The SRH campaign in the Indian Premier League has side-stepped a little after starting strong early in the season. After the first 7 games, it looked like SRH were one of the favorites to enter the playoffs list, but now, in the business end of the tournament, they are struggling to sneak into the final two spots. With KKR and RR more or less set for the playoffs spots, the race is mainly between CSK, LSG, DC and SRH to compete for the remaining two. Out of those four teams, two will play on Wednesday, 8 May at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
SRH have made it difficult for themselves by losing 3 out of their last 5 matches and they will hope to record a crucial win against KL Rahul’s LSG on Wednesday. It is Pat Cummins’ birthday today and the skipper will hope to inspire the side with a quick turnaround from the loss vs MI.
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SRH played their last match a day before, so fatigue will be the biggest question mark on the side. Pat Cummins will hope for a better show from the middle-order, who has not shown any kind of character once the openers have gotten out early in the innings.
On the other hand, LSG would hope to forget their 98-run hammering against KKR if they wish to keep their playoffs hope alive. The team has reached the top 4 in back to back seasons and it will be a body blow for them if they fail to achieve the same result, if not better it, in 2024.
SRH vs LSG: Hyderabad Weather Report
SRH vs LSG: Head to Head
This is the first and only time that the teams will face each other in the group stage of the Indian Premier League 2024. LSG hold the historical advantage over SRH with a 3-0 record, and they will return themselves to deliver eleven again at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.
SRH vs LSG: Team News
SRH will need to rethink their No. 3 spot. They have tries Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram in the position, but none of them have delivered. Mayank Agarwal failed in Mumbai, so it might be a good time to bring back Rahul Tripathi in the mix.
For LSG, there are no injury concerns bar Mayank Yadav, who has been ruled out of the tournament and the team is expected to field the same line-up.
SRH vs LSG: Hyderabad Pitch Report
The Hyderabad pitch has been a paradise for batters in the IPL 2024 season.It is expected to play the same on Wednesday as well. The real question will be how the weather turns out on Wednesday. Thundershowers lashed over Hyderabad on Tuesday and some rain is expected to fall on Wednesday as well.
SRH vs LSG: Predicted XIs
SRH Predicted XI
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat/Umran Malik.
Impact Player: T Natarajan
LSG Predicted XI
KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur.
Impact Player: Arshin Kulkarni
Published By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
May 8, 2024
