The first double-header of the season was certainly eventful, and now we move on to the second double-header day. The first match today features Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. So, let’s take a look at everything you need to know about this clash.
Expected Playing 11:
SRH:
- Ishan Kishan (C & WK)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Travis Head
- Henrich Klassen
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Liam Livingstone
- Salil Arora
- Aniket Verma
- Harsh Dubey
- David Payne
- Harshal Patel
Impact Player- Jaydev Unadkat
LSG:
- Mitchell Marsh
- Aiden Markram
- Rishabh Pant (C & WK)
- Nicholas Pooran
- Ayush Badoni
- Abdul Samad
- Mukul Choudhary
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Mohammed Shami
- Mayank Yadav
- Mohsin Khan
Impact Player- Digvesh Rathi
The LSG bowling coach Bharat Arun has confirmed that Digvesh Rathi will play against Hyderabad, after missing the first game.
Head to Head:
| Matches- | 6 |
| SRH Won- | 2 |
| LSG Won- | 4 |
| No Result- | 0 |
Pitch and Weather Report:
The last time an afternoon game happened on this surface (pitch no. 2), SRH pumped 286 while Rajasthan Royals responded with 242. In the last six games on this pitch, the honours have been shared 3-3 between sides batting first and chasing. However, on this occasion, there is some risk of weather threatening the match with rain forecast in the afternoon.
-ESPN CricInfo
Prediction:
We’re backing Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their first home game. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have an incredible record against LSG—Abhishek averages 40 with a strike rate of 228.57, while Head averages a massive 136 and strikes at 234.48. If these two get going on the flat Hyderabad pitch, it could be very difficult for LSG to stop them. SRH also seem to have found their rhythm after their game against KKR, and they’ll be looking to carry that momentum forward against an LSG side that hasn’t quite settled yet.
If you want to watch Abhishek Sharma in action against Rishabh Pant and LSG, then tune into JioHotstar at 3:30 PM IST on April 5th, 2026.
Until next time!
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