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- SRH vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs
SRH vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow, says that they would have wanted to bowl first as that has been the trend. Informs that they have once change willth Holder coming in for Dushmantha Chameera. Tells that with the new ball one always tries to hit that good area but is is about assessing the conditions and executing in the middle. Adds that Jason Holder is one of the top all-rounder and he strengthens both batting and bowling. Says that the win in the last game was a confidence booster and adds that the performance of the lower- middle order has given them confidence to go hard at top. Applauds Ayush Badoni for his performance and says that it is good to see him perform under pressure and stay calm in those situations and hopes that he can continue the same form.
Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, says they will have a bowl first. He adds that they take conditions into account while selecting the playing XI and the surface seems pretty similar to the ones that have been used and there's potential due on the cards as well. Mentions that the game is about fine margins and hopes to put on a better performance tonight. Informs that there are no changes to the playing XI and gives an update about his elbow and says that it is better now.
Hyderabad (Unchanged Playing XI) - Kane Williamson (C), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder (In place of Dushmantha Chameera), Avesh Khan, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi.
We wanted to bowl first as well, that has been the trend. We have one change. Holder comes in for Chameera. With the new ball you always try and hit that good area to really assess what the pace is on that particular wicket and we obviously do a bit of homework before the game and it all comes down to the execution. We picked Jason in the auction because he is a top all-rounder going around in the world. He can swing the new ball and do some damage at the back end as well. Both games the lower and middle order have done well and that gives us confidence to go hard at the top. For a youngster (Ayush Badoni) to go out there and get the job done for the team, to really stay calm and back his game is really good to see. Fingers crossed, he can continue the same form and keep doing the damage for us at the back end of the innings.
LSG skipper KL Rahul
We are gonna have a bowl. We did take the conditions into account, we have seen similarities in the number of the early matches and trying to get something from the surface first up and maybe some dew later on. We are playing the same team. It's good (elbow injury) and nice to be out here playing, looking forward to the game today.
SRH skipper Kane Williamson after winning the toss
TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Hyderabad. They have elected to BOWL first.
Jason Holder has got his cap in the Lucknow huddle. So expect at least one change in the Lucknow lineup.
My role is to express myself and we got one of the best support staff, they are legends and I'm getting to learn a lot. All I am being told is to play my natural games and that will help me win games for my team. As a team it's a learning process, luckily whatever mistakes we did it was in the first game. We had time in between to reflect and prepare well and I'm sure all the guys have prepared well for this. I prefer opening, but I'm ready to play wherever the team needs me.
SRH's Abhishek Sharma
PITCH REPORT - Rohan Gavaskar is pitchside and he says that it is a fresh pitch and it's an even 70 meters square of the wicket on both sides. He adds that at this stadium back of the length was the way and you couldn't pitch it up but tonight it is a different track and the pacers will look to pitch it up a bit further and the likes of Bhuvi will get more help.
Trying my best every time I go out there, the game is always changing so trying to keep up with that or even stay ahead sometimes is what I try to do. There is no reason to have an ego as a bowler in T20 cricket, you can perfectly execute the delivery you were after and somehow it finds a way to go to the boundary. You just gotta take those tough overs on, some days it comes off and some days it doesn't and it's all part and parcel of the game. Just trying to keep growing with the game. I started to lose my way a little bit, my pace used to be up around 140ks and then I started hitting maximum about 135ks and then luckily my bowling coach (Matt Mason) back home, I trusted him to change my action and make some changes for the better. At first I told him to get lost as it was never going to work trying to change my action as a 33-year old then was probably career suicide, luckily I went around and tried it and just sort of extended my arm path from my load up moving it out towards the batsman rather than straight down, you will be able to find that difference in the footage of my old action and my new action.
LSG's Andrew Tye
Just been one game, reflecting on that past game - it's given us a few days to take a lot of lessons that we learn from that game. Top-four - probably the spots I am quite used to. Spent a lot of time at the top of the order and now in the last year or two, it's been more at four or five. Finally getting used to the middle-order. They (coaching staff) have been really positive, they understand in T20 you can have games like we did in our first game. It's important in quite a long tournament like this to brush that aside, give credit to the opposition. They have just reassured us that there's a lot of time left in this competition and hopefully tonight is the night where we can execute a lot better and get our first win on the board. It'd be nice (to bowl) but it's whatever the team requires. Washi is our No. 1 off-spinner and he's probably one of the best in the world at that as well. I am more than happy to take a back seat to him. Working closely with him and Murali, in the training, they are helping me quite a bit. If needed, I'll be ready.
SRH batter Aiden Markram
Hyderabad, on the other hand, had a forgettable outing in the last game. The bowling unit with enough quality bowlers leaked far too many runs while the new batting lineup just couldn’t handle the pressure of the big score and failed miserably. They seem to be heavily dependent on a few international stars and they need their local talent to contribute with the bat if they want to go deep in the tournament. Can they lift themselves up and produce a better performance this time around? Or will Lucknow get their second win on the trot? We shall find out. Toss and teams sheets in a while.
Lucknow, one of the newest entrants in the Indian T20 League started the tournament with a loss in a close encounter but came back with a more clinical display in the second game. In both the games so far, the new franchise has displayed great fighting spirit and the depth of their batting department has been the highlight of their performance so far. Jason Holder is set to be available for selection in this game and that will boost their seam attack which has been a tad expensive. However, it was Ravi Bishnoi who yet again displayed why he is rated so highly with his crafty spin bowling in the last game and Lucknow will hope that he continues in the same vein.
It’s time for the battle of Nawabs and Nizams as Lucknow get ready to lock horns against Hyderabad. We welcome everyone to our coverage as we get ready for another mouth-watering contest of this 15th edition of the Indian T20 League.
... MATCH DAY …
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Venue
Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
