IPL 2025: Cricket fraternity reacts as LSG defeat SRH in Hyderabad by 5 wickets; Shardul, Pooran star

Shardul Thakur picked 4/34 to help LSG restrict SRH to par total.

By Jatin Sharma - 27 Mar, 2025

Shardul thakur with 4 wickets and Nicholas Pooran with 70 in 26 balls starred for LSG | BCCI-IPL

The 7^th 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.

Here are the posts:

Jhukti hai duniya, bas jhukane wala chahiye!

Not disrespecting anyone, but it’s about mindset, planning and the hunger to rise, especially when the home team comes with a big reputation. Well done @RishabhPant17 and co. #SRHvLSG #TATAIPL #JioHotstar #ZaheerKhan ????
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 27, 2025

Big win for LSG. Pooran’s belligerent hitting set the tone for the run chase, but it was Shardul’s bowling which scuttled SRH’s innings right from the start. Klaasen’s unfortunate run out caused SRH to finish 20-25 runs fewer than they would have a wanted
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 27, 2025

LSG does it relatively easily. Pooran clearly is the go to man in this team. After the DC heartbreak, much needed for @LucknowIPL

They will start to feel better. Shardul giving them a lot of comfort. @RevSportzGlobal
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) March 27, 2025

A taste of their own medicine for #SRH?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 27, 2025

Nicholas Pooran is a joke ????????‍♂️????‍???? #IPL2025
— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) March 27, 2025

This is the template LSG should follow, bowl first and back their stronger suit which is batting to chase down whatever opposition posts. Thanks to Thakur's fourfer it was a sub 200 chase and Pooran and Marsh killed the game with that big partnership. #SRHvLSG #IPL2025
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 27, 2025

Currently Nicholas Pooran is the best player of T20 format . Period ! @nicholas_47 ♠️ @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 27, 2025

Shardul Thakur’s luck works for him cos he works hard for his skills in domestic cricket.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 27, 2025

What a turnaround for Shardul Thakur. Unsold at auction but purple cap after two games. 4 wickets against the most dominant side on a good batting pitch. Swing at start, variations at death... Can't keep him out of game.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 27, 2025

Lucknow stormed through this game! Jab intent aur execution sahi ho, toh jeet toh banti hai. @imShard’s 4-wicket haul set the score and @nicholas_47’s explosive 70(26) made all the difference for this dominant win! SRH, tough luck today, but it’s a long tournament, bounce back…
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) March 27, 2025

IPL 2025: Cricket fraternity reacts as LSG defeat SRH in Hyderabad by 5 wickets; Shardul, Pooran star

Shardul Thakur picked 4/34 to help LSG restrict SRH to par total.

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