SRH vs LSG: A Battle for Playoffs Spot
With 12 points in the bank, SRH are currently at no.4 in the table while LSG follow them at no.5.
It will be a battle of two teams tantalizingly close to a playoffs spot as the former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday. Both teams are on equal terms as far as their IPL 2024 journey is considered.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | No Result |
| SRH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LSG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SRH were outclassed by the Mumbai Indians in their last encounter. The Orange Army had a struggle to post 173 runs on the board which the five-time former champions managed to chase in 17 overs courtesy of a magical century from Suryakumar Yadav. SRH’s formidable opening order failed to deliver after their star opener Abhishek Yadav departed early while Travis Head stayed firm. However, as the latter departed at 48, the SRH batting line-up tumbled miserably.
On the other hand, the Lucknow Super Giants were beaten by the Kolkata Knight Riders in a dominating fashion. The team’s bowling unit was blown away by KKR’s southpaw Sunil Narine (81 off 39 balls) as he propelled the team to 235 runs. In reply, LSG could only manage to score 137 runs and were bowled out in the 17th over.
Likely Playing XIs
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
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.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is a bowling-friendly track that provides great assistance to the spinners due to its holding nature. The ground has generally favoured teams batting second, however, in IPL 2024, three out of four games have been won by teams batting first. Hosts SRH stole a narrow one-run victory to RR in their previous outing at this venue.
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
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