KL Rahul has batted well this season
In IPL 2024, today i.e. on 8th May, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants will clash in the 57th match. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Both the teams would definitely like to make it in their name.
Talking about Lucknow captain KL Rahul, he has batted well this season. Where Rahul has scored 431 runs in 11 innings at an average of 39.18 and strike rate of 141.31. This also includes 3 half-century innings. 82 is the highest score.
At the same time, KL Rahul’s performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL has also been good. In 12 matches against SRH, KL Rahul has scored 428 runs at an average of 38.90 and strike rate of 124.41. In this, Rahul has 4 half-centuries in his name. Whereas 79 is the highest score.
12-12 points from both teams
Talking about the performance of both the teams this season, Sunrisers Hyderabad has played 11 matches so far, in which the team has managed to win 6 matches. He is currently at fourth position in the points table with 12 points. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants have also played 11 matches, out of which they have won 6 and lost 5. LSG also has 12 points, but due to low net run rate, the team is at sixth position in the points table.
Both the teams last met in IPL 2023 in Hyderabad. Where Lucknow won by seven wickets. The home team, batting first, scored 182/6 runs on the board in the allotted 20 overs. In response, Lucknow registered victory thanks to Prerak Mankad’s unbeaten half-century (64 runs) and innings of Marcus Stoinis (40) and Pooran (44*).
So far in the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other thrice and Lucknow has won all three matches. In such a situation, there will be pressure on Hyderabad before today’s match.