Sunrisers Hyderabad SRH
Includes Deccan Chargers era (2008–2012)
Sunrisers Hyderabad have split their IPL captaincy into nine eras since 2008. Win rate, playoff runs, titles and every other captain who led inside them.
Captains of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been led by seven captains in the IPL, the first taking charge in 2008. Under David Warner, the side claimed one IPL title, with Kane Williamson, Adam Gilchrist and four others also leading at times.
Each era is assigned to the season’s primary captain — whoever led most of that year’s matches. Other captains are named in each era below.
All Sunrisers Hyderabad captains by matches led
Captain ↕ | Matches ↕ | W–L | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 68 | 35–32 | |
| Kane Williamson | 46 | 22–24 | |
| Adam Gilchrist | 40 | 18–22 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 35 | 13–21 | |
| Pat Cummins | 31 | 15–14 | |
| Aiden Markram | 13 | 4–9 | |
| Cameron White† | 12 | 7–5 | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 10 | 4–6 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar† | 8 | 2–6 | |
| VVS Laxman† | 6 | 1–5 | |
| Daren Sammy† | 4 | 2–2 | 50.0% |
| Manish Pandey† | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% |
SRH's all-time 45.6% win rate
Led matches without ever being a season's primary captain. Win rate excludes abandoned and no-result matches; Super Over wins count.
SRH captaincy only — follow a name for that captain's full IPL record.
Throughout two seasons, Cummins led SRH to one final, in 2024, beaten by KKR. SRH came out on top in 15 of 31 matches.
SRH came out on top in four of 14 matches in 2023 and finished outside the top four under Aiden Markram.
Captaincy changed hands inside this era's 14 matches — Kumar led the season's opener, Markram the season's final 13.
Williamson's two seasons in charge brought SRH a losing record, never reaching the knockouts.
Of the era's 28 matches, Williamson led 20; Warner led six in 2021; Pandey led one in 2021; Kumar led one in 2022.
In 2020, SRH notched eight wins and reached the knockouts under Warner.
Williamson took SRH to the 2018 final, beaten by CSK. SRH recorded 16 victories, plus one more playoff campaign.
This era covers 32 matches; Williamson led 26 of them and Kumar six in 2019.
David Warner led SRH to the 2016 title across three seasons in charge, with RCB beaten in the final, the club's first in seven years.
In 2014, SRH won six of 14 matches under Dhawan and finished outside the top four.
This era covers 14 matches: Dhawan led the first ten, with Sammy leading the remaining four.
Sangakkara's three seasons in charge brought SRH a losing record, making the playoffs once.
Of the era's 47 matches, Sangakkara led 35; White led 12 in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Under Adam Gilchrist, SRH won the 2009 title, beating RCB in the final, a first for the club.
SRH played 46 matches in this era — Gilchrist captained 40, Laxman six in 2008.
Season-by-season captaincy record for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Every season, with the captain of each match. Open a season to see the order they led in.
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| 25 May | KKR | Cummins | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 May | RCB | Cummins | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 May | LSG | Cummins | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 May | DC | Cummins | No result | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 May | GT | Cummins | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 Apr | CSK | Cummins | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 Apr | MI | Cummins | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Apr | MI | Cummins | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Apr | PBKS | Cummins | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Apr | GT | Cummins | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 Apr | KKR | Cummins | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Mar | DC | Cummins | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Mar | LSG | Cummins | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 Mar | RR | Cummins | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A season with more than one captain — the era above is credited to whoever led most of it.
Away includes neutral venues.