Shardul Thakur picked 4/34 to help LSG restrict SRH to par total.
The 7th match of the IPL 2025 saw Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) hosting Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on March 27, 2025, in Hyderabad. SRH were fresh off the mauling they gave RR, while LSG was smarting after a close loss to Delhi Capitals.
Rishabh Pant, LSG captain, won the toss and surprised everyone by choosing to bowl first against SRH.
However, unlike the game against RR, SRH got off to a poor start as Abhishek Sharma (6) and Ishan Kishan (0) got out on consecutive balls by Shardul Thakur. Travis Head looked dangerous, scoring 47 in 28 balls, but he was dismissed by Prince Yadav for his maiden IPL wicket.
Nitish Reddy (32), Aniket Verma (36), and Heinrich Klaasen (26) pushed the final total of SRH to 190/9 in 20 overs. Shardul Thakur was the star with 4/34.
In response, Mitchell Marsh scored 52 with 7 fours and 2 sixes, while Nicholas Pooran hammered 70 in 26 balls with 6 fours and as many sixes. The duo added 116 runs for the second wicket. Later, Abdul Samad made sure LSG won the game, scoring 22* in 8 balls as the visitors scored 193/5 and won by 5 wickets.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for LSG bowlers and batters for their clinical performance.
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