
High-voltage cricket returns to Hyderabad for Match No. 10 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) cross swords with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday, April 05, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. This will be the first match of the season at the historic venue.
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their opening fixture of the tournament against Royal Challengers Bengaluru but came back brilliantly against Kolkata Knight Riders to become the first away team to win a match in IPL 2026. However, they have now come home and will be playing their first game of this edition at Uppal. With a victory on the back of their entrance into this clash, SRH will be hoping to build winning momentum.
Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, opened their campaign with a heavy defeat at the hands of the Delhi Capitals despite playing at their Ekana home. The Rishabh Pant-led batting unit appeared to be struggling in the DC clash, and in order to overcome the challenges posed by the loss, LSG will need to devise more effective strategies for their match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
SRH vs LSG: Match Details
| Match | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 10, IPL 2026 |
| Date and Time (IST) | Sunday, April 05, 3:30 PM |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Broadcast and Live-Streaming | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website) |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Pitch Report
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad hosted five completed games during the 2025 IPL season. Out of these fixtures, a whopping four were won by the teams chasing. The same trend is likely to continue in the nineteenth edition of the tournament as well. The ground offers huge assistance to the batters, but spinners can come in handy, especially when they drift the ball a little extra and are brave enough to give it flight.
SRH vs LSG: Head-to-Head T20 Record
| Matches Played | 06 |
| Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad | 02 |
| Won by Lucknow Super Giants | 04 |
| Tied | 00 |
| No Result | 00 |
| First-ever Fixture | April 4, 2022 (LSG Won) |
| Most-recent Fixture | May 19, 2025 (SRH Won) |
SRH vs LSG: Predicted Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (C & WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne
Impact Player: Eshan Malinga
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):
Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav
Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi
SRH vs LSG: Probable Best Performers of the Match
Probable Best Batter: Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma put up a show in the game against KKR at the Eden Gardens, and it was his firepower during the powerplay overs that turned the game in SRH’s favour. But that was only a flash of the damage that the Southpaw is capable of doing. Abhishek fell short of his half-century by only a couple of runs, but he would want to do a lot more on Sunday.
Probable Best Bowler: Digvesh Singh Rathi

Digvesh Singh Rathi is yet to play a match this season, but true IPL fans will never forget the impact he made during the 2025 season, where he debuted to pick up a few big wickets for his side, including that of Virat Kohli. LSG are likely to play Digvesh as an impact player in the upcoming match, and he will be hoping to do his business as usual.
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