SRH VS LSG: Lucknow defeated Hyderabad thanks to Nicholas Puran’s 270 strike rate

Delhi: The seventh match of the 18th season of IPL 2025 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants. The captain of Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 190 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Travis Head scored the most runs for the team by scoring 47 runs. The target of 191 runs was completed by the Lucknow team in just 16.1 overs and for him Nicholas Puran scored 70 runs in 26 balls.

Lucknow bowlers dominate

Sunrisers Hyderabad started very poorly. In the third over, Shardul Thakur dismissed Abhishek Sharma and Ishaan Kishan for two consecutive balls. Abhishek Sharma scored 6 runs in 6 balls, while Ishaan Kishan could not even open the account and was dismissed. Subsequently, Travis Head finished his innings by scoring 47 runs off 28 balls, he was bowled clean by Prince Yadav.

Contribution of other batsmen

Henrich Klassen was run out after scoring 26 runs. Nitish Kumar scored 32 runs from 28 balls, while Aniket played a fast innings of 36 runs in 13 balls. Abhinav could only score 2 runs. Pat Cummins scored 18 runs, and Shami returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. It was expected that Hyderabad would once again score a big score in this match, but in front of the bowlers of Lucknow, Hyderabad’s intentions were seen getting cold.

Shardul Thakur’s great performance

For Lucknow, Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly and took four wickets, which kept the Hyderabad batsmen under constant pressure. Apart from them, all the bowlers of Lucknow got one wicket each. Now LSG’s team needs 191 runs to win the match.

Great victory of Lucknow Super Giants

Chasing the target of 191 runs to Lucknow Super Giants, in the beginning, there were difficulties. Opener Aidan Markram returned to the pavilion after scoring only 1 run in the second over. However, after this, two star players of Lucknow won the match. Nicholas Puran and Mitchell Marsh had a brilliant partnership of 116 runs. Puran batted with 6 sixes and 6 fours in 26 balls at a strike rate of 270, which changed the attitude of the match in favor of Lucknow. Mitchell Marsh scored 52 runs in 31 balls and supported him. After 120 runs, while reaching 164 runs, Lucknow lost 3 wickets, but then Abdul Samad won the team by scoring 22 runs in 8 balls and David Miller 13 runs in 7 balls.

Hyderabad bowling faded

The Hyderabad bowler showed a defensive strategy from the beginning. Captain Pat Cummins took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 3 overs, but no bowler other than him was effective. This weak bowling caused Hyderabad to face defeat, and it became the main reason for him to lose the match.

Playing XI of both teams

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