Hyderabad vs Lucknow: Can Sunrisers Hyderabad extend their dominance at home?
On 27th March, the host team Sunrisers Hyderabad will play against Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Sunrisers will play after winning their first match, whereas Lucknow had to endure defeat in their first match.
The thrilling IPL 2025 journey continues. Sunrisers Hyderabad will play Lucknow Super Giants at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on March 27. This is the second game between the two, but the circumstances are different for both. Hyderabad had registered an impressive victory over Rajasthan Royals in their first game by scoring 286 runs, whereas Lucknow had to endure defeat even after scoring 209 runs against Delhi Capitals. So Hyderabad is looking solid in this match. Now the question arises, will Lucknow be subjected to a second successive defeat?
Head-to-head record
If we talk about the matches between the two teams so far, then Lucknow is on a better side. Out of the 4 matches contested by the two so far, Lucknow has won 3 matches while Hyderabad has won a single match. This solitary win came to Hyderabad in the previous season, as they made 167 runs in 10 overs and won against Lucknow by 10 wickets.
Records of the teams
1. Hyderabad's top score: 182
2. Hyderabad's lowest score: 121
3. Lucknow's top score: 185
4. Lucknow's lowest score: 165
Rajiv Gandhi stadium stats
78 IPL matches have been hosted at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium till date. 35 matches were won by the team batting first here, while 43 matches were won by the team bowling first. The highest score of 286 runs was achieved by Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals in 2025. The lowest score of 80 runs was made by Delhi Capitals against Hyderabad in 2013.
Pitch at Rajiv Gandhi stadium
The pitch of this stadium has been rated extremely helpful for batsmen in the last few years. This pitch has worked very positively for Sunrisers Hyderabad's big-hitting batting lineup. This season, Hyderabad scored 286 runs against Rajasthan Royals. Now they will try to increase this score even more.
Probable Playing 11
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (captain), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa.
LSG: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Digesh Raththy, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan.
