It is Match 61 of the IPL 2025, where Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Lucknow's Ekana Sports City Stadium, with the match starting at 7:30 PM IST on May 19, 2025. The encounter has playoff stakes for both teams and is one of the matches in the resumed IPL fixture following last week's one-week hiatus caused by geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan.

Head-to-Head Record

• LSG Wins: 4
• SRH Wins: 1
• No Result: 0
• Win Percentage: LSG dominates with an 80% win rate (4/5) against SRH.

At Ekana Stadium, LSG leads 2-0 in their two home games against SRH.  This lopsided record underlines LSG’s superiority in this rivalry so far.

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Key Matches: DC vs GT

IPL 2025, Match 28 – Apr 11, Hyderabad

• SRH: 201/7 in 20 overs (Travis Head 73, Aiden Markram 47; Ravi Bishnoi 2/33)
• LSG: 202/4 in 19 overs (Nicholas Pooran 69*, KL Rahul 51; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/26)
• Result: LSG won by 6 wickets

Pooran's scorching 69* enabled LSG to overhurdle a tough target with an over remaining. His finishing skills earned him the Player of the Match award.

IPL 2024, Match 45 – April 28, Lucknow

• SRH: 176/6 in 20 overs (Abdul Samad 52*, Rahul Tripathi 41; Mark Wood 3/29)
• LSG: 177/5 in 18.4 overs (Marcus Stoinis 66*, Deepak Hooda 34; T. Natarajan 2/36)
• Result: LSG won by 5 wickets

Stoinis came good with a match-winning innings, while Mark Wood's early blows saw him grab the Player of the Match award.

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IPL 2024, Match 19—April 6, Hyderabad

• LSG: 147/10 in 19.2 overs (KL Rahul 38; Umran Malik 3/26, Natarajan 2/21)
• SRH: 150/3 in 17.5 overs (Travis Head 59*, Heinrich Klaasen 45*; Naveen-ul-Haq 1/29)
• Result: SRH won by 7 wickets

SRH's lone victory in this series arrived courtesy of Head and Klaasen's unbeaten partnership, following their bowlers' setup. Head was awarded Player of the Match.

IPL 2023, Match 10 – April 7, Lucknow

• SRH: 121/8 in 20 overs (Rahul Tripathi 35; Krunal Pandya 3/18)
• LSG: 127/5 in 16 overs (Krunal Pandya 34, Rahul 35; Adil Rashid 2/23)
• Result: LSG won by 5 wickets

Krunal excelled with bat and ball, producing a Player of the Match performance as LSG scored with ease.