Ashish Ranjan
SRH VS LSG IPL 2023: On Saturday (May 13), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will meet at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad for the 58th match of the IPL 2023. Sunrisers have won four of their ten matches thus far and are still in the hunt for a postseason berth if they can secure decisive victories in their remaining contests. They defeated the Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in their most recent match, accomplishing a remarkable chase of the 215-run target on the final delivery of the game.
The Super Giants have won five of their last eleven games, positioning them in fifth place in the standings. However, in their most recent match against the Gujarat Titans, they sustained a crushing 56-run defeat. In their allotted 20 overs while batting first, the Titans accumulated a formidable total of 227 runs while losing only two wickets.
The Super Giants could only muster a total of 171 runs in response. Both Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock scored impressive fifty-plus runs to form a formidable opening partnership. Unfortunately, no other batter was able to tally ten or more runs for the team.
Both squads have met twice thus far in the IPL. The Super Giants were victorious in both contests, including the season’s opening match. In that contest, the Super Giants dominated by chasing down the target of 122 runs in just 16 overs.
Krunal Pandya’s contributions with both bat and ball were crucial. He took three wickets for 18 runs and scored 34 runs off 23 deliveries to demonstrate his batting prowess. Due to his outstanding performance, Krunal Pandya was conferred the match’s Most Valuable Player honor.
SRH VS LSG IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
The average first innings score in the previous five games played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad this season was 171 runs. It is anticipated that the pitch will substantially aid the batters in the upcoming game. Four out of five matches have been won by the team batting first, indicating an advantage for setting a target.
Consequently, the team that wins the toss will likely elect to bat first. The pacers have been extremely successful at this venue, accounting for 66% of wickets taken, while the spinners have contributed 34% of dismissals.
SRH VS LSG IPL 2023: H2H RECORDS
| Teams | Matches Won |
| LSG | 2 |
| HYD | 0 |
SRH VS LSG IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
SRH Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh/Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markhande, T Natarajan
LSG Probable XI: Quinton de Kock(wk), Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya(c), Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
SRH VS LSG IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Quinton de Kock: In his first game of the season, de Kock scored 70 runs off 41 deliveries and contributed to the team’s strong start. It was his 20th fifty in the IPL.
Kyle Mayers: He has scored the most runs for the Super Giants this season. In 11 innings, he has scored 359 runs at an average of 32.63 and a strikeout rate of 152.11.
Aiden Markram: In nine games, he has scored 179 runs at an average of 22.37 and a strikeout rate of 127.85. He has scored fifty runs in the competition.
Marcus Stoinis: He has been in top form with the bat and the ball. He has scored 239 runs in 11 games, averaging 23.9 and striking out 139.76 times per game. Stoinis has also taken five wickets while averaging 20.
Abhishek Sharma: He has been one of the finest batsmen for Sunrisers in his last three appearances, scoring two fifty-plus scores. He has scored 203 runs in eight games, averaging 25.37 and striking out 152 times per game.
