LSG vs SRH IPL 2023 Recap: Lucknow Super Giants Win by 7 Wickets

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Lucknow Super Giants

185/3

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad · Saturday, 13 May 2023

Lucknow Super Giants won by 7 wicketsPlayer of the match: PN Mankad

Match preview

Lucknow Super Giants overhaul SRH's 182 with 7 wickets to spare

Match overview

Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 183 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on 13 May 2023, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in an IPL 2023 group-stage fixture. SRH, who won the toss and elected to bat, posted 182/6 across their 20 overs. The total looked competitive but fell below Rajiv Gandhi Stadium's average first-innings score of 192 across 104 matches. LSG were measured early, scoring 30 runs in the powerplay for 1 wicket, before taking the match apart in the middle overs.

PN Mankad was named Player of the Match as LSG completed the win with 7 wickets in hand, reaching 185/3. The result extended Lucknow's head-to-head lead over SRH to 5–2 across seven meetings. For SRH, it was a third defeat in five outings during the 2023 season.

Venue and conditions

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has hosted 104 T20 matches and tends to offer decent scoring for both sides. The average first-innings score of 192 puts SRH's 182 slightly below par, and the average powerplay of 43 means their opening burst of 56 runs was genuinely strong. Despite that, the pitch did not punish the chasing side as it sometimes can.

The venue's chase success rate of 54% is a detail worth noting. Teams batting second have historically won more often than not here, and LSG's performance tracked that pattern closely. Their middle-overs phase, 84 for 1, was the pivotal stretch; the average death-overs score at the ground is 40, but LSG plundered 71 in the final five, which says more about the state of the match than the surface itself.

SRH chose to bat on winning the toss, which runs counter to the ground's bias. With 49% of toss winners at the venue choosing to field first, the decision to bat was not the majority play. In practice, it meant LSG knew their target early and were able to build their chase accordingly.

How to watch

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Recent form

Going into this fixture, Sunrisers Hyderabad had won 2 of their previous 5 matches, beating Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals but losing to Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, and Chennai Super Kings. Three defeats in five is a run that points to inconsistency rather than a side in free-flowing form.

Lucknow Super Giants arrived in slightly different shape: one win in the last five completed matches, against Punjab Kings, with losses to Gujarat Titans (twice) and Royal Challengers Bangalore. A no-result against Chennai Super Kings meant their recent record was hard to read cleanly. The win here gave LSG a timely boost, and their next fixtures would determine whether it marked a genuine turn in form or a single bright moment in an otherwise difficult stretch.

Talking points

What to look out for

5 angles

Headline angle

LSG's middle overs sealed the match

Lucknow Super Giants scored 84 runs for just 1 wicket in the middle phase of their chase, compared to SRH's 74 for 3 in the same overs. That swing of 10 runs and 2 wickets in overs 7–15 effectively decided the contest before the death.

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SRH powerplay didn't translate to a match-winning total

Sunrisers Hyderabad blazed 56 runs in the powerplay at the cost of 2 wickets, well above the venue's powerplay average of 43 runs. Despite that strong start, their final tally of 182/6 fell below Rajiv Gandhi Stadium's average first-innings score of 192.

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LSG death overs: 71 runs from the last 5 overs

Lucknow plundered 71 from the death, against a venue average of 40. With only 1 wicket falling in that phase, SRH's bowlers had no answer as the target came up well short of what was needed.

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PN Mankad named Player of the Match

PN Mankad took the Player of the Match award, underlining Lucknow's strength across multiple contributors in a comfortable 7-wicket win.

Angle 05

LSG now lead the head-to-head 5–2

This result extended Lucknow Super Giants' overall dominance in the rivalry. They have now won 5 of the 7 meetings between these two sides, with SRH claiming just 2.

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

2 — 5

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants — 7 meetings

2022–2026

Powerplay

45/1.1

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad form

47%

Overall win rate — 201 matches 2013–2026

Recent: L · W · L · L · W

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 hold a clear 5–2 advantage across 7 meetings with Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH have managed wins in only 2 of those fixtures, and this defeat at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium continued a pattern of Lucknow performing well at the venue. The head-to-head record shows LSG have won three of the last four contests between the sides.

Recent meetings

Last 5

2026: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
2025: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
2023: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Key player · Lucknow Super Giants

AS Joseph

Joseph has shown the ability to make an instant impact in T20 cricket, registering figures of 6/12 in just 3.7 overs in an IPL match in April 2019. At a venue where death-over containment matters, his ability to take wickets quickly makes him a key figure in LSG's attack.

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Lucknow Super Giants

R Ashwin

Ashwin's control in the middle overs is well documented, and his record includes 12 wickets for 85 runs across a Test match spell. In T20s, his ability to dry up runs between overs 7 and 15 aligns well with the phase that proved decisive in this fixture.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

UT Yadav

Umesh Yadav brings pace and the ability to take wickets at any stage. His Test record of 10 wickets across 38.8 overs demonstrates sustained threat, and his role in SRH's pace attack makes him one to watch when conditions offer any assistance.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

Shubman Gill

Gill's 208 off 149 balls in an ODI in January 2023 showed the kind of attacking batsmanship that can anchor and accelerate at the same time. For SRH, a strong top-order performance was needed to post a total beyond 182 at this venue.

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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.

The chase success rate at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium sits at 54% across 104 matches, meaning toss decisions and conditions may influence outright result markets more than the head-to-head alone.
Top batter markets could be more attractive than match-winner lines at this venue, given how individual innings in the middle overs have repeatedly shaped results.
LSG's death-overs performance (71 runs, 1 wicket) suggests their lower-order and finishing batting may be worth considering in phase-specific markets when available.
SRH's powerplay of 56/2 outpaced the venue average of 43, yet they still fell short of 192. In venues where first-innings scores routinely go above 190, total runs markets may offer more context than outright winner lines.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH posted 182/6 batting first, and LSG reached 185/3 to win with wickets to spare.

PN Mankad was named Player of the Match for Lucknow Super Giants' victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on 13 May 2023.

Across 7 meetings, Lucknow Super Giants lead the head-to-head 5–2. LSG have won the last three of the five most recent contests between the two sides.

IPL matches are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV. Coverage typically begins around the UK start time of approximately 14:00 BST for afternoon matches and 19:30 BST for evening fixtures, though schedules can vary.

Across 104 T20 matches at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the average first-innings score is 192 and the average second-innings score is 179. Teams batting second win roughly 54% of the time, and the average powerplay total sits at 43 runs. It is a venue that tends to favour the chasing side slightly.

SRH scored 56 runs in the powerplay (above the venue average of 43) but finished on 182/6, below the ground's average first-innings score of 192. LSG's chase was built in the middle overs, where they scored 84 runs for just 1 wicket, before finishing with a brutal death-overs phase of 71 runs from the final 5 overs.

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