He acknowledged that Sunrisers Hyderabad will come out aggressively, as most T20 teams do nowadays.
Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) Mitchell Marsh remains calm as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) aim for 300, stating that the key is to score more than them ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash in Hyderabad.
LSG, who lost their opening game to Delhi Capitals, will be eager to secure their first win of the season.
Marsh kept it simple when asked about LSG’s strategy, stating that their goal is to score more runs than SRH.
“To score more runs than them,” Marsh said.
Marsh acknowledged that Sunrisers Hyderabad will come out aggressively, as most T20 teams do nowadays. He pointed out that teams put pressure on the opposition from the first ball, and LSG will be prepared for that challenge.
“We know they’re going to come hard. I think there are not many T20 teams in the world now that don’t go hard from ball one and try to apply as much pressure as they can to a bowling team. So we know we’re going to be under pressure at some point tomorrow night,” Marsh added.
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Marsh stressed the importance of sticking to their strengths and playing their style of cricket rather than focusing on the opposition. He admitted that SRH have a powerful batting lineup capable of putting teams under pressure. The scores of 230 are now considered normal. While respecting the opponent’s strength, he is clear that LSG’s priority is to execute their game plan and compete at their best.
“The most important thing for us as a team is to focus on our strengths and what we are coming here to do and play our brand of cricket. There’s no doubt that Sunrisers have put a lot of teams under pressure, but that’s any team these days. It seems 230 is now the new par score at most grounds. We respect that they have got a phenomenal batting line-up with a lot of power, but we’re here to focus on our game and hopefully match with them,” he added.
LSG are without key bowlers as Mayank Yadav and Akash Deep recover from lower-back injuries. Avesh Khan has just returned after a knee issue. Mohsin Khan was ruled out before the tournament and replaced by Shardul Thakur. Mitchell Marsh is also playing only as a batter due to a back problem.
The last time these two teams played in Hyderabad, SRH chased 166 runs in 9.4 overs without losing a wicket. They have started this season in the same aggressive way, scoring 286 for six against Rajasthan Royals.
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