On Thursday, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won the IPL 2025 by five wickets over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ,thanks to a strong all-around performance.
Shardul Thakur took four wickets on a benign surface as LSG restricted SRH to 190/9 before chasing down the goal with 23 balls remaining thanks to Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh's blazing half-centuries.
Pooran smacked 70 in 26 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes, while Marsh scored a sedated 52 as LSG made short work of the 191-run target, defeating SRH in their own backyard in a stunning display.
Seeing her squad thrashed by the merciless LSG tandem, SRH owner Kavya Maran became clearly disturbed. Kavya, who is well-known for enthusiastically supporting her team, was dejected on Thursday, and some of her emotions have since gone viral on social media.
On the other hand, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was over the moon seeing his franchise perform this dominantly against SRH, who had similarly embarrassed them last season.
The victory came as a huge comfort to LSG captain Rishabh Pant, especially after the humiliating loss to the Delhi Capitals earlier this week.
After LSG's loss against DC on Monday, owner Sanjiv Goenka was spotted having an intense conversation with Pant afterwards. However, as LSG turned the tables on SRH on Thursday, Goenka appeared relieved as he hugged Pant tightly. An image from the same incident went popular on social media.
The social media was abuzz with reactions from fans on both Kavya Maran’s agony of seeing SRH lose in this way and Sanjiv Goenka actually showing something other than anger on his LSG captain.
Here are the posts:
