SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Recap: Sunrisers Win by 10 Wickets

Indian Premier LeagueResult

Sunrisers Hyderabad

167/0

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad · Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wicketsPlayer of the match: TM Head

Match preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad crush Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets with a 107-run powerplay

Match overview

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 8 May 2024. Lucknow batted first and posted 165/4, a score that looked competitive on paper. SRH then dismantled the target with extraordinary efficiency, reaching 167/0 and winning the match before their own death overs began. TM Head was named Player of the Match after anchoring an opening stand that rendered the rest of the chase academic. For context, the venue's average second-innings score across 104 matches is 179; SRH won having scored fewer than that.

The match was decided in the powerplay. SRH scored 107 runs without losing a wicket in the first six overs of their chase, nearly two-and-a-half times the venue's powerplay average of 43. Lucknow's bowlers had no answer. By the time the middle overs arrived, SRH needed fewer than 60 runs from 14 overs with all ten wickets in hand. The result was a formality from the seventh over onwards.

LSG's own powerplay told a different story. They managed only 27 runs for 2 wickets in the first six overs of their innings, well below the venue average. They recovered through the middle overs, adding 75 runs for 2 more wickets, and the death phase brought 63 more without further loss. It was a capable rebuild, but it started from too deep.

Venue and conditions

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has hosted 104 IPL matches, making it one of the most data-rich venues in the competition. The average first-innings score is 192, which means LSG's 165/4 was roughly 27 runs below what batters typically produce here. The ground historically favours chasing sides, with a 54% chase success rate across those matches, and a toss-field rate of 49% suggesting captains are aware of that tilt.

Powerplay conditions at this ground tend to be batter-friendly. The average powerplay score across all matches is 43 runs, which already sits at the upper end of T20 norms. SRH's 107/0 in the powerplay is therefore not merely an outstanding individual performance; it represents one of the most extreme deviations from venue norm in recent IPL history. Death-over cricket typically yields around 40 runs per innings here, but SRH never needed to test that phase.

How to watch

IPL 2024 matches are available in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket. Live streaming is accessible via Sky Go for existing subscribers and through a NOW TV Sports Day or Month Pass for those without a full Sky subscription. Most IPL matches start at either 15:00 or 19:30 IST, which corresponds to approximately 09:30 or 14:00 BST during the tournament window.

Recent form

Going into this fixture, Lucknow Super Giants had split their last five matches: wins against Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings (twice), and losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. The two wins against Chennai Super Kings in that run showed they were capable of consistency, but their loss to Kolkata suggested their top-order vulnerability had not been fully resolved.

Sunrisers Hyderabad entered this match in mixed form as well, with wins against Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals offset by defeats to Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Neither side was running away with the competition at this point in the season, which made the 10-wicket margin of victory all the more striking. SRH's powerplay batting on the night bore little resemblance to a side that had lost three of its five preceding matches.

Talking points

What to look out for

5 angles

Headline angle

SRH's powerplay was historically brutal

Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 107 runs in the powerplay without losing a single wicket, chasing a target of 166 in what became a 10-wicket win. The venue average for a powerplay is 43 runs; SRH were nearly two-and-a-half times that. The match was effectively over before the seventh over of the chase began.

Angle 02

LSG's death overs couldn't compensate for a poor powerplay

Lucknow Super Giants managed only 27 runs for 2 wickets in their powerplay, well below the venue average of 43. They recovered respectably, putting on 63 runs from the death overs without further loss, but 165/4 was never likely to be enough at this ground.

Angle 03

TM Head won the Player of the Match award

Travis Head was named Player of the Match after anchoring the 10-wicket chase. His contribution was central to SRH reaching the target in the powerplay phase, making this one of the most one-sided wins of the IPL 2024 season.

Angle 04

SRH chased without losing a wicket in 20 overs

The final scorecard of 167/0 is a remarkable return given the venue's average second-innings score of 179. SRH effectively won a high-pressure chase well inside the par score, finishing before the death overs even began as a factor.

Angle 05

LSG lead the head-to-head 5-2 but SRH dominate recent meetings

Across 7 IPL meetings, Lucknow Super Giants lead 5-2 overall. However, this result closed the gap, and the recent pattern shows SRH have been capable of winning convincingly at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Context

Key insights

Historical · Not official

Venue par

209

Avg 1st innings score at National Stadium

74 matches · 2004–2023

Chase success

58%

Chases completed successfully at National Stadium

74 matches · 2004–2023

Head to head

5 — 2

Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad — 7 meetings

2022–2026

Powerplay

45/1.1

Average runs/wickets in overs 1–6 at National Stadium

Lucknow Super Giants form

52%

Overall win rate — 62 matches 2022–2026

Recent: L · L · W · W · L

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. For editorial context only — not official live match data, not a forecast, and not betting advice. Projections and comparisons above are frozen from the live state and may not match final statistics.

The rivalry

Who could decide it

Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad have met 7 times in the IPL, with LSG leading the overall head-to-head 5 wins to 2. Three of LSG's wins have come at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH's 10-wicket victory on 8 May 2024 is among their most convincing results in this fixture, given both the margin and the manner of it.

Recent meetings

Last 5

2026: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
2025: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2023: Lucknow Super Giants won by 7 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2023: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Key player · Sunrisers Hyderabad

TM Head

Head was the Player of the Match in this fixture, driving an extraordinary powerplay that yielded 107 runs without loss. His aggressive intent from ball one makes him the central figure in SRH's 10-wicket win.

Lucknow Super Giants

AS Joseph

Joseph holds one of the most destructive bowling records in IPL history, with a best return of 6/12 from 3.7 overs. On a night when LSG's bowlers were overwhelmed inside the powerplay, his inability to make an early breakthrough proved costly.

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Lucknow Super Giants

Shubman Gill

Gill has shown the capacity for exceptional innings across formats, scoring 208 off 149 balls in ODI cricket. In a match where LSG's top order managed only 27 runs in the powerplay, a batter of his calibre failing to accelerate early was a key factor.

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Lucknow Super Giants

RA Jadeja

Jadeja's value in T20 cricket comes both with bat and as a containing bowler in the middle overs. With LSG conceding 60 runs in the middle phase of SRH's chase for no wicket, his role in that phase illustrates how the pressure applied in the powerplay never allowed LSG's bowlers to settle.

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Angles to watch

Analytical angles worth tracking

Observations from the venue data, recent form and historical trends. Editorial context, not betting advice.

At a venue where the average powerplay score is 43 runs, SRH's 107-run powerplay was a statistical outlier. Top-of-innings batter markets can be particularly volatile when one side produces a performance this far outside venue norms.
The 10-wicket margin means outright result markets told only part of the story. First-wicket partnership lines and powerplay run markets would have reflected the actual shape of the contest more accurately than match-winner odds alone.
LSG's toss win and decision to bat first aligned with the venue's chase-friendly record (54% chase success rate across 104 matches at this ground), yet the toss advantage proved irrelevant given SRH's powerplay.
Player-of-the-match markets in T20 cricket often reward openers disproportionately at this venue, where the powerplay is a strong performance signal given the average of 43 runs per innings.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets. Chasing 166, they reached the target of 167/0, meaning no Lucknow Super Giants bowler took a wicket in the entire chase. TM Head was named Player of the Match.

Lucknow Super Giants scored 165/4 batting first. Sunrisers Hyderabad replied with 167/0 to win by 10 wickets. SRH scored 107 runs in the powerplay alone, which proved the decisive phase of the match.

IPL matches are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV. Check the Sky Sports schedule for start times, as most matches begin at either 15:00 or 19:30 IST, which translates to 09:30 or 14:00 BST respectively.

Across 7 IPL meetings, Lucknow Super Giants lead Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 wins to 2. Three of those LSG victories have come at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH's 10-wicket win in May 2024 is one of only two wins they have in the fixture.

Across 104 IPL matches at the venue, the average first-innings score is 192. Lucknow Super Giants' 165/4 was therefore below par, which made SRH's task easier than the margin alone suggests.

TM Head of Sunrisers Hyderabad was named Player of the Match. His innings was the centrepiece of a 10-wicket chase in which SRH scored 107 runs without loss in the powerplay alone.

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