Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday in the 7th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League in what promises to be a high-voltage battle at home ground of SRH, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad are riding a wave of confidence, entering this game on the back of a dominant win in their opening match of the season against Rajasthan Royals. Hyderabad, known for their explosive batting line-up, are bolstered by power hitters like Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen and in-form Ishan Kishan. 

There is an abundance of depth in SRH’s lineup. Head and Ishan’s dynamic ability to start the innings powerfully make them one of the key players for SRH. On the other hand, Klaasen, known for his aggressive stroke play, consolidates team’s middle-order batting. The win in their previous match should have given SRH a solid foundation to build upon, and they will look to carry that momentum forward as they take on LSG. Their last win was huge, scoring 286/6 in 20 overs and restricting RR to 242/6 in 20 overs. 

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants will be aiming to bounce back after a tough start to their season. They lost their opening game against Delhi Capitals, failing to get their victory account on the board. The loss was a setback for them as  they look to regroup quickly. While the LSG have a lot of firepower in their squad, they struggled in their last outing to keep DC at bay. Despite posting a formidable total, their bowlers failed to prevent DC batter from reaching the target. Without a shadow of doubt, LSG’s bowling lineup is quite weak, which is why they suffered defeat in their last match. Avesh Khan, however, has joined the squad but still their bowling is slightly weak. 

Head to head 

Matches - 4

SRH won - 1

LSG won - 3

Lucknow Super Giants Probable XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth

Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa