Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL

Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL

Coming into the IPL 2025 mega auction with a relatively low purse of INR 45 Crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad still managed to assemble a strong squad for the upcoming season. Like last season, the team's main strength lies in its batting lineup, filled with power-hitters like Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Overall, SRH has assembled a squad of 20 players, balancing youth and experience, for the upcoming season. In the following listicle, we listed the strongest XI for SRH in IPL 2025.

Strongest Playing XI of SRH in IPL 2025

Openers: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma 

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Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, one of the most destructive opening pairs from last season, will continue to open for SRH this year. Both left-handers are known for their aggressive batting in the powerplay.