LSG VS SRH Match Preview And Players Stats
Lucknow Super Giants
The Super Giants have started the tournament on a decent note and have won 1 out of their 2 games so far. They lost their last game against CSK by a close margin of 12 runs.
With the ball, their bowlers have been impressive but were a bit expensive in the last game. Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi are continuing their good run and picked up 3 wickets each.
With the bat, KL Rahul is due for a big knock and will be desperate to perform. On the other hand, Kyle Mayers is looking in fantastic touch and scored a brilliant fifty in the last game
Team news - Q de Kock joined the squad and most likely he will be play in place of M Stoinis
Probable XI
KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Yash Thakur, Avesh Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Sunrisers did not have great start in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals and were completely outplayed in all the departments. They will be happy with the return of Aiden Markram in the side, who will also lead the side.
With the ball, they are known as one of the best bowling attacks in the competition but were expensive in the last game. Fazalhaq Farooqi and T Natarajan were the top bowlers and picked up 2 wickets each.
With the bat, their batters also looked very poor and lacked experience. Abdul Samad and Mayank Agarwal were the only top scorers and scored 32 and 27 runs respectively. The return of Aiden Markram in the middle order will strengthen their batting lineup
Team News - Aiden Markram, Heinrich Kaasen and Marco Jansen will be available for the match and at least two of them should slot in directly in the XI
Probable XI
Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips/H Klassen , Adil Rashid, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Lucknow Super Giants
• KL Rahul has scored 393 runs at an average of 39.30 and a strike rate of 125.55 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. He has also amassed four half-centuries against them.
• Rahul has scored 93 runs off 79 balls against Bhuvneshwar Kumar with one dismissal.
• Quinton de Kock will be playing his first game of the season. The Southpaw has a decent record against SRH: 372 runs at a 37.20 average and a strike rate of 130.98. He has also made three fifties against the Orange Army.
• Kyle Mayers scores in the first two games read: 73 (38) vs DC & 53 (22) vs CSK. He is in sublime touch this season. Mayers can also chip in a few overs if required.
• Mark Wood is bowling rockets at the moment. In the first two matches, Wood has snared eight wickets at a magnificent average of 7.88 and a strike rate of 6.00 so far. It includes a five-for in LSG’s opening rubber against Delhi Capitals.
• Ravi Bishnoi has looked reasonably well with the ball so far. In the first game, he scalped two wickets and three wickets in the second game. Overall, Bishnoi has taken seven wickets at an average of 13.57 and an economy rate of 6.33 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Mayank Agarwal is a quick starter of the innings. He likes taking on the bowlers and making the most of field restrictions. He will again look to provide a rapid start to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Rahul Tripathi at No. 3 in the IPL: 834 runs, 30.88 average & 146.83 strike rate. He has amassed as many as five fifties in that batting position. Expect another good outing for him against LSG.
• Aiden Markram is in the form of his life. He is coming into the game on the back of a marvellous 175(126) against the Netherlands in the last ODI. Markram is also a more than handy off-spinner.
• Aiden Markram in T20s in 2023: 15 inns, 453 runs, avg. 37.75, SR 135.63.
• Harry Brook has had a tough time in his debut IPL game against Rajasthan Royals. But he is a quality player and will be eager to bounce back. In 51 T20s last year, Brook scored 1,181 runs at an average of 32.81 and strike rate of 152.19.
• Umran Malik is one of the most exciting pacers in world cricket at the moment. He can trouble the LSG batters with his pace in the middle overs. The likes of Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran have found it onerous to counter high pace in the past.
Other Stats and Facts
• Head-to-head: Matches 1, LSG 1, SRH 0.
• Kyle Mayers in T20s in 2023: 363 runs at a 30.25 average & 164.25 strike rate. 78.23% of his total runs have come in boundaries this year.
• T Natarajan vs KL Rahul: 18 balls bowled, 11 runs scored, one dismissal.
• Aiden Markram at No. 4 in T20s: 1255 runs, avg. 34.86 and SR. 135.38. He has also made 8 half-centuries and a century in this batting position.
• Nicholas Pooran needs 20 more runs to complete 1000 IPL runs.
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Weather
The average first innings score at Lucknow in the last three years is 140 in the last three years. The teams batting first have won 50% of the matches. The surface was tricky and patchy in LSG’s opening game against DC, before Kyle Mayers and co. dominated the contest.
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