Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be looking for their first win of the season when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in match 10 of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.
LSG endured a tough start to their campaign, going down to the Delhi Capitals by six wickets. SRH also opened their season on a disappointing note, suffering a six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, they quickly regained momentum, delivering a commanding performance to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their next outing.
Against DC, Lucknow shuffled their batting order as captain Rishabh Pant opened the innings alongside Mitchell Marsh. Nicholas Pooran was pushed lower down the order as he batted at no. 5. The rejigging did not help as the team got bowled out on a meager score of 141. Among the top-five batters only Marsh managed to score in double digits. The team's bowling though looks good as it made Delhi sweat hard to get to a target of 142.
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In recent seasons, the Sunrisers have built a reputation as a batting-heavy unit, and that trend has continued this year. They have already showcased their firepower, posting totals in excess of 200 in both of their matches so far. Against RCB, SRH scored 201/9 and when the target of 202 was not enough for their bowlers to defend, the Orange Army amassed 226/8 against KKR.
Ishan Kishan will continue to lead the side in Pat Cummins absence. Cummins has headed back to Australia to get his back scanned and assessed.
Date, Time and Venue
The match between LSG and SRH will be played on Sunday, April 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The game will get underway at 3.30 pm IST.
Head to Head
Matches Played: 6
Lucknow Super Giants wins: 4
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 2
SRH v LSG possible XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (capt. and wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitesh Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne.
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (capt. and wk), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mohamad Shami, Anrich Nortje, Mohsin Khan.
Players to watch
Ishan Kishan: Ishan Kishan has been in sublime form in the last few months. It looks like he is enjoying the added responsibility of leading the side. The 27-year-old played a brilliant knock of 80 against RCB. Kishan needs to continue batting in fifth gear if SRH aims to score over 200 in every match.
Nicholas Pooran:Nicholas Pooran scored mere 8 runs against Delhi Capitals. He needs to put that disappointment behind him. If Pooran gets going then he is a very tough batter to stop. LSG will be relying on his six hitting abilities to get to a big score.
Weather
Sunday afternoon in Hyderabad could be partly sunny with a shower in spots. The temperature will be around 36°C.
LIVE Telecast
The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports channels.
LIVE Stream
LSG vs SRH can also be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app.
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