SRH vs LSG: Lucknow 102 for 1 In 7.3 Over, Nicholas Pooran Smashes 18-Ball Fifty
Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh have torn into the SunRisers Hyderabad bowling unit. Mohammed Shami struck early to dismiss Aiden Markram, but these two have helped LSG post 77 in the powerplay. Advantage Lucknow in their 181 chase after their roaring start. Earlier, Shardul Thakur took four wickets to restrict SRH to 190.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur picked four wickets while giving 34 runs in his four overs but SRH stil managed to post a big total of 190 for 9. Shardul Thakur dismissed Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan in consecutive deliveries in the 3rd over of the innings to rock the Pat Cummins-led side. However, Travis Head’s brutal attack (47 off 28) kept SRH going. The southpaw was cleaned up by Prince Yadav and LSG made a good comeback. Aniket Verma slammed 26 off 13 while captain Cummins hit 18 off 4 as SRH stayed firm on their template of scoring quick runs and that reaped rewards for them. LSG captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first against SRH.
Nicholas Pooran raced to his half-century in only 18 balls. He got there with a six off Adam Zampa. The southpaw continued and slammed yet another six in the over before hitting a four too in it. A total of 19 runs came off the over. This is maniac hitting from Pooran! He is at 61 off 21. Lucknow Super Giants need 95 runs in 78 balls. Nicholas Pooran slammed two fours to Pat Cummins in the over that fetched LSG a total of 11 runs. He is on 44 off just 16 balls. This is a superb start from Lucknow Super Giants. They need 114 runs in 84 balls.
Nicholas Pooran is firing on all cylinders. SRH handed the ball to Abhishek Sharma and he leaked 17 runs this time. Pooran slammed him for two big sixes on the final two balls. Lucknow Super Giants need 125 runs in 90 balls. Mohammed Shami was hit for two sixes and a four in his second over. A total of 18 runs came off it. While Nicholas Pooran had already shifted gears, Mitchell Marsh has also joined the party from the other end. LSG are going really good in this chase.
A short of length ball from Simarjeet Singh and Nicholas Pooran has slammed it away for a biggie. Another similar delivery from Simarjeet and Pooran has hit this one too for a six. A dot ball follows. A total of 16 runs came off the over.Big wicket for LSG! Mohammed Shami has removed Aiden Markram. SRH didn’t hand the first over to Shami and instead have him the second one and he struck only on the third ball of his spell. It was a length delivery outside off stump and Markram found the mid-off fielder.