IPL 2026: Can LSG bounce back against SRH?
04 Apr 2026

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their next 2026 Indian Premier League assignment on Sunday.

The game will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

LSG, who lost their season opener, will be looking to fix their batting issues and tactical decisions that have been questioned lately.

Meanwhile, SRH won their second game after losing their opener.

Here we look at the match preview.

LSG's bowling attack faces stern test
Match preview

After an initial defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, SRH's batting unit clicked in unison against KKR.

Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma returned to form with quick-fire 40s.

Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy also made their bat talk.

Their battle with LSG's bowling attack, which has been bolstered by Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav's impressive opening spells, will be to watch out for.

To contain SRH's explosive batting, LSG must keep up the pressure in the middle overs.

Tactical decisions under scanner for LSG
Tactical challenges

Despite having star players, LSG were bowled out for 141 against Delhi Capitals.

Though their pacers put up a good fight, they could not defend the paltry total.

They need to find cohesion and turn starts into big scores to compete effectively.

Their tactical decisions, like changing the opening pair and leaving out a key bowler, have faced scrutiny.

These may need reconsideration for the upcoming match against SRH.

Pitch report, conditions, and H2H record
Details

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium hosted five completed games in the 2025 IPL season, with four being won by teams chasing.

The trend is expected to continue in this year's tournament as well.

Meanwhile, the match, which will begin at 3:30pm IST, will be broadcast on JioStar Network Channels and live-streamed on JioHotstar (App & Website).

In terms of head-to-head record, LSG lead SRH 4-2 in their previous six encounters.

Here are the probable XIIs
Line-up

Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable XII: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne, Eshan Malinga.

Lucknow Super Giants Probable XII: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.

Here are the key performers
Performers

As per ESPNcricinfo, Rishabh Pant has returned with 558 runs across 18 matches against SRH at 39.85.

Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was SRH's star of the show against KKR with his impressive bowling figures of 3-21.

Heinrich Klaasen has raced to 1,563 runs from 51 IPL matches (47 innings) at 40.07.

Mitchell Marsh hit three sixes and two fours in his knock of 35 off 28 balls in LSG's opener.