Wednesday, 8 May SRH vs LSG Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – SRH vs LSG

• Teams should opt to bat first in Hyderabad. Batting first has always been SRH’s strength, and they should not deviate from it.
• SRH’s bowling has come under fire of late, and the Super Kings should try and cash in on the same.
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s role with the new ball is going to hold a lot of importance for the Sunrisers in the next game.
• Nicholas Pooran is in great striking form and the Sunrisers need to get rid of him at the earliest.

Match Preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face each other in the 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday, May 8. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the contest.

The Sunrisers, led by Pat Cummins, have quite some work to do before making their way through to the playoffs. With 12 points and a net run rate of -0.065 thanks to wins in 6 out of 11 games, they are placed in the middle of the table.

They will go into their next match after losing to Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. After being asked to bat first, SRH scored 173 for the loss of 8 wickets. Thereafter, MI romped home with 16 balls to spare on the back of Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 102.

The Super Giants are also in a similar position as they are looking to advance to the next round. They slumped to a massive 98-run defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Their bowlers faltered big time as KKR scored 235 for the loss of 6 wickets.

Naveen-ul-Haq picked up 3 wickets for 49 runs. Chasing the mammoth score, LSG were bowled out for 137 in 16.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis scored 36 off 21 balls.

Head-to-Head Record Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Predictions

The Sunrisers and the Super Giants have faced each other 3 times in the IPL. LSG have won all their matches against SRH. In their previous meeting on May 13, 2023, the Super Giants beat the Orange Army by 7 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

After opting to bat first, SRH racked up a big score of 182 for 6 on the board. Heinrich Klaasen scored 47 off 29, while Abdul Samad chipped in with a handy 37-run knock lower down the order. Krunal Pandya picked up 2 wickets.

LSG chased down the target with 4 balls left in their innings. Prerak Mankad was the star for the visitors after he scored an unbeaten 64. Nicholas Pooran also wielded the willow to good effect to stay not out on 44 off 13.