IPL 2026: Today, in the 27th match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad team is going to clash with Chennai Super Kings. This match is to be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. This season has been a mixed bag so far for both the teams. Both CSK and SRH have won 2-2 out of their 5 matches so far. There is good news for Hyderabad team before the match.

Entry of South African fast bowler

Actually, South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has entered the Sunrisers team. He is associated with Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for David Payne. The franchise posted this information on social media. Let us tell you that South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has previously played IPL for two franchises. This wicket-taker bowler can become a problem for CSK, which is in a winning streak since the last match.

IPL debut in 2024

Gerald Coetzee made his IPL debut in the year 2024. He was a part of Mumbai Indians that season. In his debut season, he created a lot of havoc by taking 13 wickets in 10 matches. After this, in the next year i.e. in the year 2025, Gujarat bought him by paying an amount of Rs 2.4 crores. However, he did not get many opportunities to play for Gujarat. Gerald Coetzee played four matches for GT and took 2 wickets.

Likely Playing XI of both the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (captain and wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Prafulla Hinge, Ishan Malinga. Impact Player: Smaran Ravichandran, Saqib Hussain, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Khalil Ahmed. Impact Player: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry.