Bhuvneshwar Kumar Deals Lucknow First Blow, by Kock Departs

Cummins brings Shahbaz Ahmed into the attack bowls a tidy over in the powerplay as he gives away just 5 runs off the over. LSG are 20-1 after 4 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls another good over as he gives away just 2 runs and takes the important wicket of Quinton de Kock. LSG are 15-1 after 3 overs.

Nitish Reddy, YOU BEAUTY! What a catch, that! Bhuvneshwar delivers a good-length ball, prompting de Kock to attempt a powerful pull shot. Initially, it seemed destined to clear the deep square leg boundary for a six. However, Reddy springs into action, leaping to catch the ball just as it nears the boundary. With impressive agility, he manages to juggle the ball back inside the rope as he loses control and secures the catch successfully.

Birthday Boy Pat Cummins bowls the second over and gets hit for a lovely six by KL Rahul over covers on the third ball of his over. LSG are 13-0 after 2 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls an amazing first over as he only gives away just 3 runs. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul are in the middle for LSG.

Good news for all cricket fans as there is no sign of rain as of now.

LSG Playing 11: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq

SRH Playing 11: Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan

“We would have batted as well. But we have won both ways here and not too upset. Hard to know as it has been pretty high scoring. It is tough pretty and you have to keep winning until the end, we have not nailed it in the last couple of games and it is time to change that. We have a couple of changes – Sanvir comes in for Agarwal and Viyaskanth makes his debut and replaces Marco.”

“We will bat first. That plus a couple of games that have been played here. It is hard to complete forget how important this game for both the sides, but we have played enough cricket. We will focus one thing at a time, bat first and put up the runs on the board. Playing at home becomes a difference, but we play so much cricket that we know how the conditions will be. Quinton misses out and there are a few other changes.”

LSG win the toss and choose to bat first.

The pitches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad have been consistently favorable for batting. IN IPL 2024, the average score batting first has exceeded 212, with teams surpassing the 200-run mark on three occasions out of the four games that have taken place here. Hence, another exciting and high-scoring match can be expected if rain does not interrupt.

SRH vs LSG Head-To-Head Stats In IPL History

Matches played: 3

Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 0

Lucknow Super Giants won: 3

Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing 11: 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

Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing 11: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat.

In case it rains in Hyderabad and there’s no match tonight, the washout will result in both teams being awarded a point each. If that happens, both teams will be tied on 13 points in 12 matches. If that happens, Delhi Capitals will be the happiest side as they will then have the chance to secure 18 points and outrace both, SRH and LSG, for the playoffs spot. CSK also have 12 points in 11 matches and are placed third in the IPL 2024 points table.

Recently, Hyderabad has experienced unexpected thunderstorms. While these showers have provided welcome relief from the heat wave, they may impact the outcome of today’s match. As a result, uncertainty surrounds the game’s proceedings, with weather conditions potentially disrupting play.

As per AccuWeather, there’s less than 10% chance of Hyderabad getting any rain tonight but that’s the thing about wetaher, it can change anytime and surprise us all.

Welcome to the live coverage of the SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 match. Today’s contest holds immense impostance as the outcome of the match will determine which team moves closer to achieving their playoffs goal. SRH and LSG both are tied at 12 points in IPL 2024 points table. However, SRH’s superior NRR puts them on the fourth position. On the other hand, LSG’s poorer NRR positions them sixth. But a win for any team will mean that they shoot up the third spot in the points table.