Lucknow Super Giants have won only one match and lost four in their last 5 matches. The performance of the team has been quite inconsistent in the recent games. They lost the last match against Punjab by 37 runs. Ayush Badoni played a good innings of 74 runs and Akash Singh took 2 wickets. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad have won one match in their last 5 matches, lost two and one match got cancelled due to rain. In the last game, they restricted Delhi to just 133 runs and Pat Cummins took 3 wickets. Both the teams are struggling in terms of form.
The pitch of BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow is a bit tricky. Here spinners get more help and matches tend to be low scoring. Sometimes pacers are also effective but mostly bowlers dominate. The team batting first is at a slight advantage if it manages to make a score around 170. But overall this pitch is not easy for batsmen and spin bowlers get a lot of help.
LSG and SRH have played a total of five Head-to-Head matches so far. Out of which Lucknow has won 4 times and Hyderabad only 1 time. In the 2025 match, SRH's Travis Head scored 47 runs but Shardul Thakur turned the game around by taking 4 wickets. In the chase, Mitchell Marsh scored 52 and Nicholas Pooran added 70 runs and easily won the match. In 2024, SRH won the one-sided match by 10 wickets.
Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
Impact Players: Ravi Bishnoi, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed
Injury Update: None
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga
Impact Players: Travis Head, Harsh Dubey, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Mohammed Shami
Injury Updates: None
Pooran has a different style. When he is in form, he rains dazzlers. This season he has scored 410 runs and also scored 87* in one match. But yes, he has been struggling in the last few matches. The scores have not been high. But he is the kind of guy who can turn the match around any day. That is why his recent form has gone down a bit but the game is still strong.
Badoni is shining brilliantly this season. He has scored good scores like 74, 50 and 36 in recent matches. His confidence is clearly visible. When he is on the crease, it seems that we will get to see something new. Till now, he has scored 326 runs. We can definitely say that Badoni is in really good form and that is speaking for itself.
Abhishek Sharma played a blazing innings of 141 runs once in this IPL. After that, he also scored 74. But after that, his form has slowed down a bit. The scores are not coming that big. But the shots are still looking good. He has tried bowling a bit but his major role is in batting. We can say that his recent form has gone down a bit but the player is solid.
Pat Cummins' role in this team is clear. To bring impact with the ball. And he is doing it in many matches. Like in the last match he took 3 wickets and also took 3/26 in another match. He can turn the game with his bowling. He also gives some support in batting when needed. Cummins seems to be in good form now and the team needs such performances from him.
Digvesh Singh has given good moments so far. He even took 2 wickets in a match. But he was a bit expensive in some matches. But he seems to fight. He tries to maintain line and length in bowling. His form is a bit mixed right now. It can be said that his recent form is a bit low but he has the talent and he can bring back the impact.
Unadkat took 3 wickets in recent matches and 2 wickets in another match. And the most important thing is that his economy rate is also quite controlled. Line-length has been solid. When he gets the ball, he quietly does wonders. His form is good at the moment and he has emerged as a strong bowler for Sunrisers.
Neither the line is right nor the length. Economy is also high and wickets are also less. Rhythm seems to be missing somewhere. You can avoid him in your Dream11 team as he can be risky pick for your team in this match. His economy is very high which will give him negative points.
This season he does not seem to be impactful at all. Neither the pace is visible, nor the wickets are being taken. There is absolutely no rhythm with Shami in this season. He has been seen subbed off even before he delivers his full overs.
Keeper: Heinrich Klaasen, Nichloas Pooran, Ishan Kishan
Batters: Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Travis Head
All-rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Digvesh Rathi, Jaydev Unadkat
Keeper: Heinrich Klaasen, Nichloas Pooran, Rishabh Pant
Batters: Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Aniket Verma
All-rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Digvesh Rathi, Jaydev Unadkat
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