Pratidin Bureau
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
LSG: KL Rahul (c and wk), Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur.
Hyderabad and Lucknow have played 3 IPL matches against each other so far. LSG have won all 3 as Hyderabad are yet to win any game against their North Indian rivals.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad helps batters. It offers flat and hard tracks with even bounce.
SRH Batsmen: Travis Head for his explosive opening knocks, Heinrich Klaasen for his big-hitting prowess.
SRH Bowlers: T Natarajan for his express pace, Pat Cummins for his experience and captaincy
LSG Batsmen: KL Rahul for his consistent opening performance, Marcus Stoinis for his explosive batting.
LSG Bowlers: Yash Thakur for his express pace, Ravi Bishnoi for his wicket-taking spin.
This match promises to be a high-scoring thriller. SRH's batting firepower will be challenged by LSG's potent bowling attack. The team that adapts better to the batting-friendly conditions and handles pressure more effectively will have a significant advantage.