IPL 2025 Match 7: SRH vs LSG – Can Hyderabad Dominate Again?
🏏 Match Overview
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a high-voltage clash at Hyderabad! After SRH’s record-breaking start and LSG’s heartbreak, who will rise?
Recent Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- BATSMEN ON FIRE! Smashed 286/6 vs RR – the 2nd-highest IPL total ever!
- Ishan Kishan (100) led the charge, with Travis Head (67 off 31) and Heinrich Klaasen adding fireworks.
- Bowling: Harshal Patel’s smart slower balls + Simarjeet’s early strikes sealed the win!
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Crushing Defeat: Lost to DC by 1 wicket despite Mitch Marsh (50) and Nicholas Pooran (50).
- Collapse Alert: From 123/2 to 209/8 – middle-order failed!
- Bowling: Early wickets but Ashutosh Sharma’s 66* stole the game for DC.
Pitch Report: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
- Batter’s Paradise: 7 out of 12 innings last season crossed 200+!
- First-match clue: SRH scored 286 here!
- Toss Tip: Bat first – chasing 250+ is brutal!
Head-to-Head
- Matches: 4
- SRH Wins: 1 | LSG Wins: 3
- Last Meet: LSG won in 2024. Can SRH flip the script?
Key Players to Watch
🔸 SRH’s Destroyer: Travis Head
- Smashed 67 (31 balls) last game. If he fires, LSG bowlers beware! 💥
🔸 LSG’s Hope: Nicholas Pooran
- Hit 50 vs DC. Needs to anchor the middle order!
🔸 Bowling Star: Harshal Patel (SRH)
- Purple Cap winner 2024. Master of slow-ball tricks! 🎩
Predicted XIs
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Klaasen (WK), Manohar, Verma, Cummins (C), Harshal, Shami, Zampa.
Impact Sub: Simarjeet Singh
LSG: Mitch Marsh, Aiden Markram, Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Miller, Badoni, Shahbaz, Shardul, Bishnoi, Siddharth, Digvesh.
Match Prediction
Scenario 1:
- SRH bats first → Posts 230-250. LSG crumbles under pressure. SRH wins!
Scenario 2:
- LSG bats first → Scores 220-240. SRH’s power hitters chase it down. SRH wins again!
Our Pick: Sunrisers Hyderabad! 🟠
- Their batting is too hot to handle, and LSG’s shaky middle order could crack!
Final Thoughts
Will SRH’s run-machine lineup outgun LSG’s star power? Or will Pooran & Pant stun Hyderabad?
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