Fuming Nicholas Pooran Throws Pad In Frustration, Loses Cool At LSG Teammate. Video

Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed their batting prowess and have become a celebration spoiler for Lucknow Super Giants as they defeated Rishabh Pant and co of their must-win IPL 2025 match on Monday. Asked to bat first, LSG posted a very good whole of 205/7 in 20 overs with Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram hitting half-centuries. Later, SRH didn’t face any hiccups within the chase as Abhishek Sharma slammed 59 runs off 20 balls and helped his aspect cross the road with 10 balls to spare.

During this high-scoring match, a heated second occurred when LSG star Nicholas Pooran nearly shattered the glass of the dressing room. Pooran scored 45 off 26 balls earlier than he was run out by Ishan Kishan on the third supply of the final over. On the very subsequent ball, Shardul Thakur bought run out whereas giving the strike to batter Abdul Samad. 

As Samad got here to strike, he bought clear bowled by Nitish Kumar Reddy. Seeing their final batter getting dismissed, Pooran fumed in anger and smashed his pads on the glass of the dressing room.

Pooran nearly shattered the glass there

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He then had a fast chat with skipper Rishabh Pant as pacer Aakash Deep ended the innings with a six, taking LSG’s whole of 205/7 in 20 overs. 

“We knew we had gaps to fill because of injuries. As a team we had decided not to talk about it. But it became to close the gaps. The way we planned the auction, if we would have had the same bowling, the story would have been different. Sometimes things go your way, sometimes they don’t. We take pride in the way we played and will look at the positives.,” stated LSG skipper Pant after the loss. 

“We have a strong batting firepower. Even for bowlers, there were times when they were bowling in good areas. We were trying to make the best of it. We knew we were ten runs short. We were good in patches but did not close out the game. [Rathi] The bowler Rathi has come up nicely. This is his first season. The way he bowled, it was good to see. Rathi is one of the positives,” he added.