Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Playing XI 248:
- Travis Headย (LHB)
- Abhishek Sharmaย (LHB, LAO)
- Ishan Kishanย (WK, LHB)
- Nitish Kumar Reddyย (RHB, RMF)
- Heinrich Klaasenย (WK, RHB)
- Aniket Vermaย (RHB, RMF)
- Abhinav Manoharย (RHB)
- Pat Cumminsย (C, RF)
- Simarjeet Singhย (RFM)
- Harshal Patelย (RMF)
- Mohammed Shamiย (RF)
Impact Subs: Adam Zampa (LBG), Wiaan Mulder (RHB, RM), Sachin Baby (LHB), Jaydev Unadkat (LM), Zeeshan Ansari (LBG) 48.
Key Players:
- Travis Headย andย Abhishek Sharma: Explosive openers who chased down 166 in 9.4 overs against LSG last seasonย 59.
- Ishan Kishan: Scored a century (106) in SRHโs opener against Rajasthan Royalsย 26.
- Mohammed Shami: Critical for early breakthroughs with his paceย 59.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Playing XI 48:
- Aiden Markramย (RHB, RAO)
- Nicholas Pooranย (WK, LHB)
- Rishabh Pantย (C/WK, LHB)
- Abdul Samadย (RHB)
- David Millerย (LHB)
- Ayush Badoniย (RHB)
- Shardul Thakurย (RHB, RMF)
- Ravi Bishnoiย (LBG)
- Avesh Khanย (RFM)
- Digvesh Rathiย (RAO)
- Prince Yadavย (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 LSGโs opener and is a power-hitting threatย 57.
- Avesh Khan: Returns from injury to bolster LSGโs pace attackย 39.
- Ravi Bishnoi: Key spinner to counter SRHโs middle orderย 57.
Head-to-Head Context
- Overall: LSG leads 3-1 in 4 meetings, but SRH won their last encounter by 10 wicketsย 59.
- Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Hyderabad) favors high scores; SRH posted 286/6 here in their previous gameย 56.
Squad Overview
SRH Full Squad: Includes retained stars like Heinrich Klaasen (โน23 crore), Pat Cummins (โน18 crore), and Travis Head (โน14 crore) 59.
LSG Full Squad: Features new captain Rishabh Pant (โน27 crore) and power hitters like David Miller (โน7.5 crore)
