Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) registered a commanding five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. LSG chased down the 191-run target with ease, finishing the game in just 16.1 overs, thanks to a sensational knock from Nicholas Pooran and a brilliant four-wicket haul from Shardul Thakur. SRH, despite a fiery start from Travis Head, faltered in the middle overs and failed to contain LSG’s aggressive batting approach. Pooran’s explosive half-century made light work of the chase, while Thakur’s timely breakthroughs derailed SRH’s innings.
Shardul Thakur’s bowling wrecks SRH’s batting line-up
The Sunrisers started aggressively, with Head setting the tone with a quick-fire 47 off 28 balls. However, Thakur’s disciplined and effective bowling turned the tide in LSG’s favour. He dismissed Abhishek Sharma early before removing Ishan Kishan for a golden duck. His most crucial wicket came in the middle overs when he dismissed Aniket Verma, who was looking dangerous after smashing a 13-ball 36. Thakur’s ability to extract movement from the pitch and execute perfect variations kept the SRH batters under constant pressure. His spell of 4/34 ensured SRH never gained complete control despite some late hitting from Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel. The lack of a steady middle-order partnership hurt SRH, limiting them to 190/9 in their 20 overs.
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Nicholas Pooran’s destructive knock seals the chase for LSG
Chasing a tricky total, LSG lost Aiden Markram early to Cummins. However, Pooran turned the game on its head with an electrifying 70 off just 26 balls. He took on the SRH bowlers with fearless hitting, smashing six fours and six towering sixes at a blistering strike rate of 269.23. His aggressive approach ensured LSG maintained a high run rate throughout the innings. Pooran was well supported by Mitchell Marsh, who anchored the innings with a 31-ball 52, adding a crucial 116-run partnership for the second wicket. Even after Pooran’s departure, David Miller (13 not out off 7) and Abdul Samad (22 not out off 8) finished the chase clinically, guiding LSG to victory with 23 balls to spare. This dominant performance reinforced LSG’s aggressive batting strategy and secured them a vital win early in the IPL 2025 campaign.
Here’s how fans reacted:
A taste of their own medicine for #SRH?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 27, 2025
Just give some respect to that name – SHARDUL THAKKUR
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) 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
Shardul is that guy who’ll give you zero confidence while he’s playing every other day but man has something in him that he delivers most times, he’ll find a way to do something.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) March 27, 2025
LORD SHARDUL THAKUR. I apologise for my sins. I apologise for hyping mere mortals in front of you. We doubt you, you prove us wrong, we don’t again, you slap again. We never learn. But we love you.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 27, 2025
Pooran got the chance and showing SRH how it actually feels pic.twitter.com/0GcZ4Wfu70
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) March 27, 2025
Pooran is a joke, man. One of the cleanest strikers of the ball I’ve seen.
— Neal Gardner (@Nealbackup) March 27, 2025
Played Marsh!
LSG have invested more on batters, OS ones. If he can be consistent and score rusn up top, they will be in a better place.
Keep Going. 💪#IPL2025
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 27, 2025
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 27, 2025
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS Register Their First Win of IPL 2025! 🔥
They overcome Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets in a solid performance! 🏏💪#Cricket #IPL #IPL2025 #NicholasPooran #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/kvqAKnYFaG
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) March 27, 2025
