Hyderabad bid Rs 13 crore for Liam Livingstone, also bought Shivam Mavi; See the full squad here

IPL 2026 SRH Squad: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team surprised everyone by bidding Rs 13 crore on English all-rounder Liam Livingstone in the last minute of the auction. Livingstone went unsold in the first round. But he got a big price in the next round. The English all-rounder was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore after the 2025 season.

Apart from Livingstone, Hyderabad included Indian fast bowler Shivam Mavi. Shivam is also known for batting well in the lower order. Apart from this, Hyderabad made most of the cheap players a part of its team. The team has included Salil Arora, who plays domestic cricket for Punjab, for Rs 1.50 crore.

How much purse did Hyderabad have (IPL 2026 SRH Squad)

So let us tell you that the Hyderabad team had entered the auction with a purse of Rs 25.50 crore. The team had a total of 10 slots vacant, including 2 overseas slots.

Players bought in auction (IPL 2026 SRH Squad)

Liam Livingstone (13 crores)

Jack Edwards (3 crores)

Salil Arora (1.50 crore)

Shivam Mavi (75 lakhs)

Saqib Hussain (30 lakhs)

Omkar Tarmale (30 lakhs)

Prafulla Hinge (30 lakhs)

Amit Kumar (30 lakhs)

Cranes Phuletra (30 Lakh)

Shivang Kumar (30 lakh)

Retained players (IPL 2026 SRH Squad)

Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse, Ishan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandran, Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari.

Hyderabad’s performance last season

In the last season i.e. IPL 2025, poor performance was seen from Hyderabad. The team under the captaincy of Pat Cummins could not even qualify for the playoffs. The team had won 6 out of 14 league matches. Had faced defeat in 7. The team was ranked sixth in the points table.