- By Namrata Vijay
- Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
LSG vs SRH IPL 2026 Toss Update: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and chosen to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad during their IPL 2026 match on Sunday. The Lucknow-based franchise has made a few changes to its playing XI, with Manimaran Siddharth replacing Anrich Nortje. They have also included Liam Livingstone and Harshal Patel in their side.
The Ishan Kishan-led side lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their tournament opener. Still, it defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in its next match, whereas LSG lost to Delhi Capitals in its first match.
"(Playing in Hyderabad) Very happy. It's always good to get your home support, and the crowd loves the SRH team. So yeah, very happy to be here. 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, allowing him to use his off-spin as well against the left-handers. In T20, execution is especially important. You need to be in a good headspace, calm, and try to save as many runs as we can. So plan well and execute your balls. And I think let's see how it goes from there. We need to get these two points. But at the same time, we need to stay calm and take one match at a time. And that is the whole plan. Be in a good headspace, like I said earlier, and play your best game possible", SRH skipper Ishan Kishan was heard as saying at the toss.
"We are looking to bowl first. The wicket is good, but at the same time, you know, their main strength is batting. So, let them bat first. We can put them under pressure in the second innings. We keep coming here every year, that's not a new challenge. But at the same time, this is one team that can hurt you well. But at the same time, whoever plays better cricket will win. (On the conditions) It looks like a good wicket for sure. But at the same time, there is something in the wicket. After the power play, I think it might stick into the wicket as much. The ball will get older, and scoring will get harder. Just one change, Sid (Manimaran Siddharth) comes in for Nortje. (Will you open today?) We'll see, we'll see", LSG captain Rishabh Pant was heard as saying during the toss.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat.
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Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, and Prince Yadav.