New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bat first against KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, April 7 at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow.
#SRH have won the toss and elect to bat first against #LSG at Lucknow.
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What did the captains say?
After winning the toss, SRH captain Markram said, “We will look to bat first. The wicket looks dry. Ideally we will get to our first win. The guys are looking excited. There are two changes. One of them is me.”
Meanwhile, LSG skipper Rahul stated, “Too early to say anything. We ended up batting well in the last game. We will look to adjust and play well tonight. We can come in with a set plan as we are playing for the first time here. Hooda will miss out. Avesh is taking a break as he got himself injured. We will look to be aggressive and get the wickets.”
Point table comparison
Lucknow stand at the fifth position on the point table with the strong run rate of +0.950. Whereas, SRH is at the bottom of the table with the run rate of -3.600. Both the teams will be aiming toward a strong comeback after a defeat.
Key stat
Since IPL 2022, LSG have won eight out of nine matches when batting first. But while chasing, they have won only twice in eight matches.
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A look at the Playing XI for #LSGvSRH
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Playing XIs
LSG: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Ravi Bishnoi
SRH: Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh(w), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Adil Rashid
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