IPL: Here's why LSG will have upper hand over SRH
What's the story
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to witness another exciting clash as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match No. 10. The high-voltage encounter will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, April 5. While LSG lost their only game this season, SRH won their second match after losing their opener. Here we look at why LSG can dominate the Orange Army in the forthcoming game.
Team performance
SRH's bowling remains a concern
Sunrisers Hyderabad started their IPL 2026 campaign with a loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, they bounced back strongly by beating Kolkata Knight Riders in their last outing. They posted 226/8 against KKR. Though SRH have arguably the most formidable batting line-up this season, their bowling attack is one of the weakest. As a result, they failed to defend 200-plus runs against RCB. Even against KKR, SRH conceded 74 runs in the powerplay.
Team performance
LSG look more balanced on paper
Despite having star players, LSG were bowled out for 141 against Delhi Capitals. However, this can be considered as a rare off day as dashers like Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, and skipper Rishabh Pant form the team's top four. Moreover, their bowlers, led by Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav, took four powerplay wickets against DC. These attributes make LSG a far more balanced team than the Sunrisers.
Line-up
Here are the probable XIIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable XII: 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, Eshan Malinga. Lucknow Super Giants Probable XII: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.