Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 61st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on the 19th of April, Monday. The game will be played at LSG’s home ground, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.

The Rishabh Pant-led LSG are still mathematically in contention to reach the Playoffs. They will want to win the upcoming match with a huge margin in order to increase their chances of making it to the top four. On the other hand, Pat Cummins’ SRH who have already been eliminated from the Playoffs race, will want to win their remaining games and end their campaign with their heads held high.

Pitch Report

The Ekana Stadium pitch is expected to be on the slower side, with little bounce. A score between 180 – 190 can be considered a good score on the deck. The team that wins the toss might choose to bowl first as dew will play a major role.

Weather Report – Lucknow

According to AccuWeather, the temperature in Lucknow will be around 38 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the game and will lower down to 33 degrees Celsius towards the end. The humidity is predicted to be around 31% to 46% during match hours. The sky will be clear, and there is a negligible possibility of rain throughout the game.

Matches won by batting first: 8

Matches won by batting second: 10

Average first innings score: 168

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Prince Yadav

Matches with no result: 0