Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Lucknow Super Giants in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 3.30pm local time (11am BST) on Saturday, May 13.
The match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
The Sunrisers have endured a poor season. However, in their last game there was an improvement, as they saw off Rajasthan Royals by four wickets to give themselves a slim chance of getting playoffs.
Lucknow Super Giants are very much in the playoff mix, with five wins and five defeats so far this term. That said, in their past five games they have only won once. In the Super Giants' last , the Gujarat Titans got the better of them by 56 runs.
It's a meeting of two inconsistent teams.
Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrate a victory over Rajasthan Royals [AFP via Getty Images]
Lucknow Super Giants are without captain KL Rahul, who has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL by injury.
Tame the Lucknow Super Giants opening pair, tame the game.
That should be the message to the Sunrisers Hyderabad players ahead of this fixture. Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock have made a happy habit of forming impactful partnerships in franchise cricket over recent months, in three different competitions.
If the Sunrisers powerplay bowlers can get one or both early, it would go a long way to setting the tone for the rest of the game.
Matches played: 2
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 0
Lucknow Super Giants wins: 2
Cloudy skies and warm temperatures, with highs of 39 degrees Celsius as play starts.
Quinton de Kock in action for Lucknow Super Giants [AFP via Getty Images]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Lucknow Super Giants: Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Manan Vohra, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
Sunrisers Hyderabad are the outsiders with the bookies, with a best price of 21/20 available on a home win. Lucknow Super Giants are favourites at 10/11 in places.
With Sunrisers winning two out of their last three games, they have momentum on their side at a time when Lucknow Super Giants are lacking it. Home win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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