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IPL Updates: SRH thump Punjab Kings by 8 wickets

Sat, 12 April 2025

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23:30

Abhishek's batting frenzy guides SRH to big win

SRH 247-2 (18.3 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

In what is the 2nd highest chase in the history of the IPL, SRH chase down 246 to beat Punjab Kings with 9 balls to spare.

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put on a 171-rum opening stand to help the team to victory.

Abhishek smashes a 55-ball 141 in SRH's chase.

Yash Thakur back in the attack and Kishan nudges the ball to the leg side and takes a couple.

Kishan then takes a single to the off side.

Klaasen brings up the win with a four through point as SRH win by 8 wickets.

Shashank back in the attack and Klaasen starts the over with a pull over mid-wicket.

A single later, Kishan creams the ball through cover point for a four.

A single and a dot later, Klaasen stays back and pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six as 16 come off the over.

Ishan Kishan is the new man in and after a dot, Kishan is off the mark with a single off a miscued pull to the leg side.

Arshdeep then bowls a short bouncer and Klaasen is beaten on the swing of his bat.

Klaasen then takes a single to the leg side off the bottom edge of the bat for a single as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and the first ball is squeezed under the bat and the ball runs past the keeper for a four.

Abhishek flicks the next ball only to be caught on the leg side and he is out for 141. He raises his bat as he walks off the field.

23:09

Abhishek still unbeaten on 137 off 53 balls

SRH 218-1 (16 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

SRH now need just 28 off the last four overs and it looks like a gettable task with Abhishek and Klaasen at the crease.

Yash Thakur is back in the attack and after a dot, Abhishek walks across and lofts the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Again he gets across and whips the ball down to fine leg for a four.

He pulls the ball to backward square leg next for a single.

Klaasen then takes a single to the leg side.

A wide yorker and Abhishek takes a single to end the over.

SRH need 60 off the last overs.

Chahal continues and Klaasen wastes a review for wide not given.

Klaasen then takes a single next ball.

A full ball on the leg side and Abhishek picks tbe ball and pulls it wide of fine leg for a four.

Wide ball next.

And again, he picks his field and stays inside the line of the ball and slog sweeps it to fine leg for another four.

Full toss and Abhishek dispatches it over mid-wicket for a six!

Abhishek miscues and gets another life as the ball falls in no man's land and he takes a single to end the over as 19 come off it.

22:57

SRH need 60 off 36 balls

SRH 186-1 (14 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Arshdeep back in the attack and Abhishek and Klaasen take a single each.

Half volley next and Abhishek lofts it over long off for a six!

A dot later, Arshdeep bowlls a wide.

Abhishek and Klaasen take a single each off the next two balls as 11 come off it.

Klaasen is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Two singles later, Abhishek brings up his century with a single towards the leg side.

As he celebrates, a chit he removes from his pocket and the note reads: This one is for the Orange Army.' 10 come off the over.

Chahal continues and Head starts the over with a powerful pull over mid-wicket for a six!

Head is out next ball as he tries to smash the ball over the off side, miscues and is caught by Maxwell in the deep. He is out for 66 off 37 balls.

22:46

Punjab bowlers have no respite

SRH 165-0 (12 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Right-arm medium pacer Shashank Singh in the attack now and Head starts the over with a single to mid-on.

Abhishek then drives the ball down the ground for a couple to long off.

A dot later, the slower ball is carved over third man for a four.

Abhishek then walks across and pulls it over short fine for a four.

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Chahal back in the attack and after a dot, a misfield at the boundary allows Head to get to his half-century.

Head and Abhishel then take a single each off the next two balls.

Wide ball next and Head drives it past extra cover for a four. 150 up for SRH.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it.

22:37

Abhishek on a roll

SRH 143-0 (10 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Jansen back in the attack.

Abhishek makes a lot of room and that is a dot.

Short ball and Abhishek pulls it over deep square leg for a six!

Abhishek then comes to the off stump and just whips the slower ball over mid-wicket for another six.

A dot later, Abhishek comes to the off side again and pulls the ball to fine leg for a four.

He then gets on to off stump again, gets on his knee and slog sweeps it over fine leg for a four. 20 come off the over.

Maxwell continues and Head and Abhishek start the over with two singles before Head smacks the bowler for back-to-back sixes, both over mid-wicket.

Two dots to end the over as 14 come off it.

22:28

Abhishek gets quick half-ton

SRH 109-0 (8 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Chahal in the attack now and Abhishek gets another 'life'.

He goes for a big shot, miscues and Chahal followed the ball to mid-wicket but failed to hold on to it. The batter gets a single.

Head then takes a single to long-off before Abhishek pulls the ball over mid-wicket for a six!

He then gets three runs to sweeper cover before Head gets a four through the off side.

A single to end the over as 16 come off it.

Maxwell continues and Abhishek gets an inside edge that races to the boundary as he brings up his 50 off 19 balls.

Abhishek then gets a single.

A wide later, Head and Abhishek take four singles as 10 come off the over.

22:16

83 come in the Powerplay

SRH 83-0 (6 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Lockie Ferguson in the attack now.

Head starts the over with a single.

Abhishek plays a dot next ball before Ferguson pulls out of his run-up feeling discomfort in his hip and he has to get off the field.

Stoinis will come on to complete the over.

Banged in short and Abhishek plays it to the leg side for a dot.

Abhishek then cuts the ball past backward point for a single.

A wide next and Head then clobbers the short ball on the off stump, pulling it over deep mid-wicket for a six! 7 come off it.

Offie Maxwell in the attack now and Abhishek starts the over with a single to long-off.

A wide ball next but the review for a wide and a caught behind. The wide has been overturned and no wicket for Punjabs.

Head takes a single next ball before Abhishek comes down the wicket for a six over sweeper cover.

He then gets another four this time, plays an aggressive shot inside out for 4 runs towards Deep Extra Covers.

A wide later, Abhishek takes a couple to end the over as 16 come off it.

22:03

SRH put on the skates

SRH 60-0 (4 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Impact sub Yash Thakur comes in for Priyansh Arya and after a dot, the short ball is pulled for a four.

50 up next ball as Abhishek smashes the ball over long on for a six!

Abhishek is caught at the deep next ball but the umpire calls it a no ball.

The free-hit is a full toss and is has been smashed over deep mid wicket for a six!

SRH then review a wide and win the wide.

Abhishek then miscues a lofted shot, but the ball falls in no man's land and he gets a single to the off side.

A wide and dot to end the over as 20 come off it.

21:54

Head, Abhishek on fire

SRH 40-0 (3 ovs) vs PBKS 245-6 | Scorecard

Arshdeep continues and after three dots, Head smashes the bowling to all parts of the park for three consecutive fours as 12 come off the over.

Abhishek then smacks Jansen for four boundaries in the over as 19 come off it.

Head and Abhishek Sharma come out to chase as Arshdeep Singh opens the attack and Head starts the over with a couple of fours as 9 come off the over.

21:34

Harshal takes 4

PBKS 245-6 (20 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Punjab Kings' in-form skipper Shreyas Iyer slammed a fine half-century while Marcus Stoinis provided late fireworks to steer the side to a huge 245 for six against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Electing to bat, PBKS openers Priyansh Arya (36 off 13 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (42 off 23) added 66 runs quickly before Iyer (82 off 36 balls) carried on the good work along with Nehal Wadhera (27).

Iyer smashed six boundaries and an equal number of sixes before he was dismissed by pacer Harshal Patel (4/42).

Patel emerged as the most successful SRH bowler, while Sri Lankan right-arm quick Eshan Malinga (2/45), who came in place of Kamindu Mendis, took two wickets.

Stonis and Jansen stay unbeaten as the former clobbers Shami for four sixes in the last over as Punjab put up 245 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Stoinis is the new man in and he takes a single.

Iyer is out next ball as he is caught at cover for a 36-ball 82.

Harshal back in the attack and he removes Maxwell bowled out for 3.

Malinga is back in the attack and he starts with a slower one that is full and Iyer just thumps it over extra cover for a four!

Iyer and Malinga then take a single each off the next two balls.

Iyer then clips the full ball fine to fine leg for a four.

Iyer swipes the next full ball again wide of fine leg for another four.

Next ball is in Iyer's arc and he clobbers it over sweeper cover for a third four as 18 come off it.

21:02

Iyer on song!

PBKS 187-4 (16 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Ansari back in the attack and Iyer and Maxwell take two singles off the first two balls.

Iyer then makes room before lofting it high towards extra cover for a six!

A wide later, Iyer is beaten on the drive.

A single and a dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

Maxwell is the new man in and after two dots, the full toss down the leg side and that is four wides.

Maxwell is then off the mark with a single.

Iyer then takes a couple before ending the over with a single as 9 come off it.

Harshal back in the attack good length ball, pitching outside off stump, Shashank steps down and flicks the ball, misses and is hit on the pad. Big shout for LBW. No says the umpire. SRH reviiew and the decision has to be reversed. Shashank is out lbw

for 2.

20:50

Wadhera back in the hut

PBKS 168-3 (14 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Shashank Singh is the new man in.

A wide later, he is off the mark with a single.

Iyer then takes a single to covers before Shashank whips the ball to backward square leg for a single as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Malinga back in the attack and after a dot,

Next ball, Wadhera scoops it over the stumps for a four.

Malinga then bowls a full yorker, hits Wadhera low in front of the stumps on his back leg and he is out LBW for 27 for 22.

20:43

PBKS keep the momentum going

PBKS 160-2 (13 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Shami is back in the attack and a dot later, Wadhera takes a single.

Iyer brings up his 50 next ball with a slice to third man for a four.

He then plays a single to long off.

Wadhera then pulls the ball over vacant fine leg for a four.

He then pulls the slower ball to fine leg for a single as 11 come off it.

Ansari continues and Wadhera hits the ball over long on for a single.

Iyer the hits the ball down the ground for a six!

Full ball on the leg side next, Iyer goes to the off side and reverse sweeps it over backward point for four.

A wide later, Iyer gets a single to deep mid-wicket.

Wadhera then gets a single to long-on.

Iyer then thumps the ball over the bowler, Abhishek spills another catch at the long off boundary and the ball goes for a six! 20 come off the over.

Cummins back in the attack and Wadhera starts the over with a single to Deep Backward Square Leg.

Short ball and Iyer launches it over long on for a six!

Iyer and Wadhera then take a single each off the next two balls.

Two dots to end the over as 9 come off it.

20:29

Iyer, Wadhera keep scoreboard ticking

PBKS 129-2 (10 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Ansari continues and Iyer starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Wadhera cuts it to backward point for a single.

Iyer then chips the ball over long on for a single.

Wadhera then reverse sweeps the ball for a single to short third man.

Malinga continues and Wadhera starts the over with a single.

A wide ball next.

Iyer then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Wadhera then gets a single off leg byes.

Good length ball, pitching outside off stump, Iyer hoicks it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A slower yorker next and Iyer takes a single.

Short ball on the leg side next and Wadhera swipes it over square of fine leg for a maximum. 17 come off the over.

20:19

Both openers back in the hut

PBKS 99-2 (8 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Leggie Zeeshan Ansari in the attack now and the batters rotate the strike for 7 runs in the over.

Nehal Wadhera is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single.

A wicket and 3 runs come off the over.

Debutant Eshan Malinga, right-arm fast medium, in the attack now and he starts with a dot.

Prabhsimran then pushes the next ball for a single to mid-on.

Iyer is beaten next ball before he takes a single to third man.

Malinga strikes next ball.

Slower, short length ball, pitching outside off stump, Prabhsimran Singh plays an aggressive slap towards the off side only to get caught at mid-off.

He is out for 42 off 23.

20:10

Prabbhsimran continues unabayt

PBKS 89-1 (6 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Harshal continues and Prabhsimran slaps the ball down past long on for a four.

He then takes a quick single to point before Iyer chips the shortish ball over mid-on for a single.

Short ball and Prabhsimran smashes it to covers but Abhishek puts it down and the batter gets a couple.

Prabhsimran then steps down and plays an aggressive lofted on drive for a single.Iyer then pulls the short ball over deep mid-wicket for a six as 15 come off the over.

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

Cummins is back in the attack. After two dots and a wide, a full ball on the off stump and Prabhsimran smashes it over mid-off for a four.A dot later, he takes a single to mid-on.

Full and on the pads and Iyer clips it down the ground, a misfield at long on allows him to get off the mark with a couple. 8 come off the over.

19:58

Arya out for 36

PBKS 66-1 (4 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Harshal Parel in the attack now and Arya starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Prabhsimran runs down the track and smashes it for a four over third man.

A single next.

Arya then picks the ball and clubs it over the bowler for a six!

A wide later, Harshal strikes.

Slower ball, turning away, Arya plays an aggressive lofted on drive on the front foot. Miscues, the ball flies high, Reddy keeps his eye on the ball and takes a good catch to have Arya sent back for a 13-ball 36. A wicket and 13 come off the over.

Shami continues and the short ball is pulled aggressively for a six!

Next ball is on a length around off and Priyansh Arya has smashed it over deep extra cover for six more.

Arya then hits a four towards deep mid-wicket.

A dot and a single later, Prabhsimran smashes the full toss over deep square leg for a six to bring up the 50-run stand. 23 come off the over.

19:47

Arya, Prabhsimran on the attack

PBKS vs SRH | Scorecard

Cummins opens at the other end and a dot later, Arya whips the ball over square leg for a six!

He then clips the ball to fine leg for a four.

A wide yorker and Arya takes a single.

A dot later, a four to end the over as 16 come off it.

Mohammed Shami opens the attack for SRH while Prabhsimran and Priyansh Arya open the batting for Punjab.

And Arya is off the mark with a single to fine leg.

Prabhsimran then takes a couple to get off the mark. A dot later, he clobbers three fours in a row to give Punjab a flying start.

19:32

Track expected to be a belter

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Saturday.

PBKS have retained the same playing XI, while SRH skipper Pat Cummins made one change to the side giving debut to Sri Lankan right-arm pacer Eshan Malinga in place of Kamindu Mendis.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga.

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat

19:32

Track expected to be a belter

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Saturday.

PBKS have retained the same playing XI, while SRH skipper Pat Cummins made one change to the side giving debut to Sri Lankan right-arm pacer Eshan Malinga in place of Kamindu Mendis.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat

19:31

Track expected to be a belter

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Saturday.

PBKS have retained the same playing XI, while SRH skipper Pat Cummins made one change to the side giving debut to Sri Lankan right-arm pacer Eshan Malinga in place of Kamindu Mendis.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat

19:31

Track expected to be a belter

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Saturday.

PBKS have retained the same playing XI, while SRH skipper Pat Cummins made one change to the side giving debut to Sri Lankan right-arm pacer Eshan Malinga in place of Kamindu Mendis.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat

19:28

LSG down GT; Punjab opt to bat vs SRH

LSG 186-4 (19.3 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

LSG need six from the last over as Sai Kishore comes back into the attack.

Samad clips the first ball off his pads for a single before Badoni sweeps the next for a boundary through square leg to level scores.

The youngster did well to keep his eye on the ball before swatting it perfectly in the gap square on the leg side.

He slog sweeps the last ball over midwicket for a six to finish off the match in grand style.

LSG win by six wickets with three balls to spare as Badoni finished unbeaten on 28 from 20 balls.

This is the second highest run chase achieved at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in the IPL.

In the second match of the day, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

19:24

LSG need 6 from last over

LSG 175-4 (19 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Sai Kishore has been GT's best bowler in IPL 2025 before this game. Today, he got hammered for three sixes in his first over by Pooran and has not been called into the attack since then.

Sundar to bowl his third over. Two singles from the first three balls before Sundar cleans up Miller, who swings across but misses and is bowled for seven.

Abdul Samad gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.

LSG need six from the last over.

19:18

LSG set for easy win vs Titans

LSG 172-3 (18 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

David Miller gets a lifeline as wicketkeeper Buttler misses an easy run out chance.

The LSG left-hander had pulled Sundar to deep square leg and risked the second run.

Siraj swooped in quickly and sent back a flat throw. Miller was struggling to make his crease but the ball popped up out of Buttler's stumps before he broke the stumps to miss out on a run out.

Six runs from the Sundar as LSG continue to cruise towards victory, not wanting to play rash shots and give away their wickets.

Rashid to bowl his final over. Miller takes a single before Badoni sweeps the spinner over short fine leg for a four.

He flicks the next off his pads for two runs followed by singles off the last two balls.

19:11

Pooran out for 61 but LSG in control

LSG 157-3 (16 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Spinner Sundar comes back into the attack. He does well to concede just two singles from the first four balls including two dots in a row.

Pooran breaks the run of 12 balls with a boundary as he powerfully sweeps the spinner over square leg for a six and blocks the last ball.

Rashid to bowl his third over. Badoni plays the sweep but ends up miscuing it on the leg side but Sundar at deep square leg puts down a simple catch at backward square leg.

However, Rashid strikes next ball with the wicket of Pooran, who holes out to the fielder at long-on looking to loft it down the ground.

Pooran walks back after an entertaining knock of 61 from 34 balls, having hit seven sixes and a four.

Rashid does well to concede just three runs while taking the big wicket of Pooran.

But LSG in control with 24 needed from 4 overs.

19:04

Pooran slams 24-ball fifty; LSG in control

LSG 146-2 (14 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Prasidh to bowl his final over with Titans needing a few quick wickets to get back into the contest.

He keeps Pooran quiet with a superb yorker which the left-hander keeps out for a single and Badoni gets one to long-on.

Pooran pulls the fourth ball for a single before Prasidh bowls a wide down the leg side which the wicketkeeper fails to collect for two wides.

Prasidh bowls full and on the stumps forcing Pooran to play a rare defensive shot before he pulls the last ball for one.

Excellent bowling from Prasidh, the only man who managed to hold his head high, as he finishes with 2/26 from his four overs.

18:54

Pooran slams 24-ball fifty; LSG in control

LSG 140-2 (13 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Pooran continues his rampage as he pulls the slower bouncer high over square leg for a huge six -- his sixth of the innings.

Singles off the next two before Pooran ramps the slower short ball over short thirdman for a four to race to his fifty from 23 balls -- his first in Lucknow.

Pooran picks a single before Badoni lofts the last ball over the off-side for two runs.

LSG in control on 140/2 in 13 overs, needing another 41 from seven overs for victory.

Pooran has ripped apart the Titans bowling attack, blasting his way to an entertaining 51 from 24 balls.

18:48

Prasidh strikes; Markram out for 58

LSG 125-2 (12 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Siraj comes back with Titans desperate for a wicket. Singles off the first two balls before Markram lofts the third ball over mid-off for a boundary and clips the next off his pads for two runs.

Markram picks a single before Pooran mistimes the pull shot to the fielder at mid-on as Siraj goes for nine runs in his third over.

Prasidh comes back and he makes the breakthrough with the crucial wicket of Markram.

The South African looks to loft it down the ground but fails to time it as Gill takes a good catch running to his right at long-off.

Markram walks back after a cracking innings of 58 from 31 balls, to put LSG in control of the run chase.

LSG make a change as Ayush Badoni comes in as the Impact Player, replacing Rathi in the playing XI.

Badoni gets off the mark with a single before Pooran is deceived by the slower ball and struck on the pads but the impact is too high.

Pooran is hurried into the pull shot as he takes a single before Badoni is beaten last ball.

Good over from Prasidh as he makes the breakthrough while conceding just two runs.

18:37

Pooran, Markram on the attack!

Aiden Markram

LSG 114-1 (10 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Off-spinner Washington Sundar comes into the attack, to bowl the ninth over.

Markram rocks back to cut the first ball behind point for a four before taking a single to midwicket.

Sundar makes the mistake of giving flight as Pooran lofts it straight down the ground for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

R Sai Kishore, GT's best bowler in IPL 2025, comes into the attack. Pooran swings the first powerfully over midwicket for a six. He tries the same shot next ball but this time he has mistimed it, but it falls short of Shahrukh, rushing in from long-on as he does well to stop it on the bounce to keep it down to one.

Markram also targets Sai Kishore as he hammers a full delivery straight back over the bowler's head for a four.

A single off the next ball helps Markram race to his fifty from just 26 balls, his second in a row in Lucknow.

Pooran continues to attack as he swings Sai Kishore into the stands at midwicket for a 94m six.

The spinner continues to flight and Pooran obliges again as he lofts the last ball over long-on for his third six of the over.

24 runs from Sai Kishore's first over as LSG race to 114/1 in 10 overs.

18:32

Pant out for 21; LSG lose 1st wicket

LSG 78-1 (8 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Rashid continues as Markram hits the first ball to mid-on for a single and Pooran lofts the third ball straight down the ground for a six.

A quick short ball from Rashid as Pooran ends up hitting it back to the bowler.

He hammers the next ball straight back as Rashid gets a hand to it but fails to hold on, as it goes towards long-on for two runs.

He seems to have injured his fingers as the physio comes out to treat him. Pooran flicks the last ball through midwicket for two runs.

11 runs from the over as Rashid continues to struggle, giving away 23 runs from his two overs.

18:24

Pant out for 21; LSG lose 1st wicket

LSG 67-1 (7 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Prasidh continues as Pant pulls the slower bouncer through square leg for a boundary.

However, the pacer has the last laugh next ball. Pant charges down the track and makes room before he has a big swing but gets the top edge which is taken by Sundar at thirdman.

The move to open the innings hasn't changed Pant's fortunes as he walks back after scoring 21 from 18 balls.

Nicholas Pooran mistimes the pull shot as it falls safely on the leg side for a single and Markram picks one off the next.

Pooran is beaten as he attempts the pull shot off the last ball.

18:19

Markram's attack boosts LSG

LSG 61-0 (6 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Spinner Rashid Khan to bowl the final over of Powerplay. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Pant, who takes a single off the next.

Markram powerfully cuts the next ball past point for a four before taking a single on the leg side.

Pant slogs the fifth ball over midwicket for a four before keeping strike with one from the last ball.

LSG have raced to 61 for no loss in six overs, with Markram on 38 from 20 balls and Pant struggling on 17 from 16 balls.

18:16

Markram's attack boosts LSG

Aiden Markram

LSG 49-0 (5 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Arshad to bowl his second over. He starts with two dot balls to Markram, who makes up for it, as he slashes a short wide delivery over point for a four.

He takes a single as he fails to get hold of the pull shot before Pant cuts the short wide ball past point for a four.

Prasidh Krishna to bowl the fifth over. Markram immediately targets the pacer as he makes room to swing the first ball over midwicket for a six.

Prasidh responds with a quick bouncer as Markram is beaten trying to upper cut as Buttler makes a good stop leaping high.

Prasidh bowls the slower bouncer as Markram miscues the upper cut but Arshad Khan at short thirdman fails to take the catch. He runs back and stretches his right hand out but fails to even touch the ball, which goes through for a four.

Another chance for Markram off the next ball. He throws his bat at the length ball pitched wide as Sudharsan in the covers dives to his left but fails to hold on.

Pant pulls the fifth ball before Markram gets a thick inside trying to loft Prasidh over the off-side.

18:01

LSG off to a watchful start

LSG 28-0 (3 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Markram looking in good touch. Siraj gets the ball to jag into Markram, who plays a sweetly-timed flick through midwicket for a four. He inside edges the next ball which goes behind square on the leg side for two runs.

Markram looking to break the shackles after a slow start. This time he hammers the full delivery straight back past the bowler for another boundary.

Markram takes a single as the fielder is pushed back to long-on.

Siraj bowls a high bouncer which flies high over Pant and comfortably sails over wicketkeeper Buttler for five wides.

Pant finally manages a boundary as he shuffles across before playing his trademark scoop as he loses his balance with the ball going over Buttler for a boundary.

He misses the flick off a full delivery as it goes off the inside edge before flicking the boots but Buttler has put down the chance to give Pant a lifeline on six.

Siraj struggled with his rhythm to concede 20 runs from his second over.

17:54

LSG off to a slow start; GT post 180

LSG 8-0 (2 ovs) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Arshad Khan from the other end. Pant clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Markram takes one off the next.

Pant looking to get his eye in as he blocks the third ball back to the bowler before he is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery and needs some attention from the physio.

Pant opens the face of the bat but ends up guiding it straight to the fielder at short thirdman and hits the last ball to mid-on.

17:50

Thakur, Bishnoi restrict Titans to 180

LSG 6-0 (1 ov) vs Titans 180-6 | Scorecard

With Marsh out of the match, Rishabh Pant walks out to open the batting with Aiden Markram.

This is the first time that Pant has opened the innings in IPL since 2016. The highest score for him as opener is 69 against Gujarat Lions and he has returned to open the innings against Gujarat Titans.

Mohammed Siraj, who has taken 10 wickets in IPL 2025, to open the bowling for GT.

Markram gets off the mark with a single as he clips the first ball to deep square leg before Pant is beaten as he throws his bat at the length ball angled across, which goes past the outside edge.

He clips the next off his pads as the fielder makes a diving stop to keep it down to a single.

Markram hits the next two balls to the fielders on the off-side before he finds the gap in the covers off the last ball for a cracking boundary.

17:33

Thakur, Bishnoi restrict Titans to 180

Digvesh Rathi celebrates the wicket of Jos Buttler.

Titans 180-6 (20 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Thakur to bowl the final over. A poor delivery first up, as Shahrukh despatches the full toss over square leg for a six before he is hurried into the pull shot next ball for a single.

Thakur continues LSG's fine showing in the last few overs. Rutherford moves across the stumps but misses the full toss to be trapped plumb leg before wicket after scoring 22 from 19 balls.

Thakur strikes again with the full toss! Rahul Tewatia mistimes the heave over the leg side and is caught at long-on for a duck.

Thakur on a hat-trick!

He completes a landmark completing 200 wickets in T20 cricket from 174 matches.

The umpires check for the height of the no-ball with the TV umpire, who rules that it is a legal delivery.

Nearly a hat-trick as Rashid Khan mistimes the slower ball over the off-side but manages to clear Markram at mid-off for two runs and flicks the last ball for two more runs.

Gujarat Titans finish on 180/6 in their 20 overs, losing six wickets for 60 runs in the last eight overs as LSG's bowlers fought their way back into the contest.

Bishnoi did the trick with a double strike in the 14th over and Thakur repeated the feat in the final over as both bowlers bagged two wickets each.

Rathi (1/30) and Avesh (1/32) kept things tight in the middle overs as LSG did well to pull back things after Gill (60) and Sudharsan had put on 120 runs for the opening wicket from 12 overs.

17:16

Buttler out for 16 as Titans lose way

Titans 169-4 (19 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Avesh to bowl the 19th over. The first ball is full and down the leg side as Rutherford flicks it behind square on the leg side for a four.

He then makes room and looks to drive it through the off-side but get a thick outside edge which goes past short thirdman for another boundary.

Rutherford swings hard but misses on a full delivery on the pads as he gets an inside edge for a single and Shahrukh takes one off the next.

Rutherford digs out the yorker for a single and Shahrukh can only manage one off the last ball, to get 12 from the over.

17:13

Buttler out for 16 as Titans lose way

Titans 157-4 (18 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Thakur, who took that excellent catch, comes back into the attack to bowl the 18th over.

Rutherford hits the first ball to the fielder at point before the pacer bowls a wide on the off-side.

The left-hander is then beaten as he tries to swipe Thakur on the leg side before taking a single to point.

Thakur bowls another wide down the leg side to Shahrukh who then gets one of the next.

Rutherford misses out on a full delivery away from the stumps before the takes the review and manages to get the wide.

Thakur bowls a full toss and this time Rutherford flicks it through square leg for a four and keeps strike from the last ball.

17:03

Buttler out for 16 as Titans lose way

Titans 147-4 (17 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Rathi is back into the attack. Rutherford, on 4, gets a lifeline as he top edges the pull shot as Pant goes running after the ball to his right but fails to get under the ball to miss out on an important wicket.

Buttler reverse sweeps the next ball over point for a boundary.

Rathi gets a deserved wicket as Buttler top edges the sweep shot and Shardul Thakur at short fine leg runs to his left and puts in the dive to complete a terrific catch.

Buttler walks back for 16 as LSG continue to chip away at the wickets.

A single each to Shahrukh Khan and Rutherford off the last two balls as Rathi finishes with 1/30 in four overs.

Rathi brings out his signature celebration as he signs on the pitch this time.

16:58

Bishnoi's double strike rocks GT

Titans 139-3 (16 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Five runs and two wickets in the over as Bishnoi bounced after conceding runs in his first two overs.

Avesh Khan continues as Gujarat Titans nearly lose another wicket. Buttler taps the first ball to midwicket and chances a risky run. He is struggling to make his crease but the fielder misses the stumps with the direct hit.

Sherfane Rutherford gets off the mark with a single to deep square leg and Buttler walks into the shot, to glance the pacer fine on the leg side for a four.

Buttler gets an inside edge for one before Rutherford taps the last ball into the off-side for another run.

Bishnoi continues as Rutherford goes for the slog sweep but misses and is struck on the pads as the leg before shout is turned down.

The spinner does well to concede just four singles in his final over to finish with 2/36 in four overs.

16:50

Bishnoi's double strike rocks GT

Titans 127-3 (14 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

One wicket leads to another for LSG. He looks to play the inside out lofted shot off Bishnoi but fails to get it over as Nicholas Pooran completes a sharp catch running to his left in the covers.

Sudharsan walks back after scoring 56 from 37 balls as Titans lose both their openers in the space of seven deliveries, to be reduced to 122/2, in the 14th over.

Washington Sundar walks in at No 4. He drives Bishnoi to long-on for a single to get off the mark and Buttler hits the non-striker at the other end for another run.

Bishnoi strikes again in his third over. Washington Sundar is bowled off the inside edge as he attempts to steer the length ball to thirdman to be dismissed for two.

Three wickets in 12 balls as Titans slip to 127/3 in 14 overs.

16:39

Gill out for 60; GT lose 1st wicket

Titans 122-1 (13 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Pacer Avesh makes the opening breakthrough to bring some relief to LSG. Gill lofts the first ball down the ground but fails to time the slower ball.

Aiden Markram at long-on takes an excellent overhead catch, as he times his leap to perfection and manages to keep his balance on the edge of the boundary ropes.

Gill walks back after a superb knock of 60 from 38 balls, having hit six fours and a six. He has laid a solid platform for GT, putting on 120 for the opening wicket from 12.1 overs.

Jos Buttler gets off the mark with a single off the inside edge and Sudharsan takes one off the next followed by two dot balls.

Excellent over from Avesh as he concedes just two runs while picking up the vital wicket of Gill.

16:34

Gill, Sudharsan hit 50s; GT in control

Titans 120-0 (12 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Sudharsan, on 46 from 30 balls, gets a lifeline as he cuts Rathi straight to Abdul Samad in the covers, who puts down the easy chance.

He makes the bowler feel more pain as he swats the last ball which is down the leg side past short fine leg for a four.

That brings up Sudharsan's fifty from 32 balls -- his third season and 10th overall in IPL.

Rathi does well to concede six runs from the 11th over, he has been decent by giving away 22 from three overs.

Pacer Akash Deep comes back into the attack. Gill slashes the first ball to deep extra cover for two runs and Gill pulls the next ball which is down the leg side for a boundary through fine leg.

Sudharsan continues the flow of runs as he smacks the last ball, which is pitched right up, straight down the ground beating the fielder at long-on for a four, to get 11 from the over.

16:24

Gill hits fifty; Titans race past 100

Titans 103-0 (10 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Change of ends for Bishnoi. The first ball is down the leg side as Sudharsan clips it off his pads for two runs before the left-hander hammers it inside out over the covers for a boundary.

Bishnoi guilty of bowling as Sudharsan cuts it for two runs with Miller making a diving stop followed by a wide down the leg side.

A first real mistake from the GT openers as Sudharsan top edges the sweep but the ball falls safely behind the wicketkeeper for two runs.

He then bowls a wide down the leg side as GT bring up their 100 from 63 balls -- the first century opening stand by any team in IPL 2025.

At the halfway mark. Titans well-placed on 103 for no loss in 10 overs, with Gill on 52 from 32 balls and Sudharsan on 46 from 28 balls.

16:19

Gill hits fifty; GT eye huge total

Titans 88-0 (9 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Part-time spinner Aiden Markram comes into the attack. He starts with a short ball down the leg side which is ruled as Gill misses the heave.

The next ball is again halfway down and this time Gill pulls it for a boundary through midwicket and picks one off the next.

Sudharsan clips the spinner off his pads for one before Gill comes down the pitch to loft Markram straight down the ground for a six.

Singles off the next two balls as 15 come from Markram's first over.

Leggie Rathi is back into the attack. Singles off the first three balls before Gill clips the fourth ball in the gap at midwicket for two runs.

Gill drives the spinner down to long-off for a single to complete his fifty from 31 balls.

Sudharsan takes one off the last ball to take the score to 88/0 in nine overs -- the best opening partnership for Titans in IPL 2025.

16:13

Sudharsan, Gill take Titans past 50

Titans 66-0 (7 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Gill plays a nice drive through the covers for two runs before he rocks back to cut the spinner behind point for a four, getting the ball perfectly in the gap.

Gill takes one before Sudharsan picks up the length as he rocks back to pull Bishnoi for a boundary through square leg and go past 300-run mark in IPL 2025.

Sudharsan misses the pull off a short delivery down the leg side as Pant appeals for the catch but the umpire rules it a wide. LSG are pretty confident as they take the review but the ball has missed the bat and gone off the pads, with the wide overturned.

But LSG end up losing their first review.

16:03

Sudharsan, Gill take Titans past 50

Titans 54-0 (6 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Akash Deep back into the attack. Gill again dances down the track to smash the pacer square on the off-side for a boundary.

Singles off the next two balls before Akash Deep bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide, followed by two more singles to get nine from the over.

Avesh Khan comes into the attack. The first ball is down the leg side as Sudharsan plays a stylish whip off his pads for a single over fine leg for a six to take Titans past the 50-run mark, in the sixth over.

Four singles from the rest of the over as Avesh concedes 10 in his first.

Titans have not looked in any hurry as they reach 54 for no loss in six overs in the Powerplay.

Gill has stroked 27 from 20 balls while Sudharsan has made 26 from 16 balls.

15:55

Titans off to a confident start vs LSG

Titans 35-0 (4 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Thakur as Gill and Sudharsan take a single each before the former is beaten trying to play the cut shot.

He chips down the track but hits it straight to the fielder at covers. The next ball is short and wide and this Gill waits on before guiding behind point for a boundary and picks a single off the last ball.

Leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi comes into the attack in the Powerplay. Gill clips the first ball off his pads through midwicket for two runs followed by a single.

Sudharsan gets some good timing on the cut shot but can't beat point before he drives a full delivery to long-off for a single and Gill takes one off the next.

Sudharsan drives the last ball into the covers where David Miller fails to stop the ball to concede a boundary.

15:47

Titans off to a confident start vs LSG

Titans 19-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Akash Deep from the other end. Gill punches the first ball in the gap through the covers as David Miller does well to keep the ball inside the ropes with a desperate dive and concede three runs.

The next ball is pitched up as Sudharsan plays a cracking straight drive past the non-striker for a four and taps the next ball on the off-side for one.

Shubman uses his feet and makes some room to smash Akash Deep thriugh the covers for another boundary and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

15:40

LSG elect to bowl vs Titans; Marsh out

Titans 6-0 (1 ov) vs LSG | Scorecard

The impressive Sai Sudharsan walks out to open the batting with captain Shubman Gill, while Shardul Thakur opens the bowling for LSG.

Sudharsan off to a smashing start as he cuts the first ball from Shardul perfectly in the gap between point and cover for a four to get off the mark.

Sudharsan defends the next back to the bowler before he takes the third ball for a single.

Shubman Gill taps the fifth ball to the fielder at mid-on for one before Sudharsan attempts the ramp shot last ball but is beaten.

15:17

LSG elect to bowl vs Titans; Marsh out

Gujarat Titans are on a roll with four wins in a row for eight points from five matches, while LSG are two points behind but are in sixth place because of the net run rate.

A big blow for LSG as Marsh, who stroked four fifties in five games, misses out because of personal reasons. Delhi's Himmat Singh is slotted to open the innings in his place.

Check out the playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Himmat Singh, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.

Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w/k), Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Mahipal Lomror, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav.

15:08

LSG win toss; elect to bowl vs Titans

LSG captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans in Lucknow on Saturday.

LSG have made one change. Pant reveals that the in-form Mitchell Marsh will miss the match because his daughter is unwell, with Himmat Singh replacing him.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans have also made one change as all-rounder Washington Sundar takes the place of Kulwant Khejroliya.

14:52

Can Siraj silence Pooran?

Nicholas Pooran

Welcome to the coverage of the 26th match between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans in Lucknow on Saturday.

The prolific Nicholas Pooran will have his task cut out against a menacing Mohammed Siraj in a battle of equals as table toppers Gujarat Titans take on hosts LSG.

Titans have won four matches in a row to sit pretty on top of the table (8 points) by virtue of better net run-rate compared to Delhi Capitals, who also have four victories in its kitty.

LSG are currently fifth in a mid-table muddle with six points but it is a side on upward curve at the moment.

In all big battles, the important sub-plots hold the key and in this match, it would be a duel between tournament' top scorer Pooran and Siraj, the best fast bowler on view.

With 288 runs, Pooran is on top of of the leader-board of run-getters, with only one failure in five innings so far. The 24 sixes that he has smashed alongside 25 fours is a testimony to his dominance in IPL 2025.

A strike-rate of 225 will intimidate any rival captain. Slotted at No.3 by head coach Justin Langer and skipper Rishabh Pant has worked perfectly for him.

But in Siraj, Pooran will face a crafty operator, who has been brilliant in Powerplay overs with 10 wickets in five games so far. An economy rate of 7.70 is more than decent if one factors in the pace at which the game is moving.

The best part about Siraj's bowling is his ability to bowl the conventional Test-match length first up with movement off the surface.

Hitting Siraj through the line during the Powerplay overs isn't always the easiest of propositions and not just Pooran but the two openers Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh will also have to be careful while playing him.

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are two class players but neither of the two skippers have been able to set the IPL stage on fire.

Gill had a great 2023 season when he scored 890 runs but since then his T20 game has tapered off a bit. He hasn't exactly been at his free flowing best since taking over the leadership role last season. He has so far scored 148 runs at a strike-rate of 146. B Sai Sudharsan (273) and Jos Buttler (203) has done bulk of the heavy-lifting at the top order.

Pant, the player auctioned at the highest price (Rs 27 crore) in history of IPL, is enduring a rough season so far. Only 19 runs across four innings isn't a reflection of his abilities.

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