The resurgent Lucknow Super Giants will look to carry their winning momentum in the clash against bruised Sunrisers Hyderabad as Kane Williamson-led side won the toss and opted to field first.
As far as playing XIs are concerned, Jason Holder made his debut for Lucknow Super Giants as he replaced Dushmantha Chameera while SRH left their side untouched.
"We are gonna have a bowl. 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. It's good (elbow injury) and nice to be out here playing, looking forward to the game today.," SRH captain Kane Williamson said before the match.
"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 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," LSG skipper KL Rahul said.
Meanwhile, LSG did not have the best start to their debut season, losing by five wickets against fellow IPL debutants Gujarat Titans. But they roared back in style by beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings six wickets in a high-scoring affair in their second match.
On the other hand, sitting bottom of the table Sunrisers were blown away by the batting effort of Rajasthan Royals in a 61-run defeat in their opening match. Comprising a mediocre squad, Sunrisers players need to punch above their weight.
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI:
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.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI:
Kane Williamson(c), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran(w), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik.
