In the 61st match of the IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants vs SunRisers Hyderabad (LSG vs SRH) has been scheduled for Monday evening (May 19) at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. It will be their second meeting of this season, while LSG won their first IPL 2025 clash by recording a five-wicket win with 23 balls remaining. 

In the latest IPL 2025 points table, Lucknow Super Giants and SunRisers Hyderabad are in the seventh and eighth positions, respectively. LSG have 10 points in 11 games with five wins and six losses. Meanwhile, the IPL 2024 runners-up SRH have seven points after 11 matches, including three wins, seven losses, and one no result. LSG suffered defeats in their last three straight games and recorded four defeats in their last five matches (one win). Meanwhile, SRH also won only once in their last five games (three losses and one no result).

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IPL 2025, Match 61: LSG vs SRH - Playing XIs Status

Among the LSG foreigners, only Shamar Joseph is unavailable, while Aiden Markram will remain available till the league stage. Meanwhile, New Zealander Will O’Rourke has joined the side as the replacement for the injured Indian bowler Mayank Yadav. 

In the SRH squad, among the fit players, only South African Wiaan Mulder, who joined as the replacement for English Brydon Carse, is unavailable for the remainder of the tournament. Meanwhile, Travis Head is likely to miss the match due to COVID-19.  

IPL 2025, Match 61: LSG vs SRH Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh/Ravi Bishnoi (Impact Subs), Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (Captain and wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi

SunRisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI: Travis Head/Kamindu Mendis, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (Captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Abhinav Manohar/Mohammed Shami (Impact Subs), Eshan Malinga