Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 17 of the IPL 2026. The toss took place at 03:00 pm IST, with the match set to start from 03:30 pm IST.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first. It is a day game, and we know about the wicket. We have been doing this in the last couple of games. Based on it, we have decided to bowl first. We have to back the young players,” Shreyas Iyer said.
SRH skipper Ishan Kishan would have bowled first had he won the toss.
“We would have bowled first. The wicket looks hard, and hopefully we will put runs on the board. It is a setback that we don’t have Pat Cummins. It is important to execute our plans in the middle,” he said.
Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk, c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga
Toss Result Today – PBKS vs SRH Match 17 IPL 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in the PBKS vs SRH Match 17 IPL 2026?
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 03:00 pm IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl first because of their chasing history.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
