Match details

Sunrisers Hyderabad (fourth) vs Lucknow Super Giants (sixth)
Hyderabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT)

Big picture: Playoff contenders go head to head

SRH have hit the most sixes in the powerplay this season, 41 to LSG's 20, while going at a run rate of 11.04 as compared to LSG's 8.48. In the death overs, they have hit 36 sixes, again the most, while LSG's 16 sixes are the fewest in that phase. LSG's batters will need to level-up as they play their last three league games on the road at potentially high-scoring venues: Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.

There are currently four teams on 12 points: Chennai Super Kings, SRH, Delhi Capitals and LSG. The winner of Wednesday's contest will move to third place. The loser will remain outside the top four, and a further deterioration of their net run rate will significantly hurt their playoff hopes.

Form guide

Sunrisers Hyderabad LWLLW (last five completed games, most recent first)
Lucknow Super Giants LWLWW

Team news and Impact Player strategy

Sunrisers Hyderabad
Umran Malik had marked his run-up and was all set to be SRH's Impact Player in their previous game but they needed to bring in the batter Sanvir Singh during a first-innings collapse. It is likely that one of T Natarajan or Umran might play the Impact Player role again, swapping with Mayank Agarwal or Abhishek Sharma. Marco Jansen had a forgettable match in Mumbai and SRH could give Glenn Phillips his first game late in the season.

Probable XII 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Mayank Agarwal, 4 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 Marco Jansen/Glenn Phillips, 7 Abdul Samad, 8 Shahbaz Ahmed, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 T Natarajan, 12 Umran Malik/Jaydev Unadkat

Lucknow Super Giants

Mohsin Khan hit his head on the turf while fielding during LSG's previous game and was replaced by a concussion substitute. He has, however, travelled with the squad to Hyderabad. Arshin Kulkarni has been LSG's impact player in their last two games - with Quinton de Kock out with a niggle - but he hasn't had an innings of note.

Probable XII 1 KL Rahul, 2 Arshin Kulkarni, 3 Marcus Stoinis, 4 Deepak Hooda, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Ashton Turner, 7 Ayush Badoni, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Naveen-Ul-Haq, 11 Mohsin Khan, 12 Yash Thakur

In the spotlight - T Natarajan and Nicholas Pooran

Stats that matter

Pitch and conditions

LSG's practice session on the eve of the game was cancelled due to rain in Hyderabad and there is more predicted for match day. Teams batting first have won three out of four games so far, but the rain forecast might make chasing preferable. The temperature is likely to range between 27C and 33C.

Quotes

"In general, the spinners have had a tough time this tournament. Wickets have been so good and the scores have been high. But given our spinners, Bishnoi has bowled really well in the last two games. Krunal has been very good throughout."
LSG assistant coach Sridharan Sriram isn't worried about the lack of wickets from their spinners.