IPL 2022, SRH vs LSG Highlights: Rahul, Hooda, Avesh shine as Lucknow beat Hyderabad to record second straight win

Another one! Sundar traps Lewis (1) plumb in front. The West Indian tried to hoik it over mid-wicket but missed it completely.

LSG 16/2

Evin Lewis survives! Hyderabad went upstairs but it was "Umpire's call". Sundar could've grabbed two in two there. He finishes an excellent over.

LSG 8/1

OUT! Excellent move from Hyderabad to introduce Sundar. He removes de Kock on 1. de Kock tried to loft it through the covers but it went straight to opposition skipper Williamson. What a start!

LSG 8/1

Effortless! Rahul gave himself a bit of room to caress it through the covers. First boundary of the game.

LSG 8/0

Tidy from Bhuvneshwar. Just three from the first over as Rahul slices it to the third man fielder for a single… and it's Washington Sundar bowling the second over of the match.

LSG 3/0

First runs! Rahul nudges Bhuvi's delivery towards mid-off for a quick single.

LSG 1/0

Umpires make their way to the middle. Rahul and de Kock open for Lucknow. Bhuvneshwar starts the proceedings with the ball. Let's GO!

Washington Sundar, the lone spinner in Hyderabad eleven, plays his 100th T20 tonight. He had scored a blistering 40 against Rajasthan. 

Sunrisers' bowling unit lacked the spark against Rajasthan, looking hapless against the likes of Sanju Samson and Devdutt Padikkal. Can the Orange Army put up an improved show today? We are minutes away from the start at DY Patil Stadium.

"I think bowlers will find joy if they pitch it up as this is a fresh pitch and there is a nice sprinkling of grass which is something the fast bowlers can exploit in the powerplay," says Rohan Gavaskar on the wicket. 

An exciting battle coming up... Bhuvi will be up against KL Rahul, who has been among the most consistent performers of the T20 league. He's got the most sixes (56) in IPL since 2020. A fierce powerplay battle on the cards!

“For a youngster to 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.”

"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."

"We wanted to bowl first as well, that has been the trend. We have one change. Holder comes in for Chameera," says KL Rahul.

KL Rahul(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Manish Pandey, Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

Kane Williamson(c), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran(w), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

"We did take the conditions into account, we have seen similarities in 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," says Williamson.

Kane Williamson wins the toss and elects to bowl

"I prefer opening, but I'm ready to play wherever the team needs me," he says.

Jason Holder has received the debut cap by Andy Flower. He has been phenomenal at the death in the past couple of seasons. He is set to start against his previous IPL franchise.

Tye plucked two wickets in the 20th over against Chennai and he remains fifth among bowlers with most wickets in death overs since 2017. Chameera to make way for Holder?

Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost four out of their last five games, and they will expect some runs from Rahul Tripathi. The former Kolkata Knight Riders man has got 362 runs at an impressive strike rate of 141.96 while batting at No. 3.

"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," says Aiden Markram on whether he's keen on rolling his arms over.

The trend has been 'win the toss, bowl first' so far but teams batting first won the last three games. Less than 30 minutes to go for the flip of coin.

Lucknow Super Giants, who are one of two new franchises in the 10-team IPL edition, also have Quinton de Kock, who scored a brilliant 61 against Chennai. He set an opening stand of 99 runs with skipper Rahul (40) before Lewis chipped in with a vital half-century.