Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 7 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday. Avesh Khan, who just recovered from injury, coming straight from the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bengaluru has replaced Shahbaz Ahmed.
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said, “We will bowl first. I think we've got to get them out early and look to chase the target. It depends on the team combination; that's why we want to bowl first. We have the batting to chase it down. The only change is that Avesh comes back, and Shahbaz misses out. We're gonna chase whatever they score, doesn't matter.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said, “It doesn't change the way our boys go about it, we always try to be positive. It's great fun. You know what you are signing up for coming into this tournament. Even going for 10 or 11 runs in an over can be match-winning on some days. We want to win games as a team and do well as a bowling unit. Hopefully, we score big. We are playing with the same team as the other day.”
