Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Playing XI 248:
- Travis Head (LHB)
- Abhishek Sharma (LHB, LAO)
- Ishan Kishan (WK, LHB)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (RHB, RMF)
- Heinrich Klaasen (WK, RHB)
- Aniket Verma (RHB, RMF)
- Abhinav Manohar (RHB)
- Pat Cummins (C, RF)
- Simarjeet Singh (RFM)
- Harshal Patel (RMF)
- Mohammed Shami (RF)
Impact Subs: Adam Zampa (LBG), Wiaan Mulder (RHB, RM), Sachin Baby (LHB), Jaydev Unadkat (LM), Zeeshan Ansari (LBG) 48.
Key Players:
- Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma: Explosive openers who chased down 166 in 9.4 overs against LSG last season 59.
- Ishan Kishan: Scored a century (106) in SRH’s opener against Rajasthan Royals 26.
- Mohammed Shami: Critical for early breakthroughs with his pace 59.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Playing XI 48:
- Aiden Markram (RHB, RAO)
- Nicholas Pooran (WK, LHB)
- Rishabh Pant (C/WK, LHB)
- Abdul Samad (RHB)
- David Miller (LHB)
- Ayush Badoni (RHB)
- Shardul Thakur (RHB, RMF)
- Ravi Bishnoi (LBG)
- Avesh Khan (RFM)
- Digvesh Rathi (RAO)
- Prince Yadav (RF)
Impact Subs: Mitchell Marsh (RHB, RMF), Himmat Singh (RHB), Akash Singh (LMF), Shahbaz Ahmed (LHB, LAO), M Siddharth (LAO) 48.
Key Players:
- Nicholas Pooran: Scored 75 in LSG’s opener and is a power-hitting threat 57.
- Avesh Khan: Returns from injury to bolster LSG’s pace attack 39.
- Ravi Bishnoi: Key spinner to counter SRH’s middle order 57.
Head-to-Head Context
- Overall: LSG leads 3-1 in 4 meetings, but SRH won their last encounter by 10 wickets 59.
- Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Hyderabad) favors high scores; SRH posted 286/6 here in their previous game 56.
Squad Overview
SRH Full Squad: Includes retained stars like Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 crore), Pat Cummins (₹18 crore), and Travis Head (₹14 crore) 59.
LSG Full Squad: Features new captain Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore) and power hitters like David Miller (₹7.5 crore)
