Cricket returns to Hyderabad for Match No.10 of the current ongoing IPL 2026. Hyderabad (SRH) will be meeting with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday, April 05, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. This will be the first match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Hyderabad suffered defeat at their opening game against title holder Royal Challengers Bengaluru but came back brilliantly against Kolkata Knight Riders and became the first team to win an away match in IPL 2026. However, they have now come home and will be playing their first game of this edition. SRH will be hoping to build winning momentum from now on with explosive batting power.
Lucknow Super Giants
On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants opened their campaign with a heavy loss to Delhi Capitals despite playing at their Ekana home, due to their batting failure. To overcome the hurdles caused by the loss, LSG will need to implement more effective strategies in their match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Pitch Report
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad hosted five matches during the 2025 IPL season. In those fixtures, the chasing team won four times. Crowds can expect to see this chasing drama again this season. The ground offers a huge advantage to the batters, but spinners can come in handy, especially when they drift the ball a little extra and are brave enough to give it flight.
Head-to-Head
Matches Played: 06
Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad: 02
Won by Lucknow Super Giants: 04
Tied: 00
No Result: 00
Predicted Playing Xl
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):
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
Impact Player: Eshan Malinga
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):
Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav
Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi
Players to Watch
Abhishek Sharma
He was the showman in the game against KKR at the Eden Gardens, and it was his firepower during the powerplay overs that turned the game in SRH’s favour. Abhishek fell short of his half-century by only a couple of runs, but he has the firepower to score his first half-century against Lucknow.
Digvesh Rathi
Digvesh Singh Rathi is yet to play a match this season, but true IPL fans will never forget the impact he made during the 2025 season, where he debuted to pick up a few big wickets for his side, including that of Virat Kohli. LSG is likely to play Digvesh as an impact player in the upcoming match.
Nicholas Pooran
Pooran was the hero of this fixture last year, smashing 70 off 26 balls at this very ground. As a finisher, he would be perfect for death over batting and facing bowlers like Unadkat and Malinga.
Heinrich Klaasen
The backbone of the SRH middle order. Klaasen’s recent 52-run half-century proved he can either stabilize a collapse or hit boundaries on an already fast start. His battle against LSG’s spinners will be a tactical highlight.
IPL 2026: Prediction
For the upcoming clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Google’s win probability favors SRH at 55.1%, with LSG at 44.9%. The Hyderabad side holds the edge at home as they look to capitalize on their explosive batting form against Lucknow.
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