Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to field against Ishan Kishan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match on Sunday.LSG, who lost their opening match of the season to Delhi Capitals, made one change to their lineup, bringing on Manimaran Siddharth in place of Anrich Nortje.“We are looking to bowl first. The wicket is good, but at the same time, you know, their main strength is batting. So, let them bat first. We can put them under pressure in the second innings. We keep coming here every year, and this is not a new challenge. But at the same time, this is a team that can hurt you well. But at the same time, whoever plays better cricket will win,” Pant said.
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“(In terms) it looks like a good wicket for sure. But at the same time, there’s something about the wicket.
After the powerplay, I think he might stick to the wicket just as much. The ball will get older and it will be harder to score. Just one change, as Sid (Manimaran Siddharth) comes in place of Nortje. (Will you open today?) We’ll see, we’ll see.”Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost their opener to Royal Challengers Bengaluru before bouncing back against Kolkata Knight Riders, have also made changes to their squad.Kishan brought in England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, who was signed for Rs 13 crore in the IPL 2026 auction, along with Harshal Patel.
“(Playing in Hyderabad) is very happy. It’s always good to have your home support and the fans love SRH. So, yeah, very happy to be here. There are only two changes. Livingstone comes and Harshal Patel comes. Harshal Patel, he has been doing well when he is playing here,” Kishan said. And Levi, which gives him an opportunity to use his indirect movements also against left-handers.”“In T20 especially, execution is the most important thing.
You have to be in a good headspace, be calm and try to save as many kicks as possible. So just plan well and execute your balls. I guess let’s see how things go from there. It’s really important for us to get these two points. But at the same time, we have to be calm and deal with each match individually. And that’s the whole plan. He added: “Be in good shape, as I said before, and play the best match you can.”the difference:Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma,
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(w/c), Heinrich Klassen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat.Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhury, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, and Prince Yadav.Here are the effective substitutes for both teams:Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Ishan Malinga, Salil Arora, David Payne, Shivam Mavi, Zeeshan Ansari.Lucknow Super Giants Influential Subs: Aayush Badoni, Matthew Bretzky, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Himat Singh.
