News India Live, Digital Desk: The 17th match of IPL 2026 is being played today at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Sunrisers Hyderabad team, which is being commanded by Ishan Kishan in this match, has come on the field to bat first.1. Match Latest UpdateToss: Punjab Kings (PBKS) won the toss and chose to bowl first. SRH Score: 0/0 (0.0 Over) – The match has started. Situation: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are ready to open the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 2. Playing XI of both teams Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Punjab Kings (PBKS) Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (captain/wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga. Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Arshdeep Singh.3. Mullanpur Pitch and Weather ReportPitch Report: According to experts, Mullanpur pitch is favorable for batting. The soil here is sandy, due to which the ball travels quickly to the boundary. Fast bowlers may get help in the first few overs, but batsmen are expected to dominate later on. Weather: The weather is absolutely clear in Mullanpur. The temperature is expected to be between 30°C to 34°C. There is no chance of rain, so fans will get to see the full 40 overs of play.4. Head-to-head statistics: Till now there have been 24 matches between the two teams, in which Hyderabad has had the upper hand: SRH’s win: 17 PBKS’s win: 7 Special thing: Last season, at the same ground in Mullanpur, Hyderabad had defeated Punjab by a close margin of 2 runs.
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