In the 61st match of IPL 2025, the teams of LSG vs SRH were face to face. This match was played on 19 May at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Batting first, the Lucknow team scored 205 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Mitchell Marsh (65) and Aiden Markram (61) played brilliant half-century innings. At the same time, Ishan Malinga took the maximum two wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs for Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad chased the target of 206 runs in just 18.2 overs and won by 6 wickets. Abhishek Sharma scored 59 runs in 20 balls and Heinrich Klaasen played a brilliant innings of 47 runs in 28 balls. After the defeat against Hyderabad, Rishabh Pant’s team is out of the race for the top-4. Let us tell you about the top-3 moments related to this match.
LSG vs SRH: Top-3 moments of Lucknow and Hyderabad match
1. Sanjiv Goenka’s reaction after Rishabh Pant’s wicket
Ishan Malinga bowled the 12th over of Lucknow’s innings. The bowler bowled the ball at a slow pace. Pant got caught by Ishan Malinga while trying to hit a drive. He was able to score only 7 runs in 6 balls. After Rishabh’s wicket, Sanjeev Goenka, who was present in the stands, could not hide his disappointment. He immediately got up from his seat and left.
2. Nicholas Pooran’s brilliant batting
Nicholas Pooran came to bat at number-4 after Rishabh Pant (7) was out in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. His bat was silent in the last few matches. But in the crucial match against Hyderabad, he played an innings of 45 runs in 26 balls with the help of 6 fours and a six and played a big role in taking the team’s score beyond 200. He was run-out by Ishan Kishan in the last over of the innings.
3. Abhishek Sharma hit 4 consecutive sixes against Ravi Bishnoi
The seventh over of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings was bowled by Ravi Bishnoi. Only two runs were scored on the first two balls and Abhishek Sharma hit four consecutive sixes on the last four balls. Abhishek completed his half-century in 18 balls by hitting a six on the fifth ball of the over.
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