Currently LSG sits at fifth position in the points table with 11 points, on the other hand, SRH is at 9th place with 8 points in 10 matches.
Both teams earlier met at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium Lucknow, the day of the first encounter belonged to the Lucknow side who restricted the visitors for just 121 runs then bossed the chase.
Things have changed since then, let’s take a look who can come out as stronger side in today’s Sunrisers vs SuperGiants clash:
Sunrisers Hyderabad To Keep Their Hope Alive
SRH will have lots of confidence after the way Abdul Samad finsihed their last game. The win much needed to stay alive in the tournament, however, the batting still looks a bit fragile.
There is no clarification if Mayank Agrawal will play, so Anmolpreet Singh will have another chance at the top alongside Abhishek Sharma who is playing impressive cricket at the time.
So far, only one standout innings from Aiden Markram, a big for him today, and he can do well because LSG bowling unit in under pressure at this stage of the tournament.
Heinrich Klaasen has been the most underrated player of the tournament, he has so well for the team. Addition of Glenn Phillips changed the fourtune of SRH straightaway so it is unlikely that he will miss out the game.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the top is full of experience and Marco Jansen is having his days, do far there’s nothing uncanny about Hyderabad’s bowling attack, they know how to get the job done.
Lucknow Super Giants Under Pressure
At one stage, Lucknow looked to finish in the top for, now they have been struggling for a win in last 3 matches. The absence of KL Rahul is being cleary felt on the ground, also, Mark Wood was doing a great job for the team now the ferociousness in LSG bowling attack has been eliminated.
The curious case of Deepak Hooda is haunting the team, the hard hitter has failed in all games he has played. So, the batting order heavily relies on the openers then straight to the finishers, there is no middle order for LSG.
The responsibility of leading the cause will be on the shoulders of Quinton de Kock and Kyle Mayers. Marcus Stoinis can be sent up to the order if it turns out to be a big chase or good first 6 overs.
The bowling seems to be issue for LSG, there is no experienced bowler in the side while SRH batting line-up is full of international experience, it could be another tough day for the visitors.
What Does Stats Say and Pitch Report
LSG lead SRH 2-0 in head to head encounters.
Rahul Tripathi has scored 78 runs in last two matches vs LSG.
Krunal Pandya has taken 5 wickets for 45 runs in last outings vs SRH.
Avesh Khan bagged a 4fer last time he played against Hyderabad.
SRH have only 25% success rate while chasing a target in this IPL 2023.
The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is better suited for batting, this year we have seen consistently scores of 180. In the first day game, RR scored above 200 against the home side.