-05 ) 5 December 1997 (aged 22)Right-handed
Left-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 3 crore
30
Basil Thampi India (1993-09-11 ) 11 September 1993 (aged 27)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 95 lakh
37
Billy Stanlake Australia (1994-11-04 ) 4 November 1994 (aged 25)Left-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 50 lakhOverseas
44
Thangarasu Natarajan India (1991-05-04 ) 4 May 1991 (aged 29)Left-handed
Left-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 40 lakh
66
Sandeep Sharma India (1993-05-18 ) 18 May 1993 (aged 27)Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2018
₹ 3 crore
25
Prithvi Raj India (1998-02-20 ) 20 February 1998 (aged 22)Left-handed
Left-arm medium-fast
2020
₹ 20 lakhReplacement for Kumar.[ 21]
Administration and support staff
Season overview
League stage
Standings
The four top ranked teams qualify for the
playoffs .
Results by match
Source:
Fixtures A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures
The schedule for the league stage of this season were released on 6 September with the Sunrisers Hyderabad playing their first match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 21 September in a home game at Dubai .[ 16]
League stage
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Mumbai Indians won by 34 runs
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 69 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
Match tied. Kolkata Knight Riders won the Super Over
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 2/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 3/0 (0.3 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kings XI Punjab won by 12 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 88 runs
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive time.[ 26]
Playoff stage
Eliminator
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Awards and achievements
Awards
Man of the Match
Achievements
Reaction
The Sunrisers captain David Warner said he was proud on the team making it to playoffs despite missing key players to injuries and also heaped praise on left-arm quick T. Natarajan who bowled more yorkers than anyone in this tournament. He said, “Natarajan has been waiting in the wings. So to get a chance, to have an IPL the way he has is outstanding.”[ 36]
Rashid Khan was featured in both Cricbuzz and Sky Sports team of the tournament.[ 37] [ 38]
The ongoing pandemic impacted the brand value of IPL which saw a drop of 22% to an estimated value of US$ 4.4billion post 2020 season . The Sunrisers also saw the decrease in their brand value by 4% to US$ 57.4million in 2020, according to Brand Finance.[ 39]
Notes
^ In October 2019, ICC banned Shakib for two years after breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code.[ 17]
References
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