Lucknow, May 19 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday at the Ekana Stadium in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

LSG, barely hanging by a thread, is one of the three remaining teams competing for the last playoff spot. Currently on a three-match losing streak, Lucknow must win their remaining fixtures to move to 16 points and hope favourable results unfold in the rest of the clashes. New Zealand tearaway Will O'Rourke was handed his maiden Lucknow cap, marking his debut in the cash-rich league.

Their opponents have failed to replicate last year's success and are already out of the race for the playoffs. Sunrisers, last year's runners-up, failed ...