SRH vs LSG Toss: Liam Livingstone Included; Rishabh Pant Wins The Toss, Opts To Bowl

Ishan Kishan Rishabh Pant for SRH vs LSG. Image Credits: AFP

Sunrisers Hyderabad is playing against Lucknow Super Giants in an exciting IPL 2026 clash on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 5, 2026. This marks SRH's first home game of the season, and the team will be eager to continue its winning momentum in front of its fans.

Led by Ishan Kishan, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a mixed start to their campaign. They suffered a defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their opening match but made a strong comeback with an impressive 65-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

A lot will depend on the opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma for SRH vs LSG match.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants are still searching for their first win of the season after losing their opener to Delhi Capitals. The team management will be focusing on finding the right balance, especially in the batting order.

So, as the excitement is at an all-time high for the SRH vs LSG match, in this article, let’s take a look at the toss update and the playing XI's for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants.

SRH vs LSG IPL 2026: Playing XIs

Toss Update: Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to bowl first.

It is important to note that Sunrisers Hyderabad have made two changes: Liam Livingstone and Harshal Patel come in for David Payne and Salil Arora.

For LSG, the team has made three changes: Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan and Digvesh Singh Rathi come in place of Ayush Badoni, Anrich Nortje and Mohsin Khan.

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI : Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Manimaran Siddharth, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c and wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat

SRH vs LSG IPL 2026: Captains Thoughts

Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants Captain): "We are going to bowl first. I think the wicket is good but at the same time, their main strength is batting so let them bat first and then put them under pressure in the second innings.

[Discussion on what to do first] Not much discussion. We keep coming here every year. This is a team that can hurt you but whoever plays better cricket will win.

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[On conditions] Looks like a good wicket. But at the same time, there is something in the wicket. After the powerplay, it might stick into the wicket. I think when the ball gets older, it will be harder to score.

Just one change, Sid (M Siddharth) comes in for Nortje. [On whether he will open] We will see (chuckles)."

Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "[How happy is he to get back at home?] Very happy. The crowd loves SRH. Very happy to be here.

I think just 2 changes. Livingstone comes in, and Harshal Patel comes in. Harshal Patel has done very well whenever he has played here. We are giving Livi an opportunity, and we are giving a little bit of opportunity to use his off-spin against their left-handers. So, yeah, these are the two changes.

In T20 cricket, I think execution is very important. You need to be in a very good headspace, calm and stop as many runs as possible.