SRH vs LSG tip-off XI: Rejuvenated Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Krunal Pandya’s Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday. The Orange Army after their record run-chase in Jaipur against Rajasthan Royals is looking back on track. However, LSG have been defeated comfortably in their last game against Gujarat Titans and has lost momentum. SRH need to win this game to stay alive in the competition or they may have to depend on other results for their chances for playoff qualification. With everyone contributing in the last game with the bat the team looks to be in good shape. With the ball, they have done well so far in the tournament and seems like things are falling into place at the right time for the home side. For Super Giants, on the other hand, things have not gone according to plan in the last few weeks. With the injury of KL Rahul Krunal Pandya took charge of the side and started off with a massive defeat. Quinton De Cock’s knock might be a positive in the last game however, there was nothing from the remaining. After starting the tournament well they have gone off the boil a bit and will be looking to get back to winning ways. Here are the tip-offs ahead of the SRH vs LSG: No place for Mayank Agarwal When asked in the pre-match conference Brain Lara indicated they are going with the same set of opening combination of Anmolpreet and Abhishek Sharma for this game. Agarwal’s form this season has been poor. In nine innings he made 187 runs at an average of 20.78 and a strike rate of 114.02. His outings this season have been painful to watch as he struggled to both get going in the powerplay and rotate the strike in the middle overs. Glenn Phillips to keep his place Harry Brook has been another player who suffered from poor form this season. He is the most expensive player for SRH in the auction with 13.25 Crores. However, he has been dropped in the last game against the Royals. Glenn Phillips who came in as his replacement received the Man Of the Match for his 25 of seven balls and helped the side pull of a record win. He will keep his place in the side. Amit Mishra is back in the mix The Hyderabad surface this season surprisingly has helped spinners. The SRH batters’ struggles against the spin have been well-documented. The LSG thinktank might be looking to add the guile of Amit Mishra to their arsenal who has resurrected his career this season courtesy of the impact player rule. Pitch report Hyderabad surface this season has been on the slower side and teams have struggled to chase scores as there has been no dew for any games. Lack of dew meant that the surface kept getting slower and slower as the innings progressed and bringing spinners more into play. Predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markhande, T Natarajan Impact player: Rahul Tripathi Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock(wk), Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya(c), Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur Impact player: Amit Mishra Squads: Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Mayank Agarwal, Akeal Hosein, Samarth Vyas, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Harry Brook, Kartik Tyagi, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nitish Reddy, Umran Malik Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Swapnil Singh, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Karun Nair, Naveen-ul-Haq, Manan Vohra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karan Sharma
