SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Today Match Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will square off in match number 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 8). Both the teams are alive in the race to the Playoffs which makes this a high-stakes encounter. As thing stand, it is SRH who find themselves at the fourth place on the IPL 2024 points table with 12 points from 11 games, which is the same number of points from same matches as LSG.
It is the Orange Army's better net run rate of -0.065 than LSG's -0.371 that hands the Pat Cummins-led side an advantage with KL Rahul & Co. currently placed at the sixth position on the IPL 2024 points table. Ahead of the SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 match, here are all the crucial details of the contest.
SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Date, Time & Venue: Date- May 8 (Wednesday), Time- 07:30 pm IST, Venue- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Where to watch the SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match: Live Streaming- JioCinema app and website. Live Telecast- Star Sports Network.
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SRH vs LSG Head-To-Head Record In IPL
Matches Played: 3
SRH Won: 0
LSG Won: 3
Pitch Report For SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match
As far as the pitch report at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is concerned, teams batting first have won three of the four matches this season. Hyderabad even made a then record 277 against Mumbai Indians (MI) at this venue, which they went on to better against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, with chances of Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method coming into play in match number 57 of IPL 2024, given the weather prediction, captain winning the toss might be tempted to chase.
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Weather Report For SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match
It is pertinent to note that the practice session for the visiting team- LSG- which was scheduled on the eve of the match had to be cancelled because of rain. In addition, there is more rain predicted on match day. Rains would mean a relatively cooler evening with temperatures in the range of 27 to 33 Degrees Celsius. With world class drainage at the venue, one can still expect a result in this match unless rain does not stop at all. In that case, teams will be forced to share points.
Probable 11s For SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Probable Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen/Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Likely Impact Sub Option: Umran Malik/Jaydev Unadkat
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Probable Playing 11: KL Rahul (captain/wicketkeeper), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan
Likely Impact Sub Option: Yash Thakur