Two teams on the cusp of a playoffs spot, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants, will face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday. Both teams are tied with 12 points in the IPL 2024 standings, with SRH at no.4 and LSG at no.5.
Sunrisers Hyderabad were defeated by the Mumbai Indians in their last match, struggling to post 173 runs while MI successfully chased down the target in 17 overs with a century from Suryakumar Yadav. The SRH batting lineup failed to perform, leading to their downfall after the departure of key players like Abhishek Yadav and Travis Head.
Lucknow Super Giants suffered a heavy defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders, failing to chase KKR’s imposing total of 235 runs and getting bowled out for 137 runs.
SRH likely XI (if batting first)
Travis Head, Abhishek Singh, Mayank Aggarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Marco Jansen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
SRH likely XI (if bowling first)
Travis Head, Mayank Aggarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Marco Jansen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan
Impact players: Abhishek Singh, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
LSG likely XI (if batting first)
KL Rahul (c), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.
LSG likely XI (if bowling first)
KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Impact players: Arshin Kulkarni, Devdutt Paddikal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh
Pitch Report
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium offers a bowling-friendly pitch that aids spinners due to its nature. Teams batting first have had success in IPL 2024, with hosts SRH securing a narrow victory over RR in their last match at this venue.
Head-to-head
LSG has won all three previous encounters against SRH, who are still seeking their first win over Lucknow in the IPL.
Fantasy XI
Travis Head, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Pat Cummins (c), Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan
