SRH VS LSG, IPL 2025: In the seventh match of IPL season 18, today the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are face to face. Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. SRH, captained by Pat Cummins, started the season by winning by 44 runs in their first match against Rajasthan Royals (RR). At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants, who started this season with new captain Rishabh Pant, had to face defeat at the hands of Delhi in their first match.
In such a situation, the eyes of SRH will be on the top of the table, while the Points will be on the top, while the LSG will take on the field with the intention of registering the first win of the season. The match between the two teams will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad at 7:30 pm. Let’s take a look at the pitch report, potential playing 11 of both teams and other necessary information related to the match.
SRH’s team and strategy
SRH’s team consists of Dhakad batsmen like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan and Heinrich Klassen, who can blow any bowling attack. The opening pair of Head and Abhishek Sharma performed brilliantly in the last season and this time Ishaan Kishan is also seen in excellent form.
In the bowling department, the team looks quite strong with experienced fast bowlers like their captain Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami, while the spin department will be responsible for Adam Zampa.
LSG bowlers will be able to stop Hyderabad tsunami?
The biggest strength of Lucknow Super Giants is his batting, which includes players like Nicholas Puran, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed and Abdul Samad. At the same time, in the middle order, Rishabh Pant and Ayush will strengthen the Badoni team. Players like Nicholas Puran, Ranji captain Ayush Badoni, David Miller of South Africa and Abdul Samad can turn the match at any time.
On the other hand, talking about the bowling attack of Lucknow Super Giants, many of his fast bowlers are injured and Mohsin Khan is out. In such a situation, there will be a problem in front of him. However, according to LSG’s latest update, fast bowler Avesh Khan has joined the team. He could not play the first match due to a knee injury. The pair of Shardul and Avesh may trouble SRH, but in addition to these two names, no big bowler is available to join LSG’s playing 11 in existing time.
Will 300 runs be scored today?
Significantly, SRH’s team looks very aggressive on their home ground, it was also seen in the last match. When he scored 286/6 against Rajasthan, which is the second largest score in League history. In the match, SRH was given a good start by Abhishek Sharma (24) and Travis Head (67). After this Ishaan Kishan scored a century. At the same time, Nitish Reddy (30) and Heinrich Klassen (34) made a useful contribution in the middle order and brought the team’s score to 250. In such a situation, if SRH bats first today, then once again a big score can be seen. Anyway, it is being said that 300 runs can be scored this season, and who knows that Sunrisers Hyderabad should show it!
Srh vs lsg head-to-head figures
In the IPL, a total of four matches have been played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants, out of which Lucknow has won three and Hyderabad has won one match. The first match between the two teams was played on 4 April 2022, while the most recent match was on 8 May 2024, when SRH defeated LSG by 10 wickets. No match has been tied between the two teams so far, nor did any match come out. SRH has played a total of 58 matches on this ground. The team won in 36 matches and defeat in 21 matches.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is considered very favorable for the batsmen. In the last match, there were fierce runs on this pitch, where SRH scored the second highest score in IPL history against Rajasthan, while Rajasthan also scored 240 runs.
First bowling team’s upper hand
A total of 78 matches have been played at this stadium in the history of IPL so far. The first batting team has won 35, while the second batting team has won 42 matches. A match has ended without the result. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 162 runs. However, as the match progresses, spin bowlers start getting help. Swing may be available for fast bowlers in the initial overs, but overall this pitch is beneficial for the batsmen.
Possible playing-11 of SRH and LSG
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (Captain), Simarjit Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Aden Markram, Nicholas Puran, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav
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