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The Lucknow Super Giants took control of the run chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring 81 runs after 10 overs. LSG are chasing 157 runs to get their first win of the season.
LSG started their innings with a bang, attacking the SRH bowlers in the powerplay. South African opener Aiden Markram scored 45 of 27 balls at the halfway stage to keep the visitors in control of the run chase.
Markram`s opening partner, Mitch Marsh, was dismissed by Eshan Malinga in his first over. Marsh scored 14 runs in 12 balls to give LSG a steady start in a low-scoring run chase.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant joined Markram at number 3 and stitched a partnership. Markram was soon caught at long off as Shivang Kumar got his maiden IPL wicket.
Eshan Malinga was the key bowler for SRH, taking the crucial wicket of Marsh in the powerplay.
After opening in their last match, Rishabh Pant came in at number 3 after the dismissal of Marsh. The Indian star will hope for a good knock and guide his team to their first victory of the season.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 156 runs in 20 overs after recovering from a poor power play. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klassen star with the bat for the hosts.
After opting to bowl first, LSG started off well as Mohammed Shami took the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the first over. Shami was the star with the ball for LSG, taking 2 wickets in his four overs for just 9 runs, including the wickets of both openers.
After a poor start, Nitish Reddy and Klassen stitched a partnership for SRH and took them to 156 runs in 20 overs. Both Reddy and Klassen scored half-centuries.
Confirmed playing XI for both teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav
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