Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Supergiants are set to lock horns in match number 57 of IPL 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on 8th April. The consistent SRH couldn’t continue their winning in the ongoing season as they ended up losing their previous against Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. On the other hand, LSG are going with the similar form this season and suffered a missive 98-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Both SRH and LSG have 12 points so far and both teams can make it to the final top four. However, the team ended up losing the upcoming game and will be on a do-or-die situation for their remaining games this season. As these teams will take on each other in the upcoming match, we will get to see a face off between some of the top class players from both teams. Let’s have a look at probable top three player battles in SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 clash.
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LSG vs SRH, Player Head to Head Battle (T20) & Player Stats
Marcus Stoinis ( LSG | AR ) (RHB)
Player Name | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adil Rashid (LB) | 49 | 38 | 128.9 | 3 |
T Natarajan (LM) | 9 | 8 | 112.5 | 1 |
Washington Sundar (OB) | 22 | 15 | 146.7 | 1 |
Quinton de Kock ( LSG | WK ) (LHB)
Player Name | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adil Rashid (LB) | 41 | 31 | 132.3 | 1 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) | 59 | 61 | 96.7 | 1 |
Akeal Hosein (SLO) | 32 | 14 | 228.6 | 1 |
Washington Sundar (OB) | 34 | 39 | 87.2 | 1 |
Kartik Tyagi (RMF) | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
Heinrich Klaasen ( SRH | WK ) (RHB)
Player Name | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amit Mishra (LB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jaydev Unadkat (LM) | 12 | 7 | 171.4 | 1 |
KL Rahul ( LSG | BAT ) (RHB)
Player Name | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) | 93 | 79 | 117.7 | 1 |
T Natarajan (LM) | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 1 |
Washington Sundar (OB) | 37 | 28 | 132.1 | 1 |
Abhishek Sharma (SLO) | 4 | 5 | 80 | 1 |
Mayank Markande (LB) | 31 | 16 | 193.8 | 1 |
Top three player battles of SRH vs LSG for Match 57 IPL 2024
1. Travis Head vs Mohsin Khan
Travis Head has turned out to be a dangerous batter in IPL 2024 especially during the powerplay. The SRH opener has a strike rate of 207.59 while batting in the first six overs this year. This time, Head is likely to face Mohsin Khan in the powerplay. The left-arm pacer from LSG has taken 5 scalps while bowling in the powerplay this year with an economy rate of 8.87. As Mohsin will bowl against SRH in the upcoming match, he will be looking to get rid of Head early and put pressure on the home team in the powerplay, while Head will be looking to counter the LSG pacer and lay the foundation for a massive total.
2. Marcus Stoinis vs T. Natarajan
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 | 7.0 |
2023 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | – |
Total | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.6 | 11.0 |
Marcus Stoinis has been a key batter for LSG this year. He is currently the second-highest run getter for LSG in IPL 2024 with 352 runs from 11 matches with a strike rate of 153.71. However, Stoinis becomes more dangerous during the death overs as he boasts a strike rate of 184.61 while batting in the last few overs this year. The right-hander will be looking to bat till the end to take LSG to a big and winning total against SRH. However, he is likely to face T. Natarajan in death overs. The SRH pacer is in the list of leading wicket takers this season with 15 scalps from nine matches so far. Out of this season 15 wickets, Natarajan has scalped 9 wickets while bowling in the death overs with an economy rate of 10.58. Both Stoinis and Natarajan will be looking to counter attack each other in the final overs and we are likely to get an exciting contest between two star players from both teams.
3. KL Rahul vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 228.6 | – |
2018 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | – |
2019 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 109.4 | – |
2021 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 | 16.0 |
2022 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | – |
2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250.0 | – |
Total | 98 | 81 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 121.0 | 98.0 |
The next player battle to look out for in the upcoming match will be between the LSG skipper KL Rahul and ace SRH pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Rahul is the top run getter for LSG this year with 431 runs in 11 matches. He will be facing Bhuvneshwar in the upcoming match. The right-hander has scored 98 runs against the SRH pacer in the IPL with a strike rate of 120.98, while Bhuvneshwar has dismissed him just once in eight outings