High-flying SRH face LSG in IPL 2025: Preview and stats
What's the story
The seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2025 season is set to witness Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) facing Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday.
The two teams have had contrasting starts to their campaigns in this year's edition of the league.
SRH tamed Rajasthan Royals whereas LSG suffered a thrilling defeat against Delhi Capitals.
Ahead of a massive contest between two top teams, we decode the match preview and stats.
Match recaps
How did the two sides perform in their respective openers?
SRH posted their second-highest total in IPL history (286/6), courtesy of a collective effort from their batters.
Ishan Kishan led the way with an unbeaten 106.
Although RR scored a whopping 242 runs, it wasn't enough to clinch a victory as SRH won by 44 runs.
Meanwhile, LSG suffered a narrow defeat against DC.
LSG posted 209 runs, riding on fifties from Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran. DC were helped by a late onsalught from Vipraj Nigam and Ashutosh Sharma.
Match details
Pitch report and head-to-head record
As mentioned, the match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, which is famous for its flat surface.
The pitch provides little assistance to the bowlers apart from some early swing and grip for spinners in the middle overs.
A high-scoring game is on the cards considering the strength of both batting units.
In their last four meetings, Lucknow Super Giants have won thrice while Sunrisers Hyderabad winning once.
Battles
A look at the key player battles
As per ESPNcricinfo, across 7 innings, LSG spinner Bishnoi has dismissed Ishan Kishan 4 times in IPL.
The southpaw averages 8.25 with his strike rate being 91.66. He has scored 33 runs from 36 balls. 15 of them are dot balls.
Adam Zampa will be tested against Nicholas Pooran, who smashed a 30-ball 75 against RR.
In T20s, Zampa has dismissed Pooran twice across 8 innings. The batter averages 19 (SR: 105.55). He has scored 38 runs off 36 balls.
Stats
Key stats on offer
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma owns a strike rate of 159.70 in the powerplay overs (1-6) in IPL.
Across 40 innings, he has scored 757 runs from 474 balls at an average of 34.40. He has been dismissed 22 times in this phase.
Pooran, who recently surpassed 600 T20 sixes, averages 57.07 in the IPL against spinners. He owns 742 runs from 460 balls.
His strike rate against spin is 161.30 (13 dismissals).
Probable XIs
A look at the predicted playing XIs and Impact Subs
SRH probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa.
Impact Sub: Simarjeet Singh.
LSG probable XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh.
Impact Sub: Prince Yadav.
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