SRH vs LSG the 12th match of Tata IPL 2022 will be played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 4th April 2022 from 7:30 PM IST.
Team Updates:
Sunrisers Hyderabad had lost their first match of the tournament by a huge margin of 61 runs against Rajasthan Royals. Famous for their bowling in the previous few seasons of IPL, SRH lacked that precision and persistence with the ball against RR in their first encounter at Tata IPL 2022. barring Imran Malik, every other bowler from SRH seemed ordinary versus RR batters. Their batting was also a disappointment as one from the top-four could fire while chasing the huge target.
Only Washington Sundar and Aiden Markram emerged as positive for SRH versus RR. However, Sundar is batting much lower in the batting order than one would expect him to. SRH can maximise his potential if he is brought up the order, but it remains to be seen whether the think-tank for SRH agrees with it. SRH will need its captain Kane Williamson to fire in the 2nd match and the experienced campaigner Bhuvneshwar Kumar to lead the attack if they want to have a chance at defeating red-hot LSG.
Lucknow Super Giants have come back hard to register an encouraging victory against Chennai Super Kings. They lost their first match against Gujarat due to their batters being unable to fire. However, they chased down 210 against CSK to prove how good a batting line-up they harbour. Almost everyone from the LSG batting unit has attained top form, but Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda and the young sensation Ayush Badoni are in a league of their own at the moment.
LSG’s middle-order is quite assuring, but their problems lie in the bowling unit. With Mark Wood being unable to take part in the tournament due to an elbow injury, their bowling line-up lacks a strike bowler that can take up wickets at crucial junctures. LSG will need to somehow make the best of its resources to keep moving forward in the tournament.
Probable XIs:
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson (c), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
LSG: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Fantasy XI:
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Kane Williamson, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni (vc), Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Andrew Tye
Predicted Star Batter:
KL Rahul, the Lucknow Super Giants captain, is our pick for the best batter in SRH vs LSG encounter. Rahul has not scored a big inning at the top in this year’s edition of IPL, but he will be determined to make an impact against SRH so that his team continues the winning ways.
Predicted Star Bowler:
Avesh Khan, the find of last year’s IPL, is our bet for the best bowler in SRH vs LSG clash. Avesh has not yet impressed with his bowling efforts in this year’s IPL, but his fortune can definitely change against the frail batting line-up of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
SRH vs LSG Predicted Winner:
Cricreads picks Lucknow Super Giants as the winner for SRH vs LSG clash at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
Also read: IPL 2022, LSG VS CSK: Lucknow Successfully Chased 211 for First Win