IPL 2025: Shardul Thakur’s fiery spell, Nicholas Pooran’s blitzkrieg propel Lucknow Super Giants to win vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: First, it was Shardul Thakur who rattled Sunrisers Hyderabad with a sensational spell, grabbing 4 wickets, together with the prized scalp of Ishan Kishan for a golden duck. Then, Nicholas Pooran unleashed his brute energy, launching a relentless assault with the bat to propel Lucknow Super Giants to their first victory of the Indian Premier League 2025. Led by Rishabh Pant, LSG secured a commanding five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
Opting to bowl first, LSG have been off to an ideal begin, thanks to the brilliance of Shardul. The skilled pacer wreaked havoc early, dismissing Abhishek Sharma and Kishan off consecutive deliveries within the third over.

Kishan, SRH’s centurion from the earlier recreation, was dismissed for a golden duck, placing the house facet on the again foot.

Despite an aggressive counterattack from Travis Head, who smashed a 28-ball 47, Thakur’s relentless bowling saved SRH in examine. He later returned to dismiss Abhinav Manohar and Mohammed Shami, ending with figures of 4/34 in his 4 overs.

LSG’s younger bowlers, Prince Yadav and Digvesh Rathi, additionally made invaluable contributions, with Yadav eradicating the damaging Head and Rathi dismissing the hard-hitting Aniket Verma.

SRH skipper Pat Cummins offered some late fireworks with an 18-run cameo off 4 balls, however LSG’s bowlers ensured that SRH didn’t breach the 200-run mark.

Chasing 191, LSG had a shaky begin as Aiden Markram fell cheaply to Mohammed Shami.
However, what adopted was sheer carnage.
Pooran got here out all weapons blazing, dismantling the SRH bowling assault with breathtaking stroke play. The left-hander unleashed a relentless assault, smashing seven fours and 6 towering sixes en route to a 26-ball 70.

Mitchell Marsh (52 off 31) offered sturdy assist, whereas Rishabh Pant (15 off 15) ensured LSG remained in management.
Despite Cummins dismissing Pooran and Harshal Patel eradicating Pant, David Miller’s unbeaten 13 and Abdul Samad’s 22 sealed the win for the away facet — with 23 balls to spare.
LSG will subsequent face Punjab Kings on Tuesday on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.