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Lucknow Super Giants finally got back to their winning ways as they beat the struggling or rather inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in a Tata IPl 2023 encounter.
This after SRH after winning the toss chose to bat first . The start was shaky with Abhishek Sharma out for ( 7) , Anmolpreet Singh scored ( 37), Rahul Tripathi promised much but fell for ( 20) , SRH Skipper Aiden Markram ( 28), the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen scored 47 . Glenn Phillips without disturbing the scorers out for 7 . Abdul Samad cameo 37 not out saw SRH finish at somewhat respectable 182/ 6 in their 20 overs.
LSG bowling figures were : Yudhvir Singh Charak 1/ 24 ( 3 overs) , Avesh Khan1/30 ( 2 overs) , Krunal Pandya 2/ 24 ( 4 overs) , Yash Thakur 1/ 28 ( 4 overs), Amit Mishra 1/ 40 ( 4 overs), 0/ 23 ( 2 overs)
In reply LSG lost explosive opener Kyle Mayers for ( 2) , Quinton de Kock for ( 29) , But the innings got the momentum in the chase by a brilliant knock by Nicholas Pooran who smashed a blazing 13 ball 44 not out with ( 3 fours and 4 sixes), Big hitting Aussie Marcus Stoinis chipped in with a crucial 40 , Prerak Mankad impressed by remaining not out 64 ( 45 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes) . LSG romping home by 7 wickets reaching 185/ 3 in 19. 2 overs
SRH bowling was let down . Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ 30 ( 4 overs) , Fazalhaq Farooqi 0/ 32 ( 3.2 overs) , Glenn Phillips 1/10 ( 2 overs) , T Natarajan 0/ 31 ( 4 overs) , Mayank Markande 1/ 39 (3 overs) , Mayank Markande 1/ 42 ( 3 overs)
LSG Impact Player: Ayush Badoni replaces Amit Mishra
SRH Impact Player: Vivrant Sharma replaces Anmolpreet Singh
Match: IPL 2023, 58th Match
Venue: Hyderabad | Date: May 13, 2023
