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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 04 Apr 2026

Simon Lewis 04 Apr 2026

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Sunrisers Hyderabad have found winning form and with home ground advantage are favourites to win.
Lucknow Super Giants are struggling for form and look ripe for the taking.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Australia's captain Mitchell Marsh hits out in the World Cup (Getty Images).

This Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Both franchises will be looking for a major improvement on last season’s performances, when they finished 6th and 7th respectively.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

The Super Giants were on course for the playoffs last season before 4 defeats in their last 5 matches left them out in the cold. Sunrisers’ poor season was lit up by 3 wins on the bounce to end the season but all it did was lift their spirits as they ended 4 points outside the playoff spots.

Match Details

Match	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	5 April 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Sunrisers Hyderabad	WWWLW
Lucknow Super Giants	LLWLL

Super Giants fans might be despairing about their string of heavy defeats, while the Sunrisers are looking good after a disappointing loss in their opening match was followed by a 65-run win over the Knight Riders.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
19 May 2025	Sunrisers Hyderabad	6 wickets	IPL
27 Mar 2025	Lucknow Super Giants	5 wickets	IPL
8 May 2024	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10 wickets	IPL
13 May 2023	Lucknow Super Giants	7 wickets	IPL
7 April 2023	Lucknow Super Giants	5 wickets	IPL

There’s a clear trend of the side chasing winning in the clashes between the two sides, so winning the toss will be key for both sides.

Team News

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins’ lengthy absence from competitive action is nearing its end. The Sunrisers’ skipper missed their opening two matches but has been training at almost full capacity with the squad. He has returned to Australia for a final scan in the hope of being given the all-clear to return to active duty.

Possible XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne.

Lucknow Super Giants: Their poor batting performance in their opening defeat might force them to move Aiden Markram back to opening, with skipper Rishabh Pant moving to 4 in the order. Nicholas Pooran is like to move from 5 back to 3, where he enjoyed great success in 2025. Last season’s leading wicket-taker was Digvesh Rathi (14) but the wrist-spinner wasn’t selected for their opener.

Possible XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav.

Key Stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head hit 3 sixes in his 21-ball 46 vs KKR.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma has scored 52 & 48 in his last 3 knocks.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Jaydev Unadkat took 3/21 against KKR.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mitchell Marsh hit 54, 64* & 35 in his last 3 knocks.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mohsin Khan has taken 3/34, 3/50 & 1/19 in his last 4 matches.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Prince Yadav has returned figures of 3/28, 3/35, 2/59 & 2/20 in his last 5 matches.

Match Analysis

The Sunrisers are strong at home, winning 5 of their 6 matches in Hyderabad last season and 35 of their 57 matches at the venue in the history of the IPL.

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium should once again offer batters plenty of runs thanks to its true bounce and lack of movement. Batting first could be the way to go as chasing will be tricky on this pitch, but the side batting first will need to post well over 210.

The Sunrisers hit 9 sixes in their win over KKR, while the Super Giants hit just 5 in their defeat to the Capitals, although their batting collapse isn’t a true reflection of their six-hitting potential. Both sides have plenty of six-hitters in their ranks, so it’s a good bet that there will be a high number of maximums hit, with the stadium’s IPL average being 11.5 per match, so these two sides should easily pass that number.

Nicholas Pooran hit 6 fours and 6 sixes in his 26-ball 70 against the Sunrisers at the same stadium last season. In that match the Super Giants hit 11 sixes in response to the Sunrisers’ 12 sixes.

The Sunrisers’ openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have found great form, adding 82 for the first wicket off just 5.4 overs. Sharma has scored 55, 52 and 48 in his last 6 innings, while Head has scored 56, 32, 58 & 46 in his last 6 innings. They’re a dynamic and in-form pair of openers, while the Super Giants top order as a whole is struggling.

Betting Markets to Watch

Score Over/Under Runs

The Sunrisers openers are both in good form and are worth backing, but I’m backing Mitchell Marsh who is consistent at the top of the order and is somewhat more cautious than the big-hitting Sunrisers pair. Marsh has also scored 35 or more in each of his last 3 innings.

Team With Best Bowler

Mohammed Shami is starting to fire for the Super Giants, and with Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav also picking up plenty of wickets, I’m backing the Super Giants to be best with the ball.

Total Match Sixes

On this batting friendly pitch these two big-hitting sides should hit well into the 20s in terms of sixes.

Highest Opening Partnership

The Sunrisers openers are both in form and added 82 in under 6 overs in their last match, while the Sunrisers have experimented with their opening and will probably make a change for this match. I’m backing the in-form pair.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Sunrisers Hyderabad Win	1.75
Lucknow Super Giants Win	2.1
Match to go to a Super Over	13.50

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Verdict

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants

Mitchell Marsch to score over 28.5.
Super Giants to have the bowler with the best match figures.
The Sunrisers to hit the highest opening partnership.
Total match sixes to top 21.5.

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