LSG have made a single change to their playing XI, with Manimaran Siddharth replacing Anrich Nortje. SRH, captained by stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan, have altered their side by including Harshal Patel and Liam Livingstone.

SRH began their IPL 2026 season with a loss to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) but secured a 65-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match. LSG are yet to claim a win this season, having suffered a six-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals in their previous game.

This match marks SRH’s first home game of the season. Reflecting on the significance of playing at home during the toss, Kishan said, “It’s always good to get your home support, and the crowd loves the SRH team. So yeah, very happy to be here.” Regarding the team changes, he added, “There are just two changes. Livingstone comes in, and Harshal Patel comes in. Harshal Patel has done well whenever he’s bowled here. And Livi, giving him an opportunity to use his off-spin as well against the left-handers.”

The playing XI for Lucknow Super Giants is Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, and Prince Yadav.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad starting XI consists of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper/captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat.

SRH's impact substitutes include Eshan Malinga, Salil Arora, David Payne, Shivam Mavi, and Zeeshan Ansari. LSG have Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, and Himmat Singh as their impact substitutes.