Hyderabad : Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 Wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Nicholas Pooran and Shardul Thakur starred in their respective departments and helped LSG win the match.
In first innings, bowling first, Shardul Thakur picked 4 wickets of SRH including – Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (both in first over), Abhinav Manohar, Md Shami.
Travis Head (47) fired at top order, while Aniket Verma (36) at the middle overs, as SRH posted 190-9 (20).
Chasing 191 runs, LSG lost early wicket of Aiden Markram on 4 runs.
Nicholas Pooran (70) & Mitchell Marsh (52) notched up match winning 116 (43) runs partnership.
The match was finished well by David Miller (13*) & Abdul Samad (22*) after LSG lost 4 wickets.
Pooran’s innings included 6 sixes and 6 boundaries and earned man of the match.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
SRH : 190-9 (20)
Travis Head : 47 (28)
LSG :
Shardul Thakur : 4-34-4
2nd Innings :
LSG : 193-5 (16.1)
Nicholas Pooran : 70 (26)
Mitchell Marsh : 52 (31)
SRH :
Pat Cummins : 3-29-2
Result : LSG won by 5 Wickets.
