LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: The 61st match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on May 19 between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Rishabh Pant will be captaining the Lucknow Super Giants, while Pat Cummins will be leading the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 3 seasons of IPL, 5 matches have been played between Lucknow and Hyderabad so far. Out of these, LSG has won 4 matches, while SRH has emerged victorious in 1 match. During these matches, LSG’s highest score against Hyderabad has been 193 runs, while SRH’s highest score against Lucknow has been 190 runs. On the other hand, LSG’s lowest score against the Sunrisers is 165 runs, while SRH’s lowest score against the Super Giants is 121 runs.
LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Ekana Cricket Stadium
Today, the IPL 2025 match to be played between the teams of Lucknow and Hyderabad is going to be held in Lucknow. The pitch of Ekana Cricket Stadium generally behaves differently in every match. In such a situation, it is a bit difficult to guess about the pitch. Generally, the pitch here is a bit slow and low-bounce. To score runs here, the batsmen have to rely on traditional cricketing shots. The team winning the toss on this ground prefers to bowl first. Matches at the Ekana Stadium are not high scoring. The average score of first innings matches on this ground is 167 runs. The team batting first scores between 180 to 190 runs. A total of 19 matches have been played so far at the this stadium, out of which the team batting first has won 8 matches, while 10 matches have been won by the team chasing the target. In the year 2024, Rajasthan Royals successfully chased the target of 199 runs to win against Lucknow and won by a margin of 7 wickets.
There has been a tough competition between the teams batting first and batting later. Out of the 94 IPL matches played here, 46 matches have been won by the team batting first and 47 by the team chasing the target. The highest IPL score on this ground (266 runs for 7 wickets) is registered in the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad, which it made against the host Lucknow Super Giants in the last season. While the lowest score (83 runs) is registered in the name of Lucknow Super Giants. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 167 runs. In the current season, four matches have been played in Delhi before this match. Out of these, the team batting first won two matches while the team chasing the target won one match. One match went till the super over. In these four matches, the maximum runs scored in Delhi were 205 and the minimum was 163. Once again, fans will get to see a rain of fours and sixes on the pitch here.
LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Lucknow
According to the weather forecast, there will be severe heat at seven in the evening and the temperature will be 38 degrees. There is no possibility of rain in Lucknow and there will be no relief from the heat till late night. Winds will blow at high speed which can give some relief to the players on the field. Due to the heat, the effect of dew will not be seen during the match.
This season, Lucknow Super Giants has played 11 matches, out of which they have won 5 and the team is at the seventh position in the points table with 10 points. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have also played 11 matches so far, out of which they have won 3 matches and the team is at the eighth position in the points table with 7 points.
LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(wicketkeeper & captain), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Singh/Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur.
Impact Player: Prince Yadav
Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari.
Impact Player: Eshan Malinga
LSG vs SRH Match 61 IPL 2025: Full Squads of Lucknow and Hyderabad
Lucknow Super Giants Squad for IPL 2025
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(wk and c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shardul Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, William ORourke, Akash Deep
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad for IPL 2025
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Travis Head, Mohammed Shami, Harsh Dubey, Rahul Chahar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran