Rishabh Pant wins the toss, and LSG will bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team will face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Rishabh Pant (Pic: PTI)
Rishabh Pant wins the toss, and LSG will bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team will face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
SRH lost their opening match of the season against the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but recovered from the loss by beating Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match.
Meanwhile, LSG have lost their only match of the season so far, against the Delhi Capitals in Lucknow. The visitors will hope to get their first win of the season against SRH.
Speaking after the toss, Rishabh Pant said that his team would chase in their first afternoon encounter. Pant further added that the wicket looks good and will be better to chase in the day game.
"We'll bowl first. The wicket is good, let them bat first, and we will put them under pressure in the second innings. It's not a new challenge, but this is one team that can hurt us. Looks like a good wicket for sure, but there's something in it, the ball might stick after the first 6 overs. Just one change, Manimaran Siddarth is in, Nortje is out," said Pant.
The opposition captain, Ishan Kishan, said he was happy to bat first and put up a big score in front of their home crowd. The hosts have brought Liam Livingstone back into the team after spending big on him during the auction.
"Very happy, always good to be in front of the home crowd. Two changes - Livingstone and Harshal Patel come in. Harshal has always done well here. Livi will give us some off-spin. Decision-making is the most important; try well and execute your plans. It's important to get two points, but we need to be calm and take one match at a time." Kishan said.
Confirmed Playing XI:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav
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