IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Preview, IPL 2025

7th T20 • Hyderabad

SRH

LSG

Today 07:30 PM

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Date & Time

27 Mar, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

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JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

Match

7th T20,

Indian T20 League 2025

Table

Schedule

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Toss

Toss yet to take Place

Pitch Report

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

168Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

141.24Avg SR

2nd Innings

154Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

140.81Avg SR

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

SRH

1- 3

LSG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

SRH

LSG

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Ishan Kishan

SRH . WK

106 Runs

1 Match

Travis Head

SRH . BAT

67 Runs

1 Match

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH . WK

34 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Harshal Patel

SRH . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Simarjeet Singh

SRH . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Mohammad Shami

SRH . BOWL

1 Wkt

1 Match

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

R Pant

A Sharma

Expert Team 2

T Head

R Pant

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Venue Details

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

168Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

141.24Avg SR

2nd Innings

154Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

140.81Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

38%Bat First Bowl First63%

Team Batting First

46%Wins Losses54%

Recent Matches on venue

Match 2 • Mar 23 • Indian Premier League

SRH 286/6 (20)

RR 242/6 (20)

SRH won by 44 runs

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Match 69 • May 19 • Indian Premier League

SRH 215/6 (19.1)

PBKS 214/5 (20)

SRH won by 4 wickets

vs live score

Match 57 • May 8 • Indian Premier League

SRH 167/0 (9.4)

LSG 165/4 (20)

SRH won by 10 wickets

vs live score

Match 50 • May 2 • Indian Premier League

SRH 201/3 (20)

RR 200/7 (20)

SRH won by 1 run

vs live score

Match 41 • Apr 25 • Indian Premier League

SRH 171/8 (20)

RCB 206/7 (20)

RCB won by 35 runs

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Match 18 • Apr 5 • Indian Premier League

SRH 166/4 (18.1)

CSK 165/5 (20)

SRH won by 6 wickets

vs live score

Match 8 • Mar 27 • Indian Premier League

SRH 277/3 (20)

MI 246/5 (20)

SRH won by 31 runs

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Match 65 • May 18 • Indian Premier League

SRH 186/5 (20)

RCB 187/2 (19.2)

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Match 58 • May 13 • Indian Premier League

SRH 182/6 (20)

LSG 185/3 (19.2)

LSG won by 7 wickets

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Match 47 • May 4 • Indian Premier League

SRH 166/8 (20)

KKR 171/9 (20)

KKR won by 5 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

SRH

LSG

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

SRH

1- 3

LSG

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

179

Average Score

176

286/6

Highest Score

214/6

113/10

Lowest Score

137/10

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After a host of scores in excess of 200 (into the 230s, 240s and even the 280s for that matter), a sluggish pitch in Guwahati almost felt out of place on Tuesday. But normal services is expected to resume on Wednesday for the Sunrisers Hyderabad will be in action again.

This marauding batting lineup has picked up from where it left off last season, with the Rajasthan Royals enduring a torrid time a few days ago at Uppal. Having walloped 286 on the board, there is only one question on everyone's mind - will SRH breach the 300-run barrier? And if there's any team that's capable of doing it, it is the Sunrisers and every match they play is bound to be previewed with this question.

The Lucknow Super Giants showed that they aren't too far behind as far as their batting muscle is concerned when they ransacked runs for fun against the Delhi Capitals in Vizag. Except, they lost their way to end up with just 209 - a score they almost defended before Ashutosh Sharma snatched an epic victory.

The Super Giants won't have fond memories of the last time they played in Hyderabad either - a target of 166 was gunned down in less than ten overs as Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma went bonkers. The duo have made this normal practice now and with Ishan Kishan lending further muscle at number 3 and announcing his arrival in Sunrisers colors with a 45-ball ton, there are serious levels of intimidation that this SRH lineup comes with.

What this top three, as well as the duo of Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy are capable of needs no iteration. They are a threatening unit to bowl to but devising well-strategized plans is going to be the need of the hour. And to be more specific, sticking with those plans and backing themselves to keep this batting lineup quiet. Whether it is shutting down shots on one side of the ground or going to your defensive deliveries in the powerplay, it is something that the Super Giants, much like every other team in the competition, will be challenged with - a challenge that they have to accept and look to come out on top of.

The Sunrisers hold a clear edge with the ball but picture this: in games where they've bulldozed in excess of 260 since 2024, they've conceded 246, 262, 199 and now, 242. While it's an indicator of how most pitches in India offer little to nothing for bowlers in T20 cricket, it's suggestive enough of the Sunrisers being meted with treatment similar to what their own batters dish out.

Skipper Pat Cummins wasn't to be spared by the Royals either but the manner in which Simarjeet Singh began with wickets in the powerplay and Harshal Patel bowled in the latter stages would have pleased the hosts. Harshal was, by some distance, the best bowler on display, going at just 8.50 per over while picking up a couple of wickets. Adam Zampa and Mohammad Shami went for a few runs themselves but come with the requisite quality that this attack is in need of to keep batting units quiet.

As mentioned earlier, the Super Giants have plenty of firepower of their own with Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran giving a good account of the same on Monday. Aiden Markram returns to take on the franchise he once captained but having been devoid of runs in the IPL for a good while now, he will have to put his best foot forward. Skipper Rishabh Pant bagged a six-ball duck but his ability, as well as that of David Miller, are never in doubt. Shahbaz Ahamad and Shardul Thakur elongate the length of this batting lineup and that could just free up the top-order once again.

Having said that, this bowling lineup is bound to face its fiercest litmus test yet. It's already a depleted one that LSG have had to work with owing to a host of injuries although Avesh Khan has been cleared to join the camp and could be available for this match. It was interesting to note that they went spin-heavy, fielding as many as four spin-bowling options against the Capitals as they nearly got the job done as well.

With Avesh back in the mix, one of Digvesh Singh and Manimaran Siddharth, both of whom were mighty impressive in the first game, could make way. Considering the plethora of left-handers in the SRH top three, Siddharth could be the one to miss out with seamer Prince Yadav looking to enhance his reputation as a promising death bowler. Thakur bowling just the two overs against the Capitals was a surprise while Ravi Bishnoi was taken apart to the cleaners. These are some of the narratives that could be observed rather closely in this mid-week tussle.

It's pretty clear though that SRH just look too overwhelming to face at this point. Particularly for a bowling unit as young and inexperienced as the one that the Super Giants have to put out. But something as simple as sticking to the basics and trying to string together dot deliveries does wonders in this format. This young attack will have to center their focus towards that as they look to contain the many gunslingers they will come up against in this contest.

How much is enough to defend in Hyderabad? Will that be chased down irrespective? And of course, the 300 question - is this the game? Plenty of questions for which answers are expected to be of varying nature but it only sets things up for a match that we all ought to watch with bated breath!

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

Lucknow Super Giants Probable XII: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahamad, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, Prince Yadav

Team to be updated after Playing XI is announced

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