Cricket World TV Insights: IPL 2025 Match 61 - Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Stats, Match Ups, Predictions PrePlay and InPlay – May 19

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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 61 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Lucknow on Monday. LSG have slipped to number 7 on the points table after suffering 4 losses in their last 5 encounters. They still have an outside chance of qualifying for the playoffs if they win their remaining three matches. Sunrisers, on the other hand, have lost 7 of their 11 encounters and are officially out of the race for the playoffs.

LSG defeated SRH by 5 wickets in their first fixture in Hyderabad this season. Chasing 190/9, the Super Giants romped to victory with 23 balls in hand courtesy a sensational knock of 70 off just 26 deliveries by Nicholas Pooran.

We look at the rivalry between the two franchises, the players to watch out for and the match-ups, the numbers which stand out in the different phases of play and who is likely to come out triumphant in the high-octane encounter.

IPL 2025, Match 61 – Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Head to Head
MATCHES – 5
LSG WON – 4
SRH WON - 1


Probable Playing XIIs (including Impact Player)

LSG: 1 Mitchell Marsh, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Nicholas Pooran, 4 Abdul Samad, 5 Ayush Badoni, 6 Himmat Singh, 7 Rishabh Pant, 8 Will O’Rourke, 9 Akash Singh, 10 Prince Yadav, 11 Avesh Khan, 12 Digvesh Rathi



SRH: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 Abhinav Manohar, 7 Aniket Verma, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Harshal Patel, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Eshan Malinga/ Mohammed Shami, 12 Zeeshan Ansari

Players To Watch Out For

Nicholas Pooran (LSG)
- Leading run-getter for LSG in IPL 2025 – 410 runs in 11 innings
- Strike rate of 201 this season
- Strike rate of 211 in middle overs in IPL 2025

Digvesh Rathi (LSG)
- 12 wickets in 11 matches in IPL 2025 (joint-most for LSG)
- Brilliant economy rate of 8.09 this season
- 85 dot balls in the tournament

Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
- Leading scorer for SRH in IPL 2025 (314 runs)
- Strike Rate of 180.45 this season
- SR of 185.6 in the PP since IPL 2024

Jaydev Unadkat (SRH)
- 7 wickets in 5 matches in IPL 2025
- Economy rate of just 6.9 per over
- Powerplay economy rate of 7.28 this season

Powerplay & Death Over Stats
- Mitchell Marsh has a strike rate of 157.2 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
- Nicholas Pooran has a strike rate of 209.8 between overs 7 and 16 in IPL 2025.
- Digvesh Rathi has an economy rate of 7.3 in the middle overs in IPL 2025.
- Abhishek Sharma has a strike rate of 158.3 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
- Jaydev Unadkat has an economy rate of 7.28 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
- Harshal Patel has picked 6 wickets in the death overs at an economy of 9.9 this season.


Venue Stats – Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
- The average score batting first in Lucknow in IPL 2025 is 176.
- The average score chasing at the venue is 177.
- While pacers have bagged 62% of the wickets in Lucknow this season, they have been a tad expensive with an economy of 9.6. The spinners have been more restrictive with an economy of 8.4.
- The team chasing has won 4 of the 5 matches in Lucknow this season.

MATCH-UPS

- Nicholas Pooran vs Harshal Patel in IPL
Innings – 5
Balls – 18
Runs – 34
Strike Rate – 188.9
Dismissals – 0


- Abhishek Sharma vs Avesh Khan in IPL
Innings – 4
Balls – 11
Runs – 7
Strike Rate – 63.6
Dismissals – 2



- Mitchell Marsh vs Pat Cummins in T20s
Innings – 2
Balls – 14
Runs – 24
Strike Rate – 171.42
Dismissals – 1

Match Prediction*

Toss Prediction
Lucknow Super Giants

Who will score most runs
Nicholas Pooran (LSG)
Abhishek Sharma (SRH)

Who will pick most wickets
Digvesh Rathi (LSG)
Pat Cummins (SRH)


Win Prediction %
Sunrisers Hyderabad to win

SRH – 55%
LSG – 45%

*NB these picks and predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match, once the final starting teams have been announced - also, check out the % Win Prediction Widget which is live Pre-Play and InPlay and fluctuates with the latest market odds - we will soon be running other ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.... and always remember.... when the fun stops... STOP

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