Sunrisers Hyderabad (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 that are competing in the 2015 Indian Premier League. This was their third outing in IPL. The team was being captained by David Warner and coached by Tom Moody with Muttiah Muralitharan as their bowling coach and VVS Laxman as the mentor for this team.
The Sunrisers started their campaign against Chennai Super Kings on April 11, 2015, at Chennai on a losing note and failed to qualify for Play-Offs finishing 6th at the end of the tournament. David Warner won the Orange Cap by scoring 562 runs in this IPL.
Background They appointed Muttiah Muralitharan as their bowling coach for 2015 season
ACA-VDCA Stadium which is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh is selected as the Secondary Home Ground for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. It has a seating capacity of 38,000. Sunrisers Hyderabad played their first 3 home games at this ground.
Administration and support staff
Owner – Kalanithi Maran (Sun Network) Head coach – Tom Moody Assistant coach – Simon Helmot Bowling coach – Muttiah Muralitharan Mentor – VVS Laxman & Kris Srikkanth Source :
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kit ManufacturersShirt Sponsor (Chest) Shirt Sponsor (Back) Chest BrandingTYKARed FM 93.5 Idea Justdial Source :
Players auction
The players auction for the 2015 Indian Premier League held on 16 February 2015. All eight franchises had participated in the auction. SRH has retained 13 players and released 11 players from the previous season. As a result of this retention the team had an auction purse of Rs 208.5 million. Added 10 players to the team. Later, there has been a replacement in the team with Bipul Sharma filling in for Laxmi Ratan Shukla.
Retained Players: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Ashish Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chama Milind, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Karn Sharma, K. L. Rahul, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Parvez Rasool, Ricky Bhui
Released Players: Aaron Finch, Amit Mishra, Amit Paunikar, Brendan Taylor, Darren Sammy, Irfan Pathan, Jason Holder, Manprit Juneja, Prasanth Parameswaran, Anirudha Srikkanth, Venugopal Rao
Added Players: Trent Boult, Praveen Kumar, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Kane Williamson, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Padmanabhan Prasanth, Hanuma Vihari, Siddarth Kaul, Kevin Pietersen
Replacement Players: Bipul Sharma
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. Signed Year denotes year from which player is associated with the Sunrisers Hyderabad
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes Batsmen Ricky Bhui Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 Shikhar Dhawan Left-handed Right-arm off break 2013 Eoin Morgan Left-handed Right-arm medium 2015 Overseas. Unavailable due to national commitments. Kevin Pietersen Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 Overseas. Withdrew due to other reasons. Hanuma Vihari Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2015 David Warner Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 Captain, Overseas. Kane Williamson Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 Overseas. All-rounders Ravi Bopara Right-handed Right-arm medium 2015 Overseas. Unavailable due to national commitments. Moisés Henriques Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 Overseas. Parvez Rasool Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 Ashish Reddy Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 Bipul Sharma Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 Replacement to LR Shukla. Laxmi Ratan Shukla Right-handed Right-arm medium 2015 Withdrew due to Injury. Wicket-keepers Naman Ojha Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 K. L. Rahul Right-handed Right-arm Wicket keeper 2014 Bowlers Trent Boult Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2015 Overseas. Siddarth Kaul Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 Praveen Kumar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 Chama Milind Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2014 Padmanabhan Prasanth Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 Ishant Sharma Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2013 Karn Sharma Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2013 Dale Steyn Right-handed Right-arm fast 2013 Overseas.
Season overview Standings
Results by match
Fixtures League stage
Statistics
NameMatRunsHSAveSRWktsBBIAveEcoCtStShikhar Dhawan 14 353 54 27.15 123.42 - - - - 6 0David Warner 14 562 91 43.23 156.54 - - - - 8 0Moisés Henriques 9 287 74* 41.00 136.01 11 3/16 14.36 6.32 1 0Eoin Morgan 9 187 63 23.37 123.84 - - - - 5 0Ravi Bopara 9 145 41 29.00 120.83 6 2/18 26.66 8.00 2 0K. L. Rahul 9 142 44* 28.40 126.00 - - - - 1 0Naman Ojha 14 137 28 13.70 113.22 - - - - 6 1Karn Sharma 14 104 32 17.33 122.35 10 2/12 33.20 8.33 4 0Ashish Reddy 6 73 22* 24.33 158.69 3 1/11 16.66 8.33 1 0Hanuma Vihari 5 39 16 9.75 111.42 - - - - 2 0Kane Williamson 2 31 26* 31.00 114.81 - - - - 2 0Dale Steyn 6 20 19* 20.00 153.84 3 2/38 56.66 8.94 2 0Bhuvneshwar Kumar 14 17 11* 17.00 170.00 18 3/26 22.61 7.87 5 0Praveen Kumar 12 17 12 5.66 68.00 7 2/35 47.00 9.13 3 0Parvez Rasool 2 2 2* - 100.00 1 1/20 31.00 6.20 0 0Bipul Sharma 4 1 1 1.00 50.00 3 2/13 16.66 7.14 0 0Trent Boult 7 - - - - 9 3/19 26.22 8.42 2 0Ishant Sharma 4 - - - - 1 1/25 159.00 11.35 0 0
Full Table on ESPNcricinfo
Awards and achievements Awards
Man of the Match No. Date Player Opponent Venue Result Contribution 1 David Warner Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 8 wickets 57 (27) 2 David Warner Kolkata Knight Riders Visakhapatnam Won by 16 runs (D/L) 91 (55) 3 Trent Boult Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 20 runs 3/19 (4 overs) 4 David Warner Chennai Super Kings Hyderabad Won by 22 runs 61 (28) 5 Eoin Morgan Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Won by 7 runs 63 (28) 6 Moises Henriques Delhi Daredevils Raipur Won by 6 runs 74* (46) 7 David Warner Kings XI Punjab Hyderabad Won by 5 runs 81 (52) Season Awards Winner of Orange Cap: David Warner
Achievements David Warner becomes the First Player to score 50+ as a captain. Yes Bank Maximum Super Sixes Competition : Moises Henriques Hat-trick of Winning streak Best Catches of the season: David Warner Most Fours scored : David Warner Best Bowling Average : Moises Henriques
Reaction Ahead of the 2015 season, the IPL saw increase in its brand value by 9% to 3.54 billion while the Sunrisers' brand value was increased by 40% to 35 million, according to American Appraisal.
See also List of Sunrisers Hyderabad records
References
External links Sunrisers Hyderabad official website