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SRH vs LSG Preview, IPL 2024: All eyes on Travis Head, KL Rahul in key fixture for playoff prospects
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
SRH vs LSG Preview, IPL 2024: SRH come into this game on the back of the seven-wicket loss that they faced in front of the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium. On the other hand, LSG faced a crushing 98-run defeat at the home of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will clash against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 face-off on May 8, at 7:30 pm IST. SRH come into this game on the back of the seven-wicket loss that they faced in front of the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium. On the other hand, LSG faced a crushing 98-run defeat at the home of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous game.
Also Read: IPL 2024: What do Sunrisers Hyderabad need to do to qualify for the playoffs?
Predicted Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan
Key Players to Watch Out
Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Abhishek Sharma has scored 326 runs in 11 matches at an average and strike rate of 29.64 and 195.21 respectively, with the help of 22 fours and 29 maximums. He will be looking for another fiery start against LSG here.
KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants)
In 11 matches, KL Rahul has notched 431 runs at an average of 39.18 and striking at a rate of 141.31. He has brought up three half-centuries already, and will want to finish the league stages on a high.
Pitch Report
The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground hovers over 190, and a similarly high-scoring encounter could be on Wednesday.
Where to Watch
The match will be live streamed on the JioCinema application, whereas it will be simultaneously telecast on the Star Sports Network.
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