While most experts expected Sunrisers Hyderabad Lunkknow Super Giants to easily beat, it was the last that shone clearly in the IPL 2025 on Friday. Nicholas Pooran hit 70 out of only 26 balls while Shardul Thak's Trek took a four Wicket trek when LSG won with five wickets. The famous SRH barrier, which was recommended to cross 300, could not even go after 190 in the match against LSG. No. 4 Battery Nitish Kumar Reddy was expected to score great, but returned with only 32 discount on 28 balls. He was frustrated man after he stepped out and it showed in his act after he was fired.
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Quickfire half-centuries from Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh and a fiery saying from Shardul Thakur Luckknow Super Giants (LSG) helped a hard sun risers Hyderabad (SRH) to five Wickets in Uppal Stadium during their Indian Premier League (IPL) Clash. After he had first worked, SRH was only able to make 190/9, according to their recent gigantic standards, they quickly lost wickets. In the Run-Achtervolging, Pooran and Marsh stormed on the chase with their hard shots and the total with 23 balls were chased.
During the Run-Chase of 191 Runs, LSG was a bad start when Mohammed Shami only got the scalp from opener Aiden Markram, leaving them in 1.3 overs on 4/1.
Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran again joined forces, with the vice-captain Pooran having his beastly unleashed against Simarjeet Singh, he hit two sixes and a four. In the following about plundered 18 points of Shamis and hit him two sixes and a four.
LSG reached the 50-Run Mark in 4.2 overs, thanks to a swampit halfway for four. Two consecutive Sixes from Pooran finished the transfer in a bad tone for ABHISHEK Sharma.
LSG completed their six overs of the powerplay on 77/1, with Pooran (44*) and Marsh (25*).
Pooran reached his second consecutive IPL fifty in just 25 balls, with four borders and five sixes. Adam Zampa's gave LSG 19 points, including two sixes and a four from Pooran.
A nice border of swamp helped to reach the 100-run mark in 7.3 overs.
Skipper Pat Cummins hit SRH and removed Pooran for a 26-ball 70, which consisted of six four and six six. This ended a Quickfire 116-run partnership between the duo in just 43 balls. LSG was 120/2 in 8.4 overs.
At the end of 10 overs, LSG 129/2, with swamp (44*), was accompanied by skipper Rishabh Pant (2*).
Marsh hit Cummins for two back-to-back fours and sealed are fifty in 29 balls, with seven four and two sixes. Cummins, however, had the last smile and removed him for 52 in 31 balls. LSG was 138/3 in 10.5 overs.
LSG lost Ayush Badoni (6) and skipper Rishabh Pant (15) quickly in succession, fall until 164/5 in 14.1 overs with SRH that threatens to reclaim.
Abdul Samad came to hit his former team and played a Quickfire photo, who led his team to a victory through five wickets. LSG ended on 193/5 in 16.1 Overs, with Miller (13* in seven balls, with two four) and Samad (22* in eight balls, with two four and two sixes).
Skipper Cummins (2/29) was the choice of the bowlers for LSG. Zampa, Harshal and Shami each got one.
From the unsold in the Mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2024 to becoming the bowling spearhead of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Shardul Thakur delivered a strong version against the dominant Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday. His four-wicket Trek played a crucial role in limiting SRH to 190/9 in their innings.
Thakur ended with figures of 4/34 in his four overs and offered LSG crucial breakthroughs at important moments. He struck early to break the opening partner of SRH and to reject Abhishek Sharma for only 6 runs. The seamer then put LSG ordered with back-to-back and sent back in-shape Ishan Kishan for a duck. Kishan, who had scored for a century in his last match against Rajasthan Royals, was the victim of Thakur's pace with SRH reduced to 15/2.
Despite the early strokes, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy rebuilt the innings with a 61-run stand. Head, in good touch, 47 fell for debutant Prince Yadav, while the aggressive knock by Heinrich Klaasen was demolished by a brilliant Run-Out from Yadav.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, who held SRH's innings together, was cleaned up by leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi for 32. Aniket Verma then took care of fireworks and hit five sixes in a stunning 36-run beat only 13 balls before he was dismissed by Digvesh Rathi. His efforts pushed SRH to 156/6.
Abhinav Manohar could not contribute much and fell for only two points when Thakur claimed his third Wicket. SRH captain Pat Cummins, however, injected some late momentum into the innings and hit three consecutive sixes of his first three balls. His counter -attacking approach, although of a short duration, saw him fired by Avesh Khan for 18 for four balls.
Thakur declined his enchantment with the Wicket of Mohammed Shami and completed his hundred IPL wickets. Every LSG -Bowler walked in with a wicket.
Short scores: LSG: 193/5 in 16.1 Overs (Nicholas Pooran 70, Mitchell Marsh 52, Pat Cummins 2/29) Beat SRH: 190/9: (Travis Head 47, Aniket Verma 36, Shardul Thakur 4/34).
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