Sunrisers Hyderabad showed a bold approach on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction that took place in Jeddah. The 2016 champions made some key purchases to strengthen their squad despite having a limited budget. The biggest buy by the team on the day were wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, whom they picked at INR 11.25 crore. This meant that they spent the highest amount in the auction on the day and focused most on getting a good all-rounder top of the order. SRH also splurged most on their bowling line by buying experienced pacer Mohammed Shami for INR 10 crore after a sharp tussle with some other teams. In addition, SRH further strengthened their bowling with the inclusion of Harshal Patel and spinner Rahul Chahar. To further enhance their spin department, the franchise also signed Australian spinner Adam Zampa. The team didn't forget the young domestic players too as they signed up Abhinav Manohar and Atharva Taide for reasonable prices to further bolster their team. SRH could afford to fill only five slots from their remaining purse by the end of Day 1, that too having only INR 5.15 crore left with them. Hence, heading into Day 2, SRH's flexibility was rather limited. In the initial hours of Day 2, it seemed like SRH did not do anything rash in the selection of domestic talent for the side with proper planning. As the day went by, SRH finalized some crucial signings with Jaydev Unadkat, Brydon Carse, and Kamindu Mendis. At the end of the two-day auction process, the franchise had close to exhausting their budget; only INR 20 lakh was left. With these signings, SRH was seen to be attempting to build a well-balanced team for the upcoming season of IPL. Also Read | IPL 2025: Full Squad List of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad for IPL 2025 No. Players Role Nation Price (in INR) 1 Heinrich Klaasen Wicketkeeper Batter South Africa 23 crore 2 Pat Cummins Bowler Australia 18 crore 3 Abhishek Sharma All-rounder India 14 crore 4 Travis Head Batter Australia 14 crore 5 Ishan Kishan Wicketkeeper Batter India 11.25 crore 6 Mohammed Shami Bowler India 10 crore 7 Harshal Patel Bowler India 8 crore 8 Nitish Kumar Reddy Batting all-rounder India 6 crore 9 Rahul Chahar Bowler India 3.2 crore 10 Abhinav Manohar Batting all-rounder India 3.2 crore 11 Adam Zampa Bowler Australia 2.4 crore 12 Simarjeet Singh Bowler India 1.5 crore 13 Eshan Malinga Bowler Sri Lanka 1.2 crore 14 Jaydev Unadkat Bowler India 1 crore 15 Brydon Carse Bowling all-rounder England 1 crore 16 Kamindu Mendis Batter Sri Lanka 75 lakh 17 Zeeshan Ansari Bowler India 40 lakh 18 Atharva Taide Batting all-rounder India 30 lakh 19 Aniket Verma Batter India 30 lakh 20 Sachin Baby Batter India 30 lakh The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) completed their squad for IPL 2025 with a total of 20 players (13 Indian players and 7 overseas players) and they had just ₹0.20 lakh left in their purse. As the minimum base price started with ₹0.30 lakh, SRH couldn't add more than 20 players in their roster. Probable Playing XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by CricketGully (@cricketgullyofficial) Strongest XI of SRH for IPL 2025: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh, Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa Impact Subs: Atharva Taide, Jaidev Unadkat