Travis Head, who recently tested COVID-19 positive, arrived in India only on the today morning. In the today’s match LSG need a big win over SRH to stay in stay in play-off competition. All are specially concentrated on Rishabh Pant to improve his performance. SRH aim only play for pride, as SRH already out of the race of play-off contention. The weather of Lucknow is expected to hot and clear.
LSG for keep their play-off hopes alive, they must win all their remaining three matches, needing not just wins but superior one to overcome a poor net run rate of -0.469.
Rishabh Pant, who got a record Rs 27 crore in the last auction, scoring just 128 runs in 11 matches at an average of 12.80 and a strike rate below 100.
SRH, who are already out of play-off contention, with play only for joy. Players like Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy will play this match for gaining the form ahead of England tour of India A. While after the omission of Abhishek Sharma, his aim will to prove a point.
LSG will edge on openers Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran. Their bowling attack has fought, only the bowling of Digvesh Rathi is impressing. In-form batting of Sunrisers Hyderabad could exploit LSG’s attack in this do-or-die match.
Pitch Report:
The pitch of Ekana Stadium is a red soil pitch which offers a well-balanced competition between bat and ball. It provides pace and bounce for the fast bowlers and some grip for spinners, specially in the first half of the match. The average score on this pitch around 190.
LSG vs SRH: Predicted XIs
Lucknow Super Giants predicted XI:
Alden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
Impact Sub: Mitchell Marsh/Ravi Bishnoi
Sunrisers Hyderabad predicted XI:
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga
Impact Sub: Travis Head/Mohammed Shami
SRH vs LSG: Live Streaming details
The SRH vs LSG match will start at 7:30 pm at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The match will be telecasted on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.
