Sunrisers have come up against bad news for Hyderabad. Team opener and dashing batter Travis Head will not be able to play against the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. Their health is not good. Team coach Daniel Vettori said the head was infected with Kovid-19. That is why he could not go with the team. SRH is now out of the playoff race. LSG still has a chance. If they win the rest of the match they can enter the playoff.
What did the main coach of Hyderabad say? Before the match against the Lucknow Super Giants, Daniel Vettori said, 'Head has become Kovid-19 and he cannot travel.' We hope it will be completely healthy and get allowed to join the team then he will return to the next match.
Lucknow Super Giants will face Sunrisers Hyderabad today in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The match will start at 7:30 pm at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium (Ekana) of Lucknow. The two teams will play against each other for the second time this season. In the previous match, Lucknow defeated Hyderabad by 5 wickets.
The hopes of the Lucknow Super Giants are on the outcome of this match. If LSG wins this match, their hopes will be maintained, but if they lose, they will be completely out of the playoff. Lucknow has 10 points in 11 matches and they have 3 matches. On the other hand, Hyderabad have 6 points with 3 wins in Hyderabad's 11 matches.
Match Details, 61st Match LSG VS SRH Date: 18 May Stadium: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow Time: Toss- 7:00 pm, Match Start- 7:30 pm
Hyderabad won only one match against Lucknow
Hyderabad has been able to defeat Lucknow only once in the IPL. So far 5 matches have been played in the league between Hyderabad and Lucknow. Lucknow won 4 matches, while Hyderabad won in 1 match. A match was played at Ek's Stadium, which Lucknow won by 5 wickets.
Shardul LSG's top wicket techer
Wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Puran is the highest scorer for Lucknow. He has scored more than 400 runs in 11 matches so far. Shardul Thakur, on the other hand, has taken the highest wicket for the team. Shardule is 12 wickets fast in 9 matches.
SRH's batting failed
SRH has an aggressive salute of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, but except for the opening match, the pair has been mostly disappointed. The same has been a display of Ishaan Kishan. Isha scored a century in the first match, but since then no big innings came out of her bat. Abhishek is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 314 runs in 11 matches this season. Harshal Patel is the top bowler of the team.
Pitch report Spinners are only dominating in IPL on Ekana's pitch. So far, a total of 19 IPL matches have been played. The first batting team in 8 matches and chase in 10 matches have won. One match was uncertain. The highest team of the ground is 235/6, which was made by Kolkata Knight Riders last year against Lucknow.
Weather condition There will be a lot of heat and heat in Lucknow on Monday, as well as air will be fast. The speed of the air will be 19 km / h. On the day of the match, the temperature here will be between 29 and 40 degrees Celsius.
Potential Playing-12 (including Impact Player) of both teams
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Eden Marker, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digesh Singh Rathi, Aash Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Pet Cummins (Captain), Henrick Classen (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Undakat, Zishan Ansari, Mohammad Shami.
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