| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Tom Moody | ||
| Captain | David Warner | ||
| Ground(s) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
| IPL | Playoffs (4th) | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (641) | ||
| Most wickets | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (26) | ||
| Most catches | David Warner (10) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Naman Ojha (6) | ||
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League, making their fifth outing in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by David Warner and coached by Tom Moody with Simon Helmot as assistant coach, Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and VVS Laxman as mentor.[1] The Sunrisers drew an average home attendance of 26,000 in the 2017 IPL season.
They entered this edition as the defending champions and started their campaign against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 5 April 2017 on a winning note. They qualified for playoffs but got lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders in Eliminator finishing fourth at the end of the tournament. Warner won the Orange Cap in the 2017 IPL by scoring 641 runs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 26 wickets won him the Purple Cap.[2]
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- ^ "IPL 2017 Team Captains & Coaches: List of Support Staff for all Teams of VIVO Indian Premier League 10th Edition". india.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017: David Warner wins Orange Cap, Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes Purple Cap". firstpost.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.