Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant (Agency Image)

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be back in home conditions as they face Lucknow Supergiants in the first game of the IPL 2026 double-header at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. After opening their account brilliantly, SRH are entering the match with confidence. They registered an impressive 65-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders and became the first team to successfully defend the score this season. An impressive batting performance helped them score 226 runs, with vital contributions from Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. Their bowlers put in a brilliant effort and bowled out KKR for 161 runs in less than 16 overs. Jaydev Unadkat took three wickets, while Ishan Malinga and Nitish Kumar Reddy took two wickets each. LSG, on the other hand, will be keen to bounce back after their disappointing performance against Delhi Capitals. Batting at home, they were never able to find any rhythm and were bowled out for 141. The total proved to be a low total as Delhi chased it down easily with the help of Sameer Rizvi’s unbeaten 70, handing LSG a six-wicket defeat. With SRH gaining momentum and LSG trying to recover from the early shock, this clash makes for an interesting battle between the two sides at different points in their campaigns.

when and where

This match will be played on Sunday, April 5 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad from 3:30 PM IST.

where to look

The SRH vs LSG encounter will be telecast on Star Sports channels, while the live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.

Squad:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan (captain and wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Liam Livingstone, Kamindu Mendis, Cranes Phuletra, Brydon Carse, Prafulla Hinge, Saqib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, David Payne, Harsh Dubey, Amit Kumar, Zeeshan AnsariLucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Nicholas Pooran, Josh Inglis, Aiden Markram, Matthew Bretzke, Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwari, Mitchell Marsh, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed and Arshin Kulkarni