2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad season
| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Tom Moody | ||
| Captain | Kumar Sangakkara (IPL) Cameron White (IPL) Shikhar Dhawan (CLT20) | ||
| Ground(s) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
| IPL | Playoffs (4th) | ||
| CLT20 | Group Stage | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (311) | ||
| Most wickets | Amit Mishra (21) | ||
| Most catches | Cameron White (10) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Parthiv Patel (8) | ||
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, which plays in Indian Premier League(IPL). Sunrisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut replacing Deccan Chargers in 2013 Indian Premier League. Kumar Sangakkara was initially appointed as the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad but was replaced by Cameron White after nine matches as the latter captained the team for the remaining 7 matches and the Eliminator match in the Playoffs. The team was coached by Tom Moody with Waqar Younis as their bowling coach while V. V. S. Laxman and Kris Srikkanth were appointed as the mentors. The team played all their home games at home in Hyderabad.
In their inaugural season, Sunrisers started their campaign against Pune Warriors India on 5 April 2013 at Hyderabad on a winning note and the team reached the playoffs but were eliminated after losing the eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on 22 May 2013. They got selected for 2013 Champions League Twenty20 but got knocked out in the group stages.
